 | | 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: | FISH 3900. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Fisheries Internship | Course
Description: | Students will work with a business, government agency, or other
organization to gain professional experience related to aquatic
sciences. | | Athena Title: | Fisheries Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students may receive 1 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: | FISH 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aquatic Biology | Course
Description: | An overview of aquatic environments with an emphasis on human
impacts and conservation of water resources. The course will
cover the fundamentals of applied aquatic ecology with a survey
of biota from headwater streams, lakes, and reservoirs to
estuarine systems. The focus of the course will be on
environmental monitoring and management of freshwater resources. | | Athena Title: | Aquatic Biology | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 | | Corequisite: | FISH 4200L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 4200L/6200L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Aquatic Biology Lab | Course
Description: | An overview of aquatic environments with an emphasis on human
impacts and conservation of water resources. The course will
cover the fundamentals of applied aquatic ecology with a survey
of biota from headwater streams, lakes and reservoirs to
estuarine systems. | | Athena Title: | AQUATIC BIOLOGY LAB | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L | | Corequisite: | FISH 4200/6200 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall 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: | 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: | ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310/6310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Freshwater Ecosystems | Course
Description: | Exploration of freshwater ecosystems (lakes, streams, wetlands), their biota, physical and chemical properties, and linkages between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. | | Athena Title: | Freshwater Ecosystems | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505H and ECOL 3505L) or (FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ECOL(FISH)(WASR) 4310L/6310L. 1 hour. 4 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Freshwater Ecosystems Lab | Course
Description: | Students will learn research methods in aquatic ecology including, sampling techniques, water chemistry analysis, experimental design, and data analyses. Students will become familiar with approaches to assess the condition of freshwater systems and will develop written and oral communication skills through laboratory activities. | | Athena Title: | Freshwater Ecosystems Lab | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL 3500 and ECOL 3500L) or (ECOL 3505H and ECOL 3505L) or (FANR 3200W and FANR 3200L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(ECOL) 4360/6360. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Fish Ecology | Course
Description: | Lectures and discussions will be used to provide an interactive exploration of the ecology of fishes. Topics include: foraging, reproduction, habitat selection, niche, competition, and the mechanisms controlling fish biodiversity. Instruction includes both the status of a topic and appropriate research designs. The latter materials will be relevant to most animal taxa. | | Athena Title: | FISH ECOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4360/6360 | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or FORS 3020-3020L or FANR 3200) and FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | | Pre or Corequisite: | ECOL 4050/6050-4050L/6050L or FORS(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050/6050L or WILD(BIOL) 4050/6050-4050L/6050L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | MARS(FISH) 4380/6380-4380L/6380L. 3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Marine Fisheries Biology | Course
Description: | Interaction of oceanographic processes with the life histories and productivity of marine fisheries species, and the human interactions with major marine fisheries. | | Athena Title: | MAR FISHERIES BIOL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4380/6380-4380L/6380L | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fish Physiology | Course
Description: | Basic fish physiology with an emphasis on the effects of environmental stresses on physiological functions of fish. | | Athena Title: | FISH PHYSIOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 4370/6370 | | Prerequisite: | ECOL 3260-3260L or FORS(ECOL) 3580-3580L or WILD(ECOL) 3580-3580L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 4500L/6500L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Fish Physiology Lab | Course
Description: | Laboratory techniques for gaining a basic understanding of fish
physiology. Students will use a hands-on approach to
investigate the theoretical concepts covered in Fish Physiology. | | Athena Title: | FISH PHYS LAB | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300-4300L/6300L | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Undergraduate Corequisite: | FISH 4500/6500 | | Graduate Corequisite: | FISH 4500/6500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every 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 3200 or FANR 3200W) and FANR 3200L) or ECOL 3500-3500L)) and (FANR 3000 and FANR 3000L) | | Pre or Corequisite: | (FANR 3800 and FANR 3800L) or (FANR 4201/6201 and FANR 4201L/6201L) | 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: | FISH(EHSC) 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Ecotoxicology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the effects of contaminants on aquatic
organisms and terrestrial wildlife, types of contaminants
impacting ecosystems, fate and transport of contaminants in the
environment, and the effects of contaminants at various levels
of biological organization ranging from biochemical reactions
in the cell to the population level. | | Athena Title: | ECOTOXICOLOGY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L | | Graduate Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 1212 and CHEM 1212L | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 4650L/6650L. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Georgia Fishes Field Study | Course
Description: | Students will learn fish collection and identification skills
for Georgia's freshwater and coastal fishes. Habitats sampled
will include beach, estuaries, streams, and reservoirs within
the Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain. Emphasis will be
placed upon field techniques, but the course will also include
some lab-based instruction and writing assignments. | | Athena Title: | Georgia Fishes Field Study Lab | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a Maymester field course, with lectures and laboratories
scheduled during the entire session. It will meet 7-8 hours/day
(+travel time) from Monday-Friday; however, inclement weather
and complex scheduling may require moving some activities to the
weekends. There will be one hour of lecture/day and 6-7 hours
of field work. Students are expected to travel throughout the
state and stay in campsites/institutional facilities. | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | | Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 5360L/7360L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Fisheries Management Laboratory | Course
Description: | Principles, methods, and techniques used in the identification
and sampling of freshwater and marine fisheries. Emphasis is on
hands-on experience in both field and laboratory settings. | | Athena Title: | FISHERIES MGT LAB | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FISH 5300L/7300L or FORS 5360L/7360L | | Nontraditional Format: | Three overnight field trips will be required. | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | | Corequisite: | FISH 5360/7360 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH 5360/7360. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fisheries Management | Course
Description: | Principles, methods, and techniques used in the management of freshwater and marine fisheries resources. Practical, theoretical, and ethical questions are addressed. | | Athena Title: | Fisheries Management | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108 and FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300 | 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. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and summer semester every year. | | 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: | FISH 7980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 24 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Fisheries and Aquaculture Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to fisheries and aquaculture at the masters level. | | Athena Title: | FISHERIES PROBLEMS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 7981 | | Nontraditional Format: | Formal classes are not held. Faculty members 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(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 FORS 8300 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology | Course
Description: | An introduction to the toxic effects of contaminants on non-
human organisms, types of contaminants impacting ecosystems,
fate and transport of contaminants in the environment, effects
of contaminants at various levels of biological organization
ranging from biochemical reactions in the cell to ecosystem
function, and ecological risk assessment. | | Athena Title: | FUND ECOTOX | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 or ENTO(EHSC) 4060/6060 | | Prerequisite: | BIOL 1108-1108L and CHEM 2211 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer 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: | FISH(EHSC) 8610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Aquatic Toxicology | Course
Description: | Toxicological effects of aquatic pollution focusing on fate and transport; accumulation and toxicity in aquatic organisms; and the analysis of risks to aquatic ecosystems and human populations. The course will be primarily delivered through lecture and discussion, though some lab activities may be planned during the semester. | | Athena Title: | Aquatic Toxicology | | Prerequisite: | FISH(EHSC) 4600/6600 or FISH(EHSC)(ECOL)(ENTO)(VPHY)(PHRM) 8350 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | FISH(EHSC) 8630-8630L. 4 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Quantitative Ecological Toxicology | Course
Description: | Principles and quantitative methods for the analysis of ecotoxicological data. | | Athena Title: | QUANT ECOTOXICOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | (ECOL(BIOL) 3500-3500L or (FANR 3200 and FANR 3200L) and (STAT 4220 or STAT 6220) | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | 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: | FISH 8980. 1-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 36 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Fisheries and Aquaculture Problems | Course
Description: | Individual student problems pertaining to fisheries and aquaculture at the doctoral level. | | Athena Title: | FISHERIES PROBLEMS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in FORS 8981 | | 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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