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| Course ID: | FANR(MARS) 1100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Natural Resources Conservation | Course
Description: | Introduction to the general principles and contemporary issues
related to ecology and management of wildlife, fish, forests, and
rangelands; natural resources recreation and tourism;
conservation of water, wetlands, and soil resources; and
renewable and non-renewable energy. Students will acquire the
knowledge necessary to advance beyond the simplistic portrayal of
environmental dilemmas offered by mass media and gain a firmer
basis for environmental stewardship, responsible citizenship, and
action on environmental issues. | | Oasis Title: | Natural Resources Conservation | | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FANR 1100E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | Course Objectives: | Upon completion of course, students will be able to:
1 - Understand concepts and principles underlying the ecology and management of
natural resources, including wildlife, fisheries, forestry, recreation, and water
and
soil resources. These include succession, renewable and non-renewable energy,
population dynamics, elemental cycles, energy flow, community and ecosystem
structure
and function.
2 - Understand human impacts on, and interactions with, the natural environment,
including food supply, minerals and mining, renewable and non-renewable energy, air
pollution, and soil and water resources. This includes an understanding of applying
science and technology to the management of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
3 - Acquire knowledge necessary to critically analyze mass media portrayals of
natural resource and environmental issues.
4 - Understand the interaction of scientific knowledge with economic and policy
issues including markets and externalities, ownership, laws and treaties.
5 - Understand and apply environmental and ecological data to solve natural resource
management problems. | | Topical Outline: | History of natural resource conservation
Economics and the environment
World population
Hunger and food supply
Soil conservation
Water resources and pollution
Wetland conservation
Forest management
Fisheries management
Range management
Forest recreation
Urban environments
Air pollution and climate change
Renewable and non-renewable energy
Minerals and mining
International resource management
Exotic and invasive species
Pesticides and pest management
Extinction
Zoonotic diseases | | Honor Code Reference: | All official university policies on academic honesty and
integrity will be enforced. Academic dishonesty in any form
will not be tolerated. | |
| Course ID: | FANR 1100E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Natural Resources Conservation |
Course
Description: | Introduction to the general principles and contemporary issues
related to ecology and management of wildlife, fish, forests,
and rangelands; natural resources recreation and tourism;
conservation of water, wetlands, and soil resources; and
renewable and non-renewable energy. Students will acquire the
knowledge necessary to advance beyond the simplistic portrayal
of environmental dilemmas offered by mass media and gain a
firmer basis for environmental stewardship, responsible
citizenship, and action on environmental issues. |
| Oasis Title: | Natural Resources Conservation |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FANR 1100, MARS 1100 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. Two to three
PowerPoint lectures, with handouts and assigned readings, will
be posted online for students to review per week. Lectures will
also have associated learning objectives and study questions to
help guide student learning. Students will be required to write
brief write-ups on select lectures and readings on a discussion
post within ELC and to share their thoughts and opinions with
other students in the class. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
|
| Course Objectives: | Upon completion of course, students will be able to:
1 - Understand concepts and principles underlying the ecology
and management of natural resources, including wildlife,
fisheries, forestry, recreation, and water and soil resources.
These include succession, renewable and non-renewable energy,
population dynamics, elemental cycles, energy flow, community
and ecosystem structure and function.
2 - Understand human impacts on, and interactions with, the
natural environment, including food supply, minerals and mining,
renewable and non-renewable energy, air pollution, and soil and
water resources. This includes an understanding of applying
science and technology to the management of terrestrial and
aquatic ecosystems.
3 - Acquire knowledge necessary to critically analyze mass media
portrayals of natural resource and environmental issues.
4 - Understand the interaction of scientific knowledge with
economic and policy issues, including markets and externalities,
ownership, laws and treaties.
5 - Understand and apply environmental and ecological data to
solve natural resource management problems. |
| Topical Outline: | History of natural resource conservation
Economics and the environment
World population
Hunger and food supply
Soil conservation
Water resources and pollution
Wetland conservation
Forest management
Fisheries management
Range management
Forest recreation
Urban environments
Air pollution and climate change
Renewable and non-renewable energy
Minerals and mining
International resource management
Exotic and invasive species
Pesticides and pest management
Extinction
Zoonotic diseases |
| Honor Code Reference: | All official university policies on academic honesty and
integrity will be enforced. Academic dishonesty in any form
will not be tolerated. |
Syllabus:
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