DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

TENTATIVE COURSE OFFERINGS/ROOM ASSIGNMENTS

FALL 2014 (as of August 2014)

Course # / Course Title/Times / Credits / Instructors
1101 / Environmental Science and Sustainability (also SNES 1101)
Lecture: TR 9:05 – 9:55 AMCMHA A106
Lab: W 1:25 - 4:25 PMBRADFIELD 105
Limited to entering freshmen in ESS -- not for TRANSFER students. / 3 cr / E. Madsen and C. Kraft
2100 / Introductory Field Biology
Lecture: T 11:15 - 12:05 PMBRADFIELD 101
Labs: TR 1:25-4:25 PM or WF1:25-4:25 PMRICE 301
Enrollment restricted to ESS or NTRES majors who require course. NOTE: 2 labs sections will be available to students; each lab is limited to 30 students. / 4 cr / P. Rodewald and M. Goebel
2300 / Bird Banding
M W 2:55 – 4:10 PM Johnson Center,Lab of Ornithology 184
Note: course has moved from Spring to Fall, beginning in Fall 2014 / 3 cr. / D. Bonter
2670 / Intro to Conservation Biology
Lecture: MW 10:10 – 11:00 AM FERNOW G24
Disc: F 10:10 – 11:00 AM (FERNOW G24)
Three credit option includes discussion section, two Sat a.m. field trips, and two essays. Intended for both science and nonscience majors. May not be taken for credit after NTRES 4100. Completion of NTRES 2670 not required for NTRES 4100. / 2 or 3 cr option / A. Rodewald
3030 / Introduction to Biogeochemistry (also EAS 3030)
Lecture: TR 12:20 - 1:10 PMSNEE 2146
Disc: M 2:00 - 4:25SNEE 2152
R 2:00 - 4:25 SNEE 2152 / 4 cr / J. Yavitt and L. Derry
3100 / Applied Population Ecology
Lecture: TR 1:25 - 2:40 PMFERNOW G24
Prerequisites: completion of Calculus (Math 1106, Math 1110 or equivalent) is required; background in biology and ecology strongly recommended. Preference will be given to NTRES, SNES and ESS majors. / 3 cr / E. Cooch
3130 / Biological Statistics I (also BTRY 3010)
Lecture: TR 8:40 – 9:55 AMBRADFIELD 101
Prerequisite: 1 semester of calculus
50-min computer lab: choose one
Lab 01: M 12:20 - 1:10 PMMNLB 30A
Lab 02: M 1:25 - 2:15 PMMNLB 30A
Lab 03: M 2:30 - 3:20 PM MNLB 30B
Lab 04: M 3:35 - 4:25 PM MNLB 30B
Lab 05: W 2:30 - 3:20 PM MNLB 30B
Lab 06: W 3:35 - 4:25 PM MNLB 30B / 4 cr / Cecilia Earls (BTRY)
3220 / Global Ecology and Management
Lecture: MWF 12:20-1:10 PMFERNOW G24 / 3 cr / J. Yavitt
3300 / Natural Resource Planning and Management
Lecture: TR 2:55 - 4:10 PM RILEY ROBB 125
Prerequisite: Limited to juniors and seniors; all others require the permission of the instructor.Enrollment limited to 60 students. Preference will be given to NTRES majors. / 3 cr / B. Lauber
3311 / Environmental Governance (also BSOC, DSOC and STS 3311)
Lecture: MW 1:25-2:15 PM CALDWELL 100
Discussion section (choose one):
Sec 01: W 2:30-3:20 PM FRN G24
Sec 02: F 1:25-2:15 PM FRN G24
Sec 03: M 2:30-3:20 PM FRN G24
Sec 04: W 2:30-3:20 PM KND 103 / 3 cr / S. Wolf
3320 / Introduction to Ethics and Environment
Lecture: TR 10:10-11:00 AM CALDWELL 100
Discussion: a 50-minute discussion section TBA
Note: Meets CALS KCM and our ethics requirement. / 4 cr / J. Tantillo
3330 / Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge (also AIS 3330)
Lecture: TR 8:40-9:55 AMFERNOW G24
Prerequisite: Junior, Senior or Graduate standing
Note: Meets CALS distribution requirement (CA, SB or D) / 3 cr / K-A. Kassam
4100 / Advanced Conservation Biology: Concepts and Techniques
Lecture: T R 10:10-11:25 AMMNLB 30A
Lab: W 10:10 AM – 12:05 PMMNLB 30B
Prerequisite: CALS math requirement; NTRES 2830 and 3100 or equivalent or permission of instructors / 4 cr / E. Cooch and M. Hare
4200 / Forest Ecology - Lecture
Lecture: MWF 11:15 - 12:05 PMFERNOW G24
Note: Lab (NTRES 4201) is optional (see below) / 3 cr / T. Fahey
4201 / Forest Ecology - Laboratory
Lab: M 1:25 - 4:25 PM(field trips TBA)
Prerequisite: optional; concurrent enrollment in NTRES 4200. / 1 cr / T. Fahey
4220 / Wetland Ecology - Lecture
Lecture: TR 11:40 AM - 12:55 PM FERNOW G24
Note: Lab (NTRES 4221) is optional (see below) / 3 cr / B. Bedford
4221 / Wetland Ecology - Laboratory
Lab: W 12:20 - 4:25 PM
Location: TBA
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NTRES 4220; lab optional. / 1 cr / B. Bedford
4260 / Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (also CSS and HORT 4260)
Lecture: W 1:25 – 4:25 PM GGG 170 / 2 cr / K. Mudge
4870 / Undergraduate Research Methods
(enrollment limited to students enrolled in the Honors Research Program)
W 7:00 – 9:00 PM FRN G01 / 1 cr / J. Yavitt
4940 / Global Citizenship and Sustainability: Social Dimensions of Water Resources Management in Thailand
Disc: W 2:30 – 4:25 PM FERNOW G01
(plus 3 field trips required outside of class)
Note: Course requires permission of instructor by special application.
This international learning experience is focused on engaged research, global learning, student leadership, and social responsibility. Students will work on a research project aimed at understanding community-resilience to flooding.Teams of students will conduct community based research with the intention of gaining a broader understanding of the complexities of the social dimensions of water resource management, flooding, and broader issues of sustainability facing our world. Students will work with Mahidol University students in Thailand and community partners to conduct research to better understand experiences with flooding and how to build long-term resilience and adaptation.
This Fall 2014 course is required to participate in the 3-week study abroad experience in Thailand in January 2015. An application is required and is available by contacting the Teaching Support Specialist for the course, Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong . Applications were due March 28, 2014. / 3 cr / S. Allred
4940
NEW! / Sustainability Science
Lecture: T R 2:55 – 4:10 PM FERNOW G01
Enrollment limited to Junior/Senior ESS majors
Course description: An advanced overview of the newly emerging field of sustainability science. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, advanced readings from the literature and group exercises, students will gain a better understanding of the complex problems of sustaining natural and social systems in a rapidly changing world. / 3 cr / T.J. Fahey and S.A. Wolf
6000 / Introduction to Graduate Study in Natural Resources
Lecture/Discussion: T 4:30-5:45 PMFRN G01
Open to new graduate students in NTRES / 1 cr / S. Allred
6330 / Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge (co meets with NTRES 3330)
Lecture: T-Th 8:40-9:55 AM plus Discussion: Th 10:10-11:00 AM FERNOW G24
For description, see NTRES 3330. Students taking the course for graduate credit are required to read supplemental materials, undertake more complex research assignments, and participate in seminar discussion section. / 4 cr / K.A. Kassam
6960 / Perspectives in International Development (also AEM/IARD/CSS 6960)
Seminar: W 12:20 - 1:10 PMEMR 135 / 1 cr / L. Buck, R. Christy,
P. Hobbs
7800 / Graduate Seminar in Ornithology (also BIOEE 7800)
Seminar:T 5:00 – 6:00 PM JLO 101
Location: Fuertes Auditorium-Lab of Ornithology / 1 cr / J. Lovette

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