RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (RNR)
105. American Design on the Land (2) Survey of the profession of
landscape architecture. Change course units and
description to: (3) Exploration of individuals and societies including
examination of original writing, built environments such as cities, parks,
gardens, vernacular expressions, and preserves of wild, scenic and cultural
landscapes as the framwork of discussion about American landscape design as a
comprehensive art form and dialog between man and nature. Fall '98
135. Conservation of Natural Resources (3) Conservation and multiple use
of renewable natural resources, including forest, watershed, range, wildlife,
and recreation; history of forest and range use and its present status.
197. Workshop
a. The Natural Environment: Its Uses and Protection (1) Field trips. Offered only through the Horizons Unlimited Summer Program.
200. Foundations in History and Policy (3) Historical and philosophical
developments in natural resources management; social, political, and economic
factors affecting natural resource use; the role of natural resource managers in
today's society.
202. Natural Resources Plant Identification (3) Plant classification,
identification and nomenclature, with emphasis on the grass, rose, legume,
composite, pine, and other plant families containing important forest and range
plants. Use of dichotomous keys and recognition of representative species will
be utilized to develop plant identification skills. 1R, 6L. Change
course title, units, description and structure to: Native Plant Taxonomy (2)
Plant classificaiton, identification, nomenclature, with emphasis on the grass,
rose, legume, sunflower, lily, pine, and other plant families containing
important plants of deserts, grasslands and forests of Arizona. Use of
dichotomous keys and recognition of family characteristics will be emphasized.
Fall '98
271. Natural Resources Computer Applications (3) Application of
microcomputer software for management of renewable natural resources. Includes
spreadsheets, data base management systems, and statistical programs with
emphasis on the introduction to geographic information systems and their
applications. 2R, 3L. Open to majors only. P, MATH 160 or 263, prior computer
experience.
316. Natural Resources Ecology (4) Principles of plant, animal, and
community ecology important to the understanding and management of renewable
natural resources. Field trips. P, ECOL 182, RNR 202; CR, SWES 200, 201.
321. Natural Resources Measurements (3) Study of basic land, weather,
hydrologic and vegetation measurements, and recreation use and animal census
techniques employed in management of natural resources; methods,
instrumentation, data analysis, presentation and interpretation of results. 2R,
3L. P, MATH 118, RNR 271.
375. Economics of Land and Water in the American West (3) (Identical
with AREC 375, which is home).
384. Natural Resources Management Practices (4) Introduction to resource
management practices used to achieve societal goals. Includes practices used to
produce water, wood, forage, wildlife and other renewable resources; to protect
water, soil, wilderness and scenic attractions; and to mitigate the adverse
impacts of management and land-use activities on the environment. Field trips.
P, basic ecology course, 316 or RA M 382.
406. Conservation Biology (3-4) (Identical with ECOL 406, which is
home). May be convened with 506. Expand course number to
406L and 406R. Spring '98
406L. Conservation Biology in the Field (1) (Identical
with ECOL 406L, which is home). May be convened with 506L.
406R. Conservation Biology (3) (Identical with ECOL 406R, which is
home). May be convened with 506R.
416. Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development
(3) (Identical with GEOG 416, which is home).
417. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3)
Introduction to the application of GIS and related technologies to natural
resource management. Conceptual issues in GIS database design and development,
analysis, and display. 2R, 3L. P, basic knowledge of computer operations.
(Identical with GEOG 417 and SWES 417). May be convened with 517.
419. Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources (3) Computer techniques
for analyzing, modeling, and displaying geographic information. Development of
spatially oriented problem design and the use of logic are applied to the use of
GIS programs. Emphasis on applications in land resources management and
planning. P, 417 or 517 or GEOG 481 or 581. (Identical with GEOG 419). May be
convened with 519.
420. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3) Examines various areas
of advanced GIS applications such as dynamic segmentation, surface modeling,
spatial statistics, and network modeling. The use of high performance
workstations will be emphasized. 2R, 3L. P, 419. (Identical with GEOG 420). May
be convened with 520.
422. Photointerpretation (2) Reading and interpretation of aerial
photographs; natural resource inventory from aerial photographs; remote sensing
techniques. 1R, 3L. May be convened with 522.
437. Modeling Natural Systems (3) Techniques for conceptualization,
parameterization, programming, analysis and validation of computer simulation
models of natural and managed systems. Process-oriented modeling methodologies
emphasized. P, MATH 123, 124 or 125a, RNR 316, computer programming skills. May
be convened with 537.
438. Fire Ecology (3) Ecological role and use of prescribed fire in
forest and range ecosystems; fire history; concepts and specific fire effects on
vegetation, wildlife, soils and watersheds. P, basic ecology course, 316 or RA M
382. May be convened with 538.
476. Environmental Law and Economics (3) (Identical with AREC 476, which
is home).
478. Global Change (3) (Identical with GEOS 478, which is home). May be
convened with 578.
480. Natural Resources Policy and Administration (3) Resource policy
formation; ethics of resource use; administration and organization for resource
management; analysis of present policy and trends. P, 200. May be convened with
580. Writing-Emphasis Course*
481. Environmental Policy (3) (Identical with POL 481, which is home).
May be convened with 581.
483. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) (Identical with GEOG
483, which is home). May be convened with 583.
486A -
486B. Natural Resources Management and Economics (3-3) Introduction to
decision-making techniques in natural resources management, including planning;
GIS, modeling, applied economics, and systems analysis techniques. 2R, 3L. P,
AREC 375, RNR 271, 384. May be convened with 586a-586b. 486b is a
Writing-Emphasis Course*
489A -
489B. Advanced Environmental Interpretation (2-2) Advanced training and
experience in communication of natural history and environmental principles to
the public. Students must be available for some weekend field work. 489a is part
of a two-semester sequence. Credit and grade for 489a will be awarded only upon
completion of 489b. Field trips. P, 12 units in biology or renewable natural
resources. May be convened with 589a-589b.
490. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) (Identical with
REM 490, which is home). May be convened with 590.
497. Workshop
b. Desert Ecosystems (1) [Rpt./3]. May be convened with 597b.
w. Advanced Cadastral Survey (1-4) P, prior training and work experience in cadastral surveying. (Identical with C E 497w). May be convened with 597w.
*Writing-Emphasis Courses. P, Satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this manual).
506. Conservation Biology (3-4) (Identical with ECOL 506, which is
home). May be convened with 406. Expand course number to:
506L and 506R. Spring '98
506L. Conservation Biology in the Field (1) (Identical
with ECOL 506L, which is home). May be convened with 406L.
512. Recreational Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (3) Human
perception, value and behavioral aspects of outdoor recreation; sociological
dimensions of the recreational experience in wildland recreation settings and
activities; development of sociological concepts and theories employed to
understand recreation behavior; and computer-based models for recreation.
(Identical with L AR 512).
516. Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development
(3) (Identical with GEOG 516, which is home).
517. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3) For a
description of course topics see 417. Graduate-level requirements include a
thorough bibliographic review and a scholarly paper on a current application of
geographic information systems in the student's major field. P, basic knowledge
of computer operations. (Identical with GEOG 417 and SWES 417). May be convened
with 417.
519. Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources (3) For a description
of course topics see 419. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper.
(Identical with GEOG 519). May be convened with 419.
520. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3) For a description of
course topics see 420. Graduate-level requirements include a more extensive
project and report. P, 519. (Identical with GEOG 520). May be convened with 420.
522. Photointerpretation (2) For a description of course topics see 422.
Graduate-level requirements include the preparation of a detailed report based
on the application of the principles of photointerpretation to a specific
problem in the management of natural resources. May be convened with 422.
527. Artificial Intelligence in Resource Management (3) Use of
artificial intelligence as it applies to natural resources, including knowledge
representation, problem solving, expert systems, feature recognition, neural
networks, and genetic algorithms. Examples will be derived from current
applications using various techniques to address management problems. P,
computer programming skills.
537. Modeling Natural Systems (3) For a description of course topics see
437. Graduate students will do an expanded project and report. P, MATH 123, 124
or 125a, RNR 316, computer programming skills. May be convened with 437.
538. Fire Ecology (3) For a description of course topics see 438.
Graduate-level requirements include a research report on the ecological impacts
of fire in a specific vegetation type. P, basic ecology course, 316 or RA M 382.
May be convened with 438.
546. Principles of Research (3) Philosophy of science and the principles
of conducting research, including formulation of problems, problem analysis,
study plans, and preparation of manuscripts for publication.
555. Advanced Applied Plant Ecology (3) Discussion of advanced topics in
plant ecology, with emphasis on applied ecology of terrestrial ecosystems. P,
basic ecology and statistics.
575. Economics of Natural Resource Policy (3) (Identical with AREC 575,
which is home).
576. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3) (Identical with AREC 576,
which is home).
578. Global Change (3) (Identical with GEOS 578, which is home). May be
convened with 478.
580. Natural Resources Policy and Administration (3) For a description
of course topics see 480. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth policy
analysis paper. May be convened with 480.
581. Environmental Policy (3) (Identical with POL 581, which is home).
May be convened with 481.
583. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) (Identical with GEOG
583, which is home). May be convened with 483.
586A -
586B. 586a-586b Natural Resources Management and Economics (3-3) For a
description of course topics see 486a-486b. Graduate-level requirements include
additional research on a planning project. May be convened with 486a-486b.
589A -
589B. Advanced Environmental Interpretation (2-2) For a description of
course topics see 489a-489b. Graduate-level requirements include development and
presentation of an original interpretive program. Students must be available for
some weekend field work. 589a is part of a two-semester sequence. Credit and
grade for 589a will be awarded only upon completion of 589b. Field trips. P, 12
units in biology or renewable natural resources. May be convened with 489a-489b.
590. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) (Identical with
REM 590, which is home). May be convened with 490.
595. Colloquium
b. Public Natural Resource Management (2)
c. Human Dimensions in Renewable Natural Resources (3)
e. Heritage Resources Planning and Management (2)
596. Seminar
i. Management and Policy for Ecological Sustainability (3) [Rpt.] (Identical with POL 596i, which is home).
m. Conservation Biology (1) [Rpt./6 units] (Identical with ECOL 596m, which is home).
597. Workshop
a. Natural Resource Conservation Workshop (1) [Rpt./2] Field trips.
b. Desert Ecosystems (1) [Rpt./3]. May be convened with 497b.
w. Advanced Cadastral Survey (1-4) P, prior training and work experience in cadastral surveying. (Identical with C E 597w). May be convened with 497w.
613. Applied Biostatistics (3) Introductory and advanced statistical
methods and their applications in ecology. Focuses on how research design
dictates choice of statistical models; explores principles and pitfalls of
hypothesis testing.
694. Practicum
a. Teaching in Renewable Natural Resource Studies (1-3) [Rpt./4 units]
b. Teaching in Range Management (1-3) [Rpt./4 units]
c. Teaching in Watershed Management (1-3) [Rpt./4 units]
d. Teaching in Wildlife and Fisheries Science (1-3) [Rpt./4 units]
696. Seminar
a. Renewable Natural Resources (1-2) [Rpt.]
b. Integrating Advanced Technology in RNR (3)
d. Ecosystem Management (1)