 | | Course ID: | WILD 1100E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife in America | Course
Description: | An overview of the ecology, conservation, and management of
fish and wildlife populations in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife in America | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 3000W. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management | Course
Description: | Principles governing conservation and management of fish and wildlife. The interrelations of wildlife management and other forest resource uses. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Fish Wildlife Mgmt | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing
intensive, which means that the course will include
substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) relate
clearly to course learning; b) teach the communication values
of a discipline—for example, its practices of argument,
evidence, credibility, and format; and c) prepare students for
further writing in their academic work, in graduate school,
and in professional life. The written assignments will result
in a significant and diverse body of written work (the
equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the instructor
(and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be
closely involved in student writing, providing opportunities
for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 3001. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Fish and Wildlife Policy | Course
Description: | The social, political, and ethical considerations associated with management of fish, wildlife, and their habitats. Students will actively engage in scenarios and discussion of case studies to develop an understanding of the roles of science and professional managers in the process of policy-making. | | Athena Title: | Fish and Wildlife Policy | | Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 3580. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Vertebrate Natural History | Course
Description: | Life history strategies of vertebrates with emphasis on ecology, behavior, taxonomy, and systematics. | | Athena Title: | VERTEBRATE NAT HIST | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3580-3580L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | WILD(ECOL) 3580L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 3580L. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory | Course
Description: | Students will complete assignments to illustrate principles and
techniques presented in Vertebrate Natural History. | | Athena Title: | VERT NAT HIST LAB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 3580-3580L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | WILD(ECOL) 3580 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | BIOL(WILD) 3700W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Animal Behavior | Course
Description: | Principles of animal behavior integrating genetic, physiological, developmental, and evolutionary aspects. Topics include communication, reproduction, sociality, foraging, defense, migration, habitat selection, and learning. | | Athena Title: | Animal Behavior | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will include substantial and ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline - for example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and format; and c) prepare students for further writing in their academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life. The written assignments will result in a significant and diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or 25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive revision. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 3900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Internship | Course
Description: | Students will work with a business, government agency, or other
organization to gain professional experience related to the
Wildlife Sciences or Pre-Vet Wildlife Sciences areas of emphasis
within the Fisheries and Wildlife major. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students may receive one hour of credit for every
100 hours of work experience. Only three hours of credit from
this course may be used towards graduation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 4040/6040-4040L/6040L. 4 hours. 2 hours lecture and 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Herpetology | Course
Description: | Evolution, ecology, behavior, structure, and physiology of amphibians and reptiles. | | Athena Title: | HERPETOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4040/6040-4040L/6040L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Mammalogy | Course
Description: | Mammalian diversity with emphasis on taxonomic identification,
systematics, natural history, and methods of field study. | | Athena Title: | MAMMALOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ECOL 4030/6030-4030L/6030L or FORS 4050/6050-4050L/6050L | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | FORS(ECOL) 3580-3580L or WILD(ECOL) 3580-3580L or permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FORS(ECOL) 3580-3580L or WILD(ECOL) 3580-3580L or permission of school | | Undergraduate Corequisite: | WILD(BIOL) 4050L/6050L | | Graduate Corequisite: | WILD(BIOL) 4050L/6050L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(BIOL) 4050L/6050L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Mammalogy Laboratory | Course
Description: | Lab emphasizing the identification, taxonomy, and natural
history of Southeastern mammals. | | Athena Title: | MAMMALOGY LAB | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | FORS(ECOL) 3580-3580L or (WILD(ECOL) 3580 and WILD(ECOL) 3580L) or permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | FORS(ECOL) 3580-3580L or (WILD(ECOL) 3580 and WILD(ECOL) 3580L) or permission of school | | Undergraduate Corequisite: | WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050 | | Graduate Corequisite: | WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 4060/6060-4060L/6060L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Ornithology | Course
Description: | Familiarizes students with avian biology, including anatomy and
physiology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and conservation. Lab
and field exercises will emphasize taxonomy and identification,
ecology, and behavior of North American birds. A semester-long
research project emphasizing experimental design and field data
collection is required. | | Athena Title: | Ornithology | | Nontraditional Format: | Overnight field trip required. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1104 and BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L or permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4100-4100L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Principles of Wildlife Habitat and Management | Course
Description: | Designed to familiarize, facilitate understanding of, and apply
principles regarding wildlife habitat. Ecological principles and
concepts relevant to wildlife habitat structure and function will
be explored at the individual, population, community, ecosystem,
and landscape levels. Management practices that alter habitat will
be explored for managed ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Habitat | | Pre or Corequisite: | (WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E) and (FANR 3200 or FANR 3200W or ECOL 3500-3500L) and permission of major | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4110/6110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Science: Design, Sampling, Analyses, and Inferences for Fish and Wildlife Populations | Course
Description: | Wildlife science and management is an interdisciplinary applied science including aspects of ecology, geography, and social science involving unique study subjects: wildlife, habitat, and stakeholders. Course will cover the foundation of gaining reliable information and applying it to decision-making using principles of inference, experimental design, sampling, and analysis. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 4700 or WILD 6700 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | | Corequisite: | WILD 4110L/6110L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4110L/6110L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Science Lab | Course
Description: | Wildlife science and management is an interdisciplinary applied science including aspects of ecology, geography, and social science involving unique study subjects: wildlife, habitat, and stakeholders. Course will cover the foundation of gaining reliable information and applying it to decision-making using principles of inference, experimental design, sampling, and analysis. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Science Lab | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 4700L or WILD 6700L | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | | Corequisite: | WILD 4110/6110 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4280/6280. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Field Study in Natural History | Course
Description: | Field studies to explore the ecology and natural history of
plant and vertebrate communities in a variety of biomes and
ecosystems. Identification and field study skills will be
emphasized. | | Athena Title: | Field Study in Natural History | | Nontraditional Format: | Field study course taught off campus during summer. Emphasis is
on field studies and experiential learning including plant and
animal identification and research study techniques. Also,
course includes lecture/discussions and readings on natural
resource management in protected areas. Lectures in field by
local experts and instructor. Typically taught in August at
Great Smoky Mountains National Park or other locations.
Extensive hiking may be required. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or ECOL 3500-3500L or [(FANR 3200 or FANR 3200W) and FANR 3200L] or (WILD(ECOL) 3580 and WILD(ECOL) 3580L) or permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L) or ECOL 3500-3500L or [(FANR 3200 or FANR 3200W) and FANR 3200L] or (WILD(ECOL) 3580 and WILD(ECOL) 3580L) or permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Environmental Biology of Fishes | Course
Description: | An integrated approach to fish biology from a physiological and
ecological viewpoint. Builds on a general background of fish
diversity and environmental adaptations while discussing
anatomy, physiology, ecology, behavior, and stress. Review of
the fundamentals of fish design and physiological adaptation to
environment that contributes to their remarkable success. | | Athena Title: | ENV BIOL FISH | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300L/6300L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Environmental Biology of Fishes Laboratory | Course
Description: | Laboratory exercises will emphasize anatomy, systematics, and
taxonomy of Georgia fishes. Students will learn how to identify
both live and preserved specimens using meristics and
morphometrics according to established dichotomous keys for
Southeastern United States fishes. | | Athena Title: | ENV BIOL FISH LAB | | Nontraditional Format: | Some graded field trips are required. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4400/6400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Physiology and Nutrition | Course
Description: | An advanced course relating animal physiology and nutrition to wildlife ecology and management. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Physiology Nutrition | | Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3000 or WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Nongame and Endangered Species Management | Course
Description: | Discussions, readings, and problem solving to examine factors
affecting changes in biodiversity and recovery of listed
species. Population ecology is a significant component of this
course. Emphasis on policies and management designed to protect
endangered species and habitats. Management of nongame species
and backyard habitats is included. | | Athena Title: | Nongame and Endangered Species | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | (WILD(FISH) 3000W or WILD 1100E) and (WILD 4700/6700 or WILD 4110/6110) and (FANR 3200W or ECOL 3500 or ECOL 3505H) | | Graduate Prerequisite: | (WILD 4700/6700 or WILD 5700/7700 or WILD 4110/6110) and (FANR 3200W or ECOL 3500 or ECOL 3505H) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(WILD) 4520-4520L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Conservation Decision-Making | Course
Description: | The principles of conservation biology with a focus on the
conservation of regional and global biodiversity using rigorous
quantitative approaches. It will integrate and build upon
material covered in previous courses. Practical aspects of
single species, ecosystem, and landscape approaches will be
covered. | | Athena Title: | Conservation Decision-Making | | Prerequisite: | [(FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) or (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L)] and [(FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) or (WILD 4110/6110 and WILD 4110L/6110L)] | | Pre or Corequisite: | FANR 3800 and FANR 3800L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4550/6550-4550L/6550L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Sustainable Aquaculture | Course
Description: | An introduction to culture of aquatic species with an emphasis
on propagation of imperiled fish and invertebrates. The
fundamentals of aquaculture, including types and components of
culture systems, ponds, and enclosures as well as the basics of
water quality, aquatic animal health, and conservation genetics
in reintroduction programs. | | Athena Title: | Sustainable Aquaculture | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FISH 5400 or FISH 7400 | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 and BIOL 1108L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4650/6650-4650L/6650L. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Techniques Field Camp | Course
Description: | The wildlife techniques field camp is an off-campus field practicum that exposes students to a variety of field and molecular techniques used in contemporary wildlife research and management and provides opportunities for students to apply these techniques in a field setting | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Techniques Field Camp | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be offered during Maymester at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory as an intensive two-week lecture and lab field course. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4700L/6700L. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Techniques in Wildlife Population Management Laboratory | Course
Description: | Students will complete assignments to illustrate principles and
techniques presented in Techniques in Wildlife Population
Management. | | Athena Title: | Tech Wildlife Pop Mgmt Lab | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 4110L or WILD 6110L | | Corequisite: | WILD 4700/6700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4700/6700. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Techniques in Wildlife Population Management | Course
Description: | Field and laboratory methods commonly used by professional wildlife ecologists to analyze and manipulate animal populations. | | Athena Title: | Techniques Wildlife Pop Mgmt | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 4110 or WILD 6110 | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H ) and BIOL 1107L] or [(BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H) and BIOL 1108L] | | Corequisite: | WILD 4700L/6700L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(WILD) 4820/6820. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Wildlife Conservation | Course
Description: | Students will learn major concepts, theories, and disciplinary perspectives in human dimensions of natural resources and wildlife conservation in order to identify the underlying causes of stakeholder conflicts and conservation problems, how to identify possible solutions to these problems, and reasons why policies may or may not work. | | Athena Title: | Human Dimensions | | Prerequisite: | WILD(FISH) 3001 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4900L/6900L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Damage Management Lab | Course
Description: | Theory and practice of assessing and controlling damage done by
wild and feral vertebrate animals, especially mammals and birds.
Emphasis is on protecting agriculture, forests, and property. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Damage Management Lab | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Undergraduate Corequisite: | WILD 4900/6900 | | Graduate Corequisite: | WILD 4900/6900 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 4900/6900. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Damage Management | Course
Description: | Theory and practice of assessing and controlling damage done by wild and feral vertebrate animals, especially mammals and birds. Emphasis is on protecting agricultural and forest crops and property. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Damage Management | | Nontraditional Format: | Overnight field trip required. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(POPH) 5100/7100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles and Management of Wildlife Diseases | Course
Description: | Fundamental causes of disease-induced morbidity and mortality
among free-ranging wildlife populations. Emphasis on the
etiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, lesions, epidemiology,
diagnosis, and management significance of diseases produced by
toxicologic, viral, microbial, parasitic, pathogens. | | Athena Title: | WILDLIFE DISEASES | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS(POPH) 5100/7100 or FORS(PARA) 8500-8500L or FORS(IDIS) 8510-8510L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 5200/7200. 2-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | International Issues in Wildlife Conservation | Course
Description: | An overseas, field-based course that explores wildlife conservation and management topics and issues in the host country. Includes lectures and field projects related to sustainable use of wildlife and human conflicts with wildlife. | | Athena Title: | INTERNATL WILDLIFE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 5250/7250 | | Nontraditional Format: | This will be a field course held during Maymester or summer session. It will consist of travel to a foreign country and focus on a series of wildlife management topics that are relevent in that country. We intend to initiate this course in Uganda where we have contacts with Makerere University. During this course we will travel to the Budongo Forest among other locations and study wildlife issues relative to tropical forests and timber harvest in those forests. We will also travel to Lake Mburo National Park to study the problems of large mammals moving out of the park to private land and encroachment of adjacent cattle ranches on park wildlife. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 5350/7350. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Wetland Management for Wildlife | Course
Description: | Students will learn to identify wetland wildlife, delineate
wetlands, understand wetland hydrology, and manage a variety of
wetland habitats for game and non-game wildlife. | | Athena Title: | WETLAND WILDLIFE | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Corequisite: | WILD 5350L/7350L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 5350L/7350L. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Wetland Management for Wildlife Laboratory | Course
Description: | This course will train students to identify wetland wildlife,
delineate wetlands, understand wetland hydrology, and manage a
variety of wetland habitats for game and non-game wildlife. | | Athena Title: | WETLAND WILDLFE LAB | | Prerequisite: | Acceptance into the Professional Program of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources | | Corequisite: | WILD 5350/7350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 5700/7700. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Population Dynamics | Course
Description: | Foundations of population dynamics from an applied perspective. Exponential and logistic population growth, life tables, multiple species interactions, and basic population models. Sampling design and analytical methods for estimating abundance and demographic parameters. Application of population models to harvest management and small population management. Integrative student project required. | | Athena Title: | Population Dynamics | | Prerequisite: | (MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E) and (FANR 3200 or FANR 3200W or ECOL 3500-3500L or ECOL 3505H-3505L) | | Graduate Pre or Corequisite: | FANR 6750-6750D or BIOS 7010 or BIOS 7010E | | Corequisite: | WILD 5700L/7700L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 5700L/7700L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Applied Population Dynamics Lab | Course
Description: | Foundations of population dynamics from an applied perspective.
Exponential and logistic population growth, life tables,
multiple species interactions, and basic population models.
Sampling design and analytical methods for estimating abundance
and demographic parameters. Application of population models to
harvest management and small population management. Integrative
student project required. | | Athena Title: | Population Dynamics Lab | | Corequisite: | WILD 5700/7700 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 5750E/7750E. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Statistical Software for Fish and Wildlife Population Analysis | Course
Description: | Provides an exposure to key software packages used in fish and
wildlife population analysis with emphasis on capture-mark-
recapture, including generalized linear, random effects, and
hierarchical models. Centered on the R programming language and
other programs that are freely available via the Internet. | | Athena Title: | Fish and Wildlife Software | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | FANR 2010-2010L or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E or BIOS 2010 or BIOS 2010E or BUSN 3000 or BUSN 3000E or BUSN 3000H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(COFA)(FISH)(FORS)(GISC)(PRTM)(WASR)(WILD) 5950. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources | Course
Description: | Special-interest or experimental courses offered on a one-time basis. Course content will vary with each offering. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in FANR | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture/lab hours will be determined by course instructor as appropriate to topic and credit hours assigned. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 7980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Ecology and Management Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to wildlife ecology and/or management at the masters level. | | Athena Title: | WILDLIFE PROBLEMS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 7984 | | Nontraditional Format: | Formal classes are not held. Faculty assist students as needed. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 8001. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Principles of Fisheries and Wildlife Management | Course
Description: | Students will survey the foundations of fisheries and wildlife management, including theories and tenets in the areas of human dimensions of wildlife and fisheries management; population, behavioral, and evolutionary ecology; and adaptive management and decision-making. Students will critically evaluate primary literature and case studies in wildlife management. | | Athena Title: | Fish and Wildlife Management | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 8300E. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar | Course
Description: | Recent advances in wildlife and fisheries research and management. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 8300, FISH 8300 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 8300. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Wildlife and Fisheries Seminar | Course
Description: | Recent advances in wildlife and fisheries research and management. | | Athena Title: | Wildlife Seminar | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in WILD 8300E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(PBIO)(WILD) 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Population Ecology | Course
Description: | Advanced ecological theory to biological populations. Mathematical and evolutionary treatment of population growth and regulation, niche theory, foraging theory, predator-prey theory, habitat selection, and competition. | | Athena Title: | Population Ecology | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3500-3500L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 8320. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Human-Wildlife Conflict Resolution | Course
Description: | Students will explore the nature of wildlife conflicts and
possible solutions and will discuss different paradigms to human-
wildlife conflict resolution. Students will also explore the human
dimensions side of wildlife conflict resolution and will review
current and future methods of resolving human-wildlife conflicts. | | Athena Title: | Human Wildlife Conflict Resol | | Nontraditional Format: | Lecture/seminar scheduled on one day in a 2-hour block so topics
can be explored in-depth with adequate time for lecture and open
discussion. | | Prerequisite: | FANR 3400-3400D or FANR 4800W/6800W or WILD 4900/6900 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(ECOL) 8330. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Landscape Ecology | Course
Description: | The emerging field of landscape ecology, emphasizing the study of large land areas and the effects of spatial pattern on ecological processes. Fundamental theories, analysis tools, research methods, and their applications to natural resource management at broad spatial scales. | | Athena Title: | LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8320-8320L or FORS 8330 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 8360. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 0.5 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Quantitative Conservation Science | Course
Description: | Concepts and analyses relevant to population assessment and
conservation decision making by combining ecological and
statistical theories using real-word examples. Topics include
linear and nonlinear models, maximum likelihood estimation,
model selection, mixed-effects (hierarchical) models, and
models as decision-support tools. | | Athena Title: | QUANT CON SCI | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 8370-8370L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Bayesian Modeling for Conservation Science | Course
Description: | Concepts and practices of Bayesian modeling for problem solving
in natural resources management. Comparison to frequentist
approaches, with Bayesian analogues presented. Demonstration of
usefulness of Bayesian approach to analysis of complex study
designs, with emphasis on plant, insect, fish, and wildlife
populations. | | Athena Title: | Bayesian Models for Consrv Sci | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD(FISH) 8390. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Inference for Models of Fish and Wildlife Population Dynamics | Course
Description: | Recently developed statistical tools make it possible to fit models of population dynamics to field data while accounting for observation error. This course will examine how to use these tools for statistical inference and prediction about animal population parameters including abundance, occupancy, survival, recruitment, and dispersal. | | Athena Title: | Inference Pop Dynamics | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PBIO(WILD)(ECOL) 8410. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Plant Population and Community Ecology | Course
Description: | The dynamics of plant populations and communities, emphasizing practical tools for data analysis and ecological modeling in R. Topics include population growth; stochasticity; metapopulations and fragmentation; dispersal; distribution and range limits; competitive interactions; herbivory; mutualisms; coexistence; succession and disturbance; biodiversity; and global change ecology. | | Athena Title: | Plant Populat Community Ecol | | Nontraditional Format: | Consists of a mix of lectures, discussions, and field and
computational labs. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of major | | Pre or Corequisite: | PBIO(PATH) 8250 or FANR 6750-6750D or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 8500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Willdlife Disease Ecology: Investigation and Management | Course
Description: | Wildlife disease investigation and management are skills
required of wildlife veterinarians, biologists, population
ecologists, and many other disciplines. The course covers the
investigation of wildlife disease at a national and
international level, the management of disease and how disease
ecology is informing the field of wildlife disease
investigation. | | Athena Title: | WILD DIS ECOL | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(WILD) 8750. 4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Endangered Species Practicum | Course
Description: | Introduces the United States Endangered Species Act and its application, using a practicum model in which students draft five-year status reviews of protected species in partnership with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Students learn relevant environmental policy, apply principles of conservation biology, and develop practical skills in conservation. | | Athena Title: | Endangered Species Practicum | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FANR(COFA)(FISH)(FORS)(GISC)(PRTM)(WASR)(WILD) 8950. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Forestry and Natural Resources | Course
Description: | A selected specialized area of forestry and natural resources. The focus is on current literature and ongoing research in cutting-edge areas. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in FANR | | Nontraditional Format: | Flexible format may include lecture, lab, and discussion, to be determined by the instructor as appropriate for the special topic. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | WILD 8980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Wildlife Ecology and Management Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to wildlife ecology and management at the doctoral level. | | Athena Title: | WILDLIFE PROBLEMS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8984 | | Nontraditional Format: | Formal classes are not held. Faculty assist students as needed. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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