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| Course: | FW 101 Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Ecological and sociological concepts of fisheries and wildlife ecology and management. Career opportunities. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 101L Fundamentals of Fisheries and Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 2 Lab Hours: 4
2(0-4)
| | Prerequisite: | FW 101 or concurrently | | Restrictions: | Open to undergraduate students in the Fisheries and Wildlife major. | | Not open to students with credit in: | FW 284 | | Description: | Natural history and ecology of primary terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic ecosystems. Species and communities in Michigan and the United States. Species identification in various ecosystem types. Impacts of disturbances on ecosystems. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 110 Conservation and Management of Marine Resources | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Marine environment, resource distribution, and human impacts on selected marine commercial fisheries. Conflicts in management goals between government and industry. Management goals and techniques in preserving and conserving marine resource biodiversity. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1996 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 181 Introduction to Science, Technology, the Environment and Public Policy | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Relation of science and technology to ethics and public policy. Environmental law and public policy. Managing fish, water and wildlife resources at state, national, and international levels. Science and technology in developing countries. Impacts of military technology on environmental policy. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College, Lyman Briggs | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 203 Resource Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Basic concepts of ecology which provide a foundation for examining environmental problems and their solutions. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1992 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 204 Energy Issues in Natural Resource Management | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | FW 101 or FW 203 or ESA 200 or ESA 201 or FOR 202 | | Description: | Energy issues and their relationship to natural resource management. Global warming. Fossil fuels, solar and wind power, biofuels, fuel cells, and hybrids. Energy efficiency and environmental impacts. | | Interdepartmental With: | Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 207 Great Lakes: Biology and Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Living aquatic resources of the Great Lakes, environmental history, and biological resources and their management. Policy issues. | | Interdepartmental With: | Environmental Studies and Agriscience | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 208 Outdoor Preparedness for Natural Resources Professionals | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Basic outdoor preparedness. Psychology of becoming lost or an accident victim. Basic wilderness and sea survival. Wilderness accident management. Backcountry and coastal navigation. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2004 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 211 Introduction to Gender and Environmental Issues | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen. | | Description: | The concept of gender. Overview of environment and habitat. Historical gender roles in environmental management. Gender-based theoretical perspectives. Case studies on developing and developed countries. Environmental management with emphasis on fisheries, wildlife and wetlands. Women environmental professionals. | | Interdepartmental With: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Forestry, Women's Studies, Environmental Studies and Agriscience | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2007 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 224 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Ecologists | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Prerequisite: | MTH 103 or MTH 116 or (MTH 124 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (MTH 152H or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently) | | Recommended Background: | BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144 | | Not open to students with credit in: | STT 231 | | Description: | Probability and statistics with computer applications for the analysis, interpretation and presentation of ecological data. Data analysis, probability models, random variables, estimation, confidence intervals, test of hypotheses, and simple linear regression with applications to ecology.
| | Semester Alias: | FW 324 | | Interdepartmental With: | Statistics and Probability | | Administered By: | Statistics and Probability | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 238 Introductory Fisheries and Wildlife Field Experience | | Semester: | Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 4
3(1-4)
| | Recommended Background: | Introductory Biology, Botany, Zoology, Forestry, Natural Resources, Plant Biology, Fisheries and Wildlife course | | Restrictions: | Approval of department; application required. | | Description: | Terrestrial and aquatic field research techniques and their application to current issues. Interaction with professionals. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 284 Natural History and Conservation in Michigan | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Restrictions: | Not open to undergraduate students in the Fisheries and Wildlife major. | | Not open to students with credit in: | FW 101L | | Description: | Identification, habitat requirements, and distribution of Michigan's flora and fauna. Interrelationships which influence natural resource use. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 293 Undergraduate Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 2
1(0-2)
| | Prerequisite: | FW 101 | | Restrictions: | Open to undergraduate students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. | | Description: | Case studies highlighting the integrative nature of fisheries and wildlife management. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 341 Writing Nature and the Nature of Writing | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | Completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Restrictions: | Open to students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources or in the Professional Writing major or approval of department. | | Description: | Writing- and reading-intensive course focusing on the language of scientists, poets, essayists, naturalists, environmentalists, and biologists, and on their various responses to and representations of the natural environment.
| | Semester Alias: | AL 341 | | Interdepartmental With: | Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures | | Administered By: | Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 364 Ecological Problem Solving | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Prerequisite: | ((MTH 124 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently)) and (STT 224 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (ZOL 355 or BE 230) | | Description: | Application of ecological concepts and models to problems in natural resource and ecosystem management. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 369 Introduction to Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or LB 144 or BS 148H | | Description: | Fundamentals of zoo and aquarium operations including research, interpretation, design, nutrition, captive breeding, conservation, ethics and management. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Landscape Architecture, Veterinary Medicine | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 370 Introduction to Zoogeography | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355) | | Description: | Patterns of geographical distribution of animals and the ecological and historical processes leading to these patterns. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Geography | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2003 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 404 Women and the Law in the United States | | Semester: | Fall of odd years, Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | WS 201 or WS 202 or WS 203 | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. | | Description: | Law in the United States as a vehicle for structuring and maintaining women's social roles, and for social change. | | Interdepartmental With: | Women's Studies | | Administered By: | Women's Studies | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 410 Upland Ecosystem Management | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355 or FOR 404) and completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Description: | Analysis and management of upland ecosystems to meet wildlife management and biodiversity objectives. Mitigation of human impact. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 413 Wildlife Research and Management Techniques | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 6
3(1-6)
| | Prerequisite: | FW 101 and FW 101L | | Description: | Field techniques used in collecting, analyzing, and communicating data on wild animal populations and their habitats. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 414 Aquatic Ecosystem Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355) and completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Description: | Management of aquatic habitats and populations for ecological and socioeconomic objectives; human impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 416 Marine Ecosystem Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 | | Recommended Background: | FW 110 or ZOL 353 or GLG 303 | | Description: | Management of marine ecosystems and populations for ecological and socio-economic objectives. Anthropogenic impacts, mitigation, and marine resource conservation strategies. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 417 Wetland Ecology and Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355) and completion of Tier I Writing requirement | | Description: | Biological, physical, and chemical processes controlling wetland structure and function. Utilization, mitigation, and conservation of wetlands on a sustainable basis. | | Semester Alias: | FW 412 | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 419 Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resources Management | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 4
4(2-4)
| | Prerequisite: | GEO 221 | | Description: | Application of geographic information systems, remote sensing, and global positioning systems to integrated planning and management for fish, wildlife, and related resources. | | Interdepartmental With: | Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Forestry, Geography, Biosystems Engineering | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 420 Stream Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144 | | Recommended Background: | (CEM 141 and ZOL 355) | | Description: | Biological and environmental factors determining structure and function of stream ecosystems. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 422 Aquatic Entomology | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 | | Description: | Biology, ecology and systematics of aquatic insects in streams, rivers and lakes. Field trips and aquatic insect collection required. | | Semester Alias: | ENT 420 | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Zoology | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 423 Principles of Fish and Wildlife Disease | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144 | | Recommended Background: | Additional course work in ecology, zoology, microbiology or environmental science. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources or in the College of Natural Science or in the College of Veterinary Medicine. | | Description: | Diseases of fish and wildlife species. Disease detection and diagnosis. Ecological and epidemiological analysis and management of major classes of wildlife diseases. Threatened and endangered species, game species, and fish and wildlife species that serve as vectors or reservoirs of human and domestic animal diseases. | | Interdepartmental With: | Large Animal Clinical Sciences | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 423L Principles of Fish and Wildlife Disease Laboratory | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lab Hours: 3
1(0-3)
| | Recommended Background: | Additional laboratory course work in ecology, zoology, microbiology or environmental sciences. | | Corequisite: | FW 423 concurrently | | Description: | Tools for diagnosis and assessment of disease in fish and wildlife populations. Field Trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Large Animal Clinical Sciences | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2005 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 424 Population Analysis and Management | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
4(3-2)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 and (STT 224 or STT 231 or STT 421) and (MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LB 118) | | Description: | Statistical, ecological and management concepts and methods needed to analyze and interpret demographic data and manage fish and wildlife populations. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 434 Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management (W) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or approval of department. | | Description: | Sociological implications of public policy and planning processes in fisheries and wildlife management. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 435 Integrated Communications for the Fisheries and Wildlife Professional | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | Completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students. | | Description: | Role and practical application of communications for fisheries and wildlife professionals, which integrates public and media relations, community relations, social marketing, and courtroom testimony using a variety of communication tools including news releases, direct mail, storyboards, and business writing. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2005 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 438 Philosophy of Ecology (W) | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement | | Recommended Background: | Additional coursework in ecology, natural resources, philosophy, or environmental sciences. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students. | | Description: | Conceptual issues in the science of ecology, including connections between ecology and environmental philosophy. Western and non-western perspectives. | | Interdepartmental With: | Lyman Briggs | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 439 Conservation Ethics | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement | | Recommended Background: | Additional coursework in ecology, natural resources, philosophy, or environmental sciences. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students. | | Description: | Ethical concepts and arguments underlying natural resources. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 443 Restoration Ecology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | (CSS 210 or BE 230) and (FOR 404 or FW 364 or ZOL 355) | | Description: | Principles of ecological restoration of disturbed or damaged ecosystems. Design, implementation, and presentation of restoration plans. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Biosystems Engineering | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 444 Conservation Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (ZOL 355 or FOR 404) and completion of Tier I writing requirement. | | Description: | Ecological theories and methodologies to manage species, communities and genetic diversity on a local and global scale. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 445 Socio-economics and Policy of Conservation Biology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ((EC 201 or concurrently) or (EC 202 or concurrently) or (EC 251H or concurrently) or (EC 252H or concurrently)) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Recommended Background: | Interest in Conservation Biology | | Description: | Social, economic, and policy considerations. Approaches to conserve biodiversity. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 445 Biodiversity Conservation Policy and Practice (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (((EC 201 or concurrently) or (EC 202 or concurrently) or (EC 251H or concurrently) or (EC 252H or concurrently))or approval of department) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Recommended Background: | Interest in Conservation Biology | | Description: | Social, economic, and policy considerations. Approaches to conserve biodiversity. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 450 International Environmental Law and Policy | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | EC 201 or EC 202 | | Recommended Background: | FW 181 and EC 340 | | Description: | Overview of concepts, actors, norms, laws, and institutions related to international environmental policy. Case studies on current global environmental issues. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College | | Administered By: | James Madison College | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | MC 450 International Environmental Law and Policy (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | EC 201 or EC 202 | | Recommended Background: | FW 181 and EC 340 | | Description: | Overview of concepts, actors, norms, laws, and institutions related to international environmental policy. Case studies on current global environmental issues. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College | | Administered By: | James Madison College | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 452 Watershed Concepts | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ESA 324 and ZOL 355 | | Recommended Background: | organic chemistry | | Description: | Watershed hydrology and management. The hydrologic cycle, water quality, aquatic ecosystems, and social systems. Laws and institutions for managing water resources. | | Semester Alias: | RD 452 | | Interdepartmental With: | Environmental Studies and Agriscience, Crop and Soil Sciences, Forestry, Biosystems Engineering | | Administered By: | Environmental Studies and Agriscience | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 454 Environmental Hydrology for Watershed Management | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (MTH 124 or MTH 132 or LB 118) and ((PHY 183 or concurrently) or (PHY 231 or concurrently)) | | Recommended Background: | ZOL 355 or concurrently | | Description: | Effect of climate, topography, geology, soil, vegetation, and anthropogenic land uses on the amount, timing, and quality of water yield. Implications for fish and wildlife resource management. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 466 Natural Resource Policy | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. | | Description: | Natural resources policy-making in the context of scientific, environmental, social, and legal-institutional factors. Historical evolution of policies and case studies of contemporary policy issues. | | Interdepartmental With: | Forestry, Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources, Resource Development | | Administered By: | Forestry | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 469 Biomonitoring of Streams and Rivers | | Semester: | Summer of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 110 | | Description: | Practical field and lab rapid bioassessment methodologies used to sample and assess the biota of streams and rivers. Sampling and identification of fish, macroinvertebrates and other biota. | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2007 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 470 Fisheries Techniques | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 or concurrently | | Description: | Theory, field, and laboratory techniques for studies of freshwater fishes. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 471 Ichthyology | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 3
4(3-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (BS 110 or BS 148H or LB 144) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Fish morphology and physiology. Development, behavior, evolution, and ecology. World fishes with emphasis on freshwater fishes. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 472 Limnology | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | (CEM 141 or LB 171) and ZOL 355 | | Description: | Ecology of lakes with emphasis on interacting physical, chemical, and biological factors affecting their structure and function. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 473 Environmental Fish Physiology | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | BS 111 or BS 149H or LB 145 | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. | | Description: | Physiological adaptations of fish to environmental factors; bioenergetics, homeostasis, senses adaptations to diverse and extreme aquatic environments. | | Interdepartmental With: | Physiology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 474 Limnological Techniques | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (FW 414 or concurrently) or (FW 420 or concurrently) or FW 472 | | Description: | Field and laboratory techniques for the investigation and analysis of lake and stream ecosystems and their biota. Field trips required. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 475 Aquaculture | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | ANS 313 or ZOL 355 | | Description: | Propagation and rearing of aquatic organisms used for food, bait and recreational fisheries management. Culture principles and techniques for important aquatic species. Commercial potential. | | Interdepartmental With: | Animal Science | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 477 Pest Management I: Pesticides in Management Systems | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | (CEM 143 or CEM 251) and (PLP 405 and CSS 402) and (ENT 404 or ENT 470) | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students. | | Description: | Chemistry, modes of action, and environmental fate of pesticides. Product development and regulation. Social aspects of pesticide use. | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Crop and Soil Sciences, Horticulture | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2007 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 478 Pest Management II: Biological Components of Management Systems (W) | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Prerequisite: | (ENT 404 or ENT 470 or PLP 405 or CSS 402) and completion of Tier I writing requirement | | Description: | Principles of host plant resistance and biological control and their relationship to the design of agroecosystems. Classification of insect biological control agents. | | Interdepartmental With: | Entomology, Crop and Soil Sciences, Forestry, Horticulture | | Administered By: | Entomology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2005 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 479 Fisheries Management | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Prerequisite: | ZOL 355 | | Description: | Quantitative analysis of fish populations. Case study of ecological interactions linking fish to aquatic ecosystems and the challenge of balancing multiple human values in managing fisheries resources. Field trips required. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 480 International Studies in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Recommended Background: | ZOL 355 | | Restrictions: | Approval of department; application required. | | Description: | Fisheries and wildlife ecology and management study in regions beyond the United States. Ecological, economic, social, and cultural influences on fisheries and wildlife resources. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 481 Global Issues in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Prerequisite: | EC 201 or EC 202 | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors or graduate students. | | Description: | Global issues and their impacts on implications for the management of fisheries and wildlife resources. | | Interdepartmental With: | James Madison College | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 485 Environmental Science Senior Seminar | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
1(2-0)
| | Prerequisite: | ESA 435 or concurrently | | Restrictions: | Open to seniors. | | Description: | Ecological principles, population growth, resource utilization and lifestyle choices. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 489 Seminar in Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
1(1-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Approval of department. | | Description: | Scientific writing and oral presentations related to zoo and aquarium studies. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Landscape Architecture, Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 490 Independent Study in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 5
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Recommended Background: | BS 110 | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Approval of department; application required. | | Description: | Supervised individual research and study in fisheries and wildlife. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 491 Special Topics in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 5
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 5 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Not open to freshmen or sophomores. Approval of department; application required. | | Description: | Selected topics of current interest and importance in fisheries and wildlife. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1999 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 493 Professional Internship in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 3
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Prerequisite: | FW 101 and FW 101L | | Restrictions: | Approval of department; application required. A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for any or all of these courses: ABM 493, AEE 493, ANR 493, ANS 493, CMP 493, CSS 493, EEP 493, ESA 493, FIM 493, FSC 493, FW 493, HRT 493, PKG 493, PLP 493, and PRR 493. | | Description: | Supervised professional experiences in agencies and businesses related to fisheries and wildlife professions. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 498 Internship in Zoo and Aquarium Science | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4
4(0-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open to juniors or seniors. Approval of department. | | Description: | Application of zoological experience in a zoo or aquarium setting outside the university. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Landscape Architecture | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 499 Senior Thesis in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 2 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2
2(2-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 4 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open to seniors in the Fisheries and Wildlife major. Approval of department. | | Description: | Faculty-guided undergraduate research in Fisheries and Wildlife. Thesis required. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 810 Human Dimensions Research in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Quantitative and qualitative methods of involving the public in fish and wildlife management. Human dimensions research and current case studies. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 813 Democracy and Environment | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Exposure to social science or legal approaches to the environment. | | Description: | Relationship between democracy and environmental protection and management. Effects of democratic institutions on natural resource management. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2009 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 822 Aquatic Animal Medicine | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | (FW 423) or prior course work in animal ecology, microbiology, parasitology or pathology | | Description: | Health management techniques and pathobiological processes relating to the etiology, diagnosis, and control of diseases affecting aquatic animal populations and communities. | | Interdepartmental With: | Veterinary Medicine, Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2007 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 824 Analysis of Wildlife Populations | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 3
3(2-3)
| | Description: | Statistical and ecological concepts, methods and computer techniques needed to analyze and interpret demographic data from fish and wildlife studies. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1993 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 828 Conservation and Genetics | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | ZOL 341 or CSS 350 or ANS 314 | | Description: | Population and evolutionary genetic principles applied to ecology, conservation, and management of fish and wildlife at the individual, population, and species level. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology, Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 829 The Economics of Environmental Resources | | Semester: | Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Economic principles related to environmental conflicts and public policy alternatives. Applications to water quality, land use, fish and wildlife, conservation, development, and global environmental issues. | | Interdepartmental With: | Agricultural Economics, Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies, Economics, Forestry | | Administered By: | Agricultural Economics | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 840 Landscape Ecology | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | Knowledge or course work in the natural sciences, particularly ecological concepts, as well as exposure to GIS and data analysis. | | Description: | Ecological patterns and processes. Spatial variation in landscapes at multiple scales as affected by natural causes and human activity. Landscape ecology in natural resource decision-making and management. | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 842 Population Genetics, Genealogy and Genomics | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Pre-calculus, basic genetics | | Description: | Population genetic processes underlying patterns of molecular genetic variation. Genealogical approaches to the study of genomic diversity, phylogenetic reconstruction, and molecular ecology. | | Interdepartmental With: | Forestry, Animal Science, Crop and Soil Sciences, Genetics, Horticulture | | Administered By: | Forestry | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1998 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 850 Applied Multivariate Statistical Methods | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2
4(3-2)
| | Recommended Background: | (STT 422 or concurrently) and MTH 314 | | Description: | Application of multivariate methods to research problems. Hotelling's T-test, profile analysis, discriminant analysis, canonical correlation, principal components, principal coordinates, correspondence analysis, and cluster analysis. | | Semester Alias: | FOR 976 | | Interdepartmental With: | Statistics and Probability | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2008 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 852 Systems Modeling and Simulation | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | STT 422 or STT 442 or STT 464 | | Description: | General systems theory and concepts. Modeling and simulation methods. Applications of systems approach and techniques to natural resource management, and to ecological and agricultural research. | | Interdepartmental With: | Biosystems Engineering, Forestry | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 853 Applied Systems Modeling and Simulation for Natural Resource Management | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | (FW 820 or BE 486 or ZOL 851) or or approval of department. | | Restrictions: | Open only to seniors and graduate students | | Description: | Mathematical models for evaluating resource management strategies. Stochastic and deterministic simulation for optimization. System control structures. Team modelling approach. | | Interdepartmental With: | Biosystems Engineering, Forestry, Zoology, Resource Development | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 1997 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 854 Adaptive Management of Natural Resource Systems | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | ZOL 355 | | Description: | Principles and practices of adaptive environmental assessment and management. Applications to ecosystem and natural resource management. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1998 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 857 Theoretical Ecology | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Recommended Background: | One course in ecology and calculus. Programming experience helpful. | | Description: | Theoretical ecology of animal behavior, population dynamics, and multispecies communities. Basic mathematical approaches and use of modeling software to perform mathematical functions and develop models. | | Interdepartmental With: | Plant Biology, Zoology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2004 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 858 Gender, Justice and Environmental Change : Issues and Concepts | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Background in social science, environmental science, or natural resources. | | Description: | Issues and concepts related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Key debates and theoretical approaches to addressing environmental issues from a gender and social justice perspective. Gender and environment issues and processes from a global perspective. | | Interdepartmental With: | Anthropology, Forestry, Geography, Sociology, Environmental Studies and Agriscience | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2007 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 858 Gender, Justice and Environmental Change : Issues and Concepts (Interim Change) | | Semester: | Fall of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Background in social science, environmental science, or natural resources. | | Description: | Issues and concepts related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Key debates and theoretical approaches to addressing environmental issues from a gender and social justice perspective. Gender and environment issues and processes from a global perspective. | | Interdepartmental With: | Anthropology, Forestry, Geography, Sociology | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 859 Gender, Justice, and Environmental Change: Methods and Application | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Background in social science, environmental science, or natural resources. | | Description: | Methods and case studies related to gender, ecology, and environmental studies. Methodological and fieldwork issues from a feminist perspective in international and intercultural contexts. Qualitative and quantitative methods for integrating social and environmental data. | | Interdepartmental With: | Anthropology, Forestry, Geography, Sociology, Resource Development | | Administered By: | Anthropology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2004 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 860 Wildlife Nutrition | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the Colleges of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Natural Science. | | Description: | Nutritional ecology of wild species. Techniques for analyzing and improving nutritional qualities. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1992 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 868 Water Policy and Management | | Semester: | Fall of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Familiarity with biological and ecological science and environmental policy issues. | | Description: | Environmental policy issues associated with the use, management, and protection of water resources and aquatic ecosystems. Case studies in water science and management. | | Semester Alias: | FW 468 | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2009 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 869 Community and Conservation | | Semester: | Fall of even years, Summer of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3
3(0-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Social Science methods, social science theory and environmental coursework. | | Description: | Use of experiential, participatory, field-based mode of inquiry to develop understanding of social and cultural issues associated with conservation. Understanding of different social positions and perspectives. | | Interdepartmental With: | Sociology, Resource Development | | Administered By: | Sociology | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2002 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 877 Fish Population Dynamics | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2
3(2-2)
| | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources or College of Natural Science. | | Description: | Quantitative analysis of fish populations. Evaluation, causes, and impacts of the rates of change in survival, growth, reproduction, and recruitment for fish populations and their yield. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1998 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 879 Advanced Limnology | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | FW 472 or ZOL 431 | | Description: | Theory and management of streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other deepwater habitats from ecosystem and landscape perspectives. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2000 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 884 Outreach in Fisheries, Wildlife and Natural Resources Management | | Semester: | Spring of odd years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Recommended Background: | Previous course in communications recommended. | | Description: | Theory, research, practice and current issues in using outreach in fisheries, wildlife and natural resource management. | | Interdepartmental With: | ANR Education and Communication Systems | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SPRING 2001 - Open |
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| Course: | FW 885 Leadership in Natural Resources and Environmental Management | | Semester: | Fall of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
3(3-0)
| | Description: | Theory and practice of leadership in natural resource and environmental management. Integration across disciplinary and jurisdictional divisions. | | Interdepartmental With: | Agricultural Economics, Forestry, Park, Recreation and Tourism Resources | | Administered By: | Fisheries and Wildlife | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2009 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 891 Advanced Topics | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 4
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 10 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | In-depth study of advanced topics in fisheries and wildlife. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 893 Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year | | Credits: | Total Credits: 1 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 1
1(1-0)
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Description: | Study and research in advanced problems and current developments in fisheries and wildlife. | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2006 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 897 Ecosystem Ecology and Global Change | | Semester: | Spring of even years | | Credits: | Total Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 4
4(4-0)
| | Description: | Structure and function of natural ecosystems and their responses to global environmental change. Biogeochemical cycles, food webs, energy flow, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem management and restoration. | | Interdepartmental With: | Zoology, Plant Biology | | Administered By: | Zoology | | Effective Dates: | SUMMER 2010 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 898 Master's Research | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 10 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the Fisheries and Wildlife major. | | Description: | Master's degree Plan B research paper. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 899 Master's Thesis Research | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 6
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 99 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open only to graduate students in the Fisheries and Wildlife major. | | Description: | Master's thesis research. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 2001 - Open | | View all versions of this course |
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| Course: | FW 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research | | Semester: | Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year | | Credits: | Variable from 1 to 24
| | Reenrollment Information: | A student may earn a maximum of 99 credits in all enrollments for this course. | | Restrictions: | Open only to doctoral students in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. | | Description: | Doctoral dissertation research. | | Effective Dates: | FALL 1992 - Open |
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