Watershed Management, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Watershed Management (WS M) Dept Info - College Info

WS M 193 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 199 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

WS M 199H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

WS M 293 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 299 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

WS M 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

WS M 330 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3) I (Identical with GEOG 330, which is home).

WS M 393 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

WS M 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 406 Applied Hydraulics (3) I GRD P, MATH 111 or MATH 113 or MATH 125; PHYS 102. Open to non-majors only. (Identical with ABE 406, which is home). May be convened with WS M 506.

WS M 408 Wildland Fire Management (3) I Principles of fire behavior in forest, range and other vegetation types; interrelationships of fuels, weather, and topography; pyrolysis and combustion processes; effects of fire; fuels inventory; prevention, detection, and control techniques; fire danger rating and fire behavior modeling. May be convened with WS M 508.

WS M 426 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (3) II S 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. (Identical with ABE 426, which is home). May be convened with WS M 526.

WS M 435 Water Management in Dryland Ecosystems (3) I Hydrologic principles as applied to arid and semi-arid ecosystems with water management applications in dryland resources management. P, MATH 160 or MATH 263; SWES 201. May be convened with WS M 535.

WS M 460 Watershed Hydrology (3) I Application of fundamental principles to quantifying the basic hydrologic processes occurring on watersheds. (Identical with HWR 460). May be convened with WS M 560.

WS M 462 Watershed Management (3) II Evaluating hydrologic impacts of management activities on watersheds to include silviculture, range, mining, and recreation use. 2R, 3L. P, WS M 460 or one course in hydrology. May be convened with WS M 562.

WS M 463 Plant-Water Relations (3) II P, PL S 360. (Identical with PL S 463, which is home). May be convened with WS M 563.

WS M 464 Introduction to Dendrochronology (4) I (Identical with GEOS 464, which is home). May be convened with WS M 564.

WS M 465 Erosion and Environment (3) I Principles of erosion and sediment yield by water and wind; modeling and measurement of soil erosion; strategies for erosion and sediment control. Field Trips. P, WS M 460 or equivalent. May be convened with WS M 565.

WS M 467 Advanced Watershed Hydrology (3) II Advanced topics in watershed hydrology; rainfall-runoff, infiltration, overland flow routing, sediment modeling, statistical analysis and research methods in hydrology. (Identical with HWR 467, ABE 467). May be convened with WS M 567.

WS M 468 Wildland Water Quality (3) II Introduction to water quality and its influences in natural environments. Interactions with land management and relationships to the larger issues of environmental quality. May be convened with WS M 568.

WS M 493 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 494R Research (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II P, ENGL 101, MATH 110, ABE 120 and consent of instructor.

WS M 497C Dendrochronology (1-4) II (Identical with GEOS 497C, which is home). May be convened with WS M 597C.

WS M 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

WS M 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

WS M 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

WS M 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 506 Applied Hydraulics (3) I (Identical with ABE 506, which is home). May be convened with WS M 406.

WS M 508 Wildland Fire Management (3) I For a description of course topics see WS M 408. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper on a specific fire issue or problem in the student's professional discipline area. May be convened with WS M 408.

WS M 515 Mensuration (3) II Measurement and inventory of forest land, forest growth, raw materials and products. Special analysis of mensurational data from an arid land inventory. P, RNR 271, RNR 321, MATH 113.

WS M 526 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (3) II S 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. (Identical with ABE 526, which is home). May be convened with WS M 426.

WS M 531 Dryland Forest Management (3) II Utilization and management of forest resources in dry environments; biophysical and socio-economic issues related to the development of forest commodities and amenities. P, 6 units of upper-division WS M.

WS M 532 Agroforestry (3) I Ecological and socioeconomic factors related to the planning and implementation of agroforestry systems. P, 6 units of upper-division WS M.

WS M 535 Water Management in Dryland Ecosystems (3) I For a description of course topics see WS M 435. Graduate-level requirements include a report and oral presentation on a topic related to hydrology or water management in dryland ecosystems. (Identical with ARL 535). May be convened with WS M 435.

WS M 560 Watershed Hydrology (3) I For a description of course topics see WS M 460. (Identical with HWR 560). May be convened with WS M 460.

WS M 562 Watershed Management (3) II For a description of course topics see WS M 462. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth paper on the application of hydrologic principles to problems in watershed management. 2R, 3L. May be convened with WS M 462.

WS M 563 Plant-Water Relations (3) II (Identical with PL S 563, which is home). May be convened with WS M 463.

WS M 564 Introduction to Dendrochronology (4) I (Identical with GEOS 564, which is home). May be convened with WS M 464.

WS M 565 Erosion and Environment (3) I For a description of course topics see WS M 465. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper and oral presentation. May be convened with WS M 465.

WS M 567 Advanced Watershed Hydrology (3) I For a description of course topics see WS M 467. Graduate students will be required to do additional exercises. (Identical with ABE 567, HWR 567). May be convened with WS M 467.

WS M 568 Wildland Water Quality (3) II For a description of course topics see WS M 468. Graduate-level requirements include a class report and presentation on a negotiated topic of interest. May be convened with WS M 468.

WS M 569 Spatial Analysis of Hydrology and Watershed Management (3) Geographic information systems (GIS) as a tool for hydrologists and environmental managers. Topics relate to the application of GIS including classification and suitability analysis, interpolation techniques, terrain analysis, model integration, and visualization. Examines sources of potential error and the ramifications. 2R, 3L. P, RNR 417 or RNR 517. (Identical with HWR 569).

WS M 571 Water Quality Control (3) 2R, 3L. (Identical with C E 571, which is home).

WS M 577 Advanced Topics In the Economics of Environmental Regulation (3) II P, MATH 113, ECON 361. (Identical with AREC 577, which is home).

WS M 593 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 595E Dendrochronology (1-4) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II (Identical with GEOS 595E, which is home).

WS M 597C Dendrochronology (1-4) II (Identical with GEOS 597C, which is home). May be convened with WS M 497C.

WS M 599 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

WS M 602 Snow Hydrology (2) II The significance of snow in hydrologic budgets of watersheds and river basins, and potentials for snowpack management.

WS M 605 Watershed Modeling (3) I Distributed modeling of hydrological and sedimentation processes at the watershed scale; emphasis on current concepts and applications.

WS M 693 Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 696A Watershed Management (1-2) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II

WS M 699 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] I II

WS M 900 Research (1-8) [Rpt./]

WS M 909 Master's Report (1-3) [Rpt./]

WS M 910 Thesis (1-8) [Rpt./]

WS M 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

WS M 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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