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RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES (RNR)
135. Conservation of Natural Resources (3) I 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.
193. Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II
194. Practicum (1-3) [Rpt./] I II
197. Workshop
a. The Natural Environment: Its Uses and Protection (1) S P, offered only through Horizons Unlimited Summer Program. Field trip.
199. Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II
200. Foundations in History and Policy (3) I 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. Native Plant Taxonomy (3) I Plant classification, 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. 1R, 3L.
271. Natural Resources Computer Applications (3) II 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. P, MATH 160 or MATH 263; prior computer experience. Open to majors only.
293. Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II
294. Practicum (1-8) I II
299. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] I II
316. Natural Resources Ecology (4) I Principles of plant, animal, and community ecology important to the understanding and management of renewable natural resources. Field trip. P, ECOL 182, RNR 202; CR, SWES 200, SWES 201.
321. Natural Resources Measurements (3) II 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) I (Identical with AREC 375, which is home).
384. Natural Resources Management Practices (4) II 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 trip. P, basic ecology course, RNR 316 or RA M 382.
393. Internship (1-8) [Rpt./] I II
394. Practicum (1-8) I II
399. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./] I II
403. Applications of Geographic Information Systems (3) I General survey of principles of geographic information systems (GIS); applications of GIS to issues such as land assessment and evaluation of wildlife habitat; problem-solving with GIS. P, one of MIS 111, ABE 120, RNR 271 or equivalent. May be convened with RNR 503.
406L. Conservation Biology in the Field (1) II (Identical with ECOL 406L, which is home). May be convened with RNR 506L.
406R. Conservation Biology (3) II (Identical with ECOL 406R, which is home). May be convened with RNR 506R.
416. Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development (3) II (Identical with GEOG 416, which is home). May be convened with RNR 516.
417. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3) II 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, SWES 417). May be convened with RNR 517.
419. Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources (3) I 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, RNR 417 or RNR 517 or GEOG 481 or GEOG 581. (Identical with GEOG 419). May be convened with RNR 519.
420. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3) II 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, RNR 419. (Identical with GEOG 420). May be convened with RNR 520.
422. Photointerpretation (2) II Reading and interpretation of aerial photographs; natural resource inventory from aerial photographs; remote sensing techniques. 1R, 3L. May be convened with RNR 522.
437. Modeling Natural Systems (3) I 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, MATH 124 or MATH 125A; RNR 316, computer programming skills. May be convened with RNR 537.
438. Fire Ecology (3) II 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, RNR 316 or RA M 382; basic ecology course. May be convened with RNR 538.
476. Environmental Law and Economics (3) II (Identical with AREC 476, which is home).
478. Global Change (3) II (Identical with GEOS 478, which is home). May be convened with RNR 578.
480. Natural Resources Policy and Administration (3) II Resource policy formation; ethics of resource use; administration and organization for resource management; analysis of present policy and trends. Writing-Emphasis Course. P, RNR 200. May be convened with RNR 580.
481. Environmental Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 481, which is home). May be convened with RNR 581.
483. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) II (Identical with GEOG 483, which is home). May be convened with RNR 583.
486B. Natural Resources Management and Economics (3-3) I II Introduction to decision-making techniques in natural resources management, including planning; GIS, modeling, applied economics, and systems analysis techniques. RNR 486B is a Writing-Emphasis Course*. 2R, 3L. P, AREC 375, RNR 271, RNR 384. May be convened with RNR 586A-586B.
498B. Advanced Environmental Interpretation (2) I Advanced training and experience in communication of natural history and environmental principles to the public. Students must be available for some weekend field work. Credit and grade for RNR 489A awarded only upon completion of 489A and 489B. Field trip. P, 12 units in biology or renewable natural resources. May be convened with RNR 589A-589B.
490. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II (Identical with REM 490, which is home). May be convened with RNR 590.
493. Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]
l. Legislative Internship (1-12) [Rpt./] II
493H. Honors Internship (1-6) [Rpt./]
494. Practicum (1-8) I II
497. Workshop
b. Desert Ecosystems (1) [Rpt./ 3] II May be convened with RNR 597B.
w. Advanced Cadastral Survey (1-4) II P, prior training and work experience in cadastral surveying. (Identical with C E 497W). May be convened with RNR 597W.
498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II
498H. Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II
499. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]
499H. Honors Independent Study (1-5)
*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).
503. Applications of Geographic Information Systems (3) I For a description of course topics see RNR 403. Graduate-level requirements include completion of a project on the use of GIS in their discipline or an original GIS analysis (100 points) in coordination with the instructor. May be convened with RNR 403.
506L. Conservation Biology in the Field (1) II (Identical with ECOL 506L, which is home). May be convened with RNR 406L.
506R. Conservation Biology (3) II (Identical with ECOL 506R, which is home). May be convened with RNR 406R.
512. Recreational Dimensions of Natural Resource Management (3) I 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 LAR 512).
516. Geographic Information Systems for Geography and Regional Development (3) II (Identical with GEOG 516, which is home). May be convened with RNR 416.
517. Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resources (3) II For a description of course topics see RNR 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. (Identical with GEOG 517, SWES 517). May be convened with RNR 417.
519. Cartographic Modeling for Natural Resources (3) I For a description of course topics see RNR 419. Graduate-level requirements include a research paper. (Identical with GEOG 519). May be convened with RNR 419.
520. Advanced Geographic Information Systems (3) II For a description of course topics see RNR 420. Graduate-level requirements include a more extensive project and report. (Identical with GEOG 520). May be convened with RNR 420.
522. Photointerpretation (2) II For a description of course topics see RNR 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 RNR 422.
527. Artificial Intelligence in Resource Management (3) I 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) I For a description of course topics see RNR 437. Graduate students will do an expanded project and report. May be convened with RNR 437.
538. Fire Ecology (3) II For a description of course topics see RNR 438. Graduate-level requirements include a research report on the ecological impacts of fire in a specific vegetation type. May be convened with RNR 438.
546. Principles of Research (3) I 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) II 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) II (Identical with AREC 575, which is home).
576. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3) I (Identical with AREC 576, which is home).
578. Global Change (3) II (Identical with GEOS 578, which is home). May be convened with RNR 478.
580. Natural Resources Policy and Administration (3) II For a description of course topics see RNR 480. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth policy analysis paper. May be convened with RNR 480.
581. Environmental Policy (3) II (Identical with POL 581, which is home). May be convened with RNR 481.
583. Geographic Applications of Remote Sensing (3) II (Identical with GEOG 583, which is home). May be convened with RNR 483.
586B. Natural Resources Management and Economics (3-3) I II For a description of course topics see RNR 486A-486B. Graduate-level requirements include additional research on a planning project. May be convened with RNR 486A-486B.
589B. Advanced Environmental Interpretation (2-2) II For a description of course topics see RNR 489A-489B. Graduate-level requirements include development and presentation of an original interpretive program. Students must be available for some weekend field work. May be convened with RNR 489A-489B.
590. Remote Sensing for the Study of Planet Earth (3) II (Identical with REM 590, which is home). May be convened with RNR 490.
593. Internship (2-8) [Rpt./]
593. Internship
l. Legislative Internship (1-9) [Rpt./] II
594. Practicum (1-8) I II
595. Colloquium
b. Public National Resource Management (2) II
c. Human Dimensions in Renewable Natural Resources (3) I
e. Heritage Resources Planning and Management (2) II
596. Seminar
i. Management and Policy for Ecological Sustainability (3) [Rpt./ 1] I II (Identical with POL 596I, which is home).
m. Conservation Biology (1) [Rpt./ 5] II (Identical with ECOL 596M, which is home).
597. Workshop
a. Natural Resource Conservation Workshop (1) [Rpt./ 2] S Field trip.
b. Desert Ecosystems (1) [Rpt./ 3] II For a description of course topics see RNR 497B. May be convened with RNR 497B.
w. Advanced Cadastral Survey (1-4) II For a description of course topics see RNR 497W. (Identical with C E 597W). May be convened with RNR 497W.
599. Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]
613. Applied Biostatistics (3) II 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.
693. Internship (2-8) [Rpt./] I II
694. Practicum
a. Teaching in Renewable Natural Resources Studies (1-3) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II
b. Teaching in Range Management (1-3) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II
c. Teaching in Watershed Management (1-3) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II
d. Teaching in Wildlife and Fisheries Science (1-3) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II
696. Seminar
a. Renewable Natural Resources (1-2) [Rpt./ 4 units] I II
b. Integrating Advanced Technology (3) I
d. Ecosystem Management (1) II
699. Independent Study (1-3) I II
900. Research (1-8) [Rpt./]
909. Master's Report (1-8) [Rpt./]
910. Thesis (1-8) [Rpt./]
920. Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]
930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]