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Fisheries and Wildlife
FW 5003. Principles of Wildlife Management. Prerequisite: A course in
ecology or permission of instructor. Principles of managing wildlife resources
with emphasis on population ecology, habitat evaluation and manipulation,
wildlife values, and the administration of wildlife resources and resources
agencies. Lecture three hours.
FW 5024. Limnology. Spring. Prerequisite: A course in ecology. A study of
physical and chemical processes in fresh water and their effects on organisms in
lakes and streams. Laboratory sessions and field trips demonstrate limnological
instrumentation and methodology. Lecture two hours, laboratory four hours. $5
laboratory fee.
FW 5034. Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources. Prerequisites:
A course in statistics and computer science or an introductory course to GIS.
Use of GIS technology in wildlife and fisheries management and research.
Emphasis placed on creation, maintenance, and analysis of spatially explicit
data. Lecture two hours, laboratory four hours. $5 laboratory fee.
FW 5053. Fish and Wildlife Administration. Prerequisite: A course in
fisheries management or wildlife management, or permission of instructor. The
course will familiarize the student with the administration of fish and wildlife
agencies, including organizational designs and policies, planning, directing,
budgeting, personnel management, and public relations. Special consideration
will be given to public, scientific, and economic considerations in the
decision-making process.
FW 5083. Principles of Fisheries Management. Prerequisites: Courses in
ecology, statistics, and calculus or permission of instructor. The principles
and theory of warm-water fish management with major emphasis on behavior,
aquatic habitat, and population dynamics. Lecture three hours.
FW 6001. Graduate Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife Biology. Analysis of
current and classical literature in fisheries and wildlife biology. Lecture one
hour.
FW 6002. Research Methods I. Prerequisites: A course in statistics. Methods
for literature review, experimental design, and thesis proposal development.
Lecture two hours.
FW 6012. Research Methods II. Prerequisites: A course in statistics. Methods
for data analysis and thesis preparation. Lecture two hours.
FW 6013. Population Dynamics. Prerequisites: Courses in ecology, statistics,
and calculus, or permission of instructor. An in-depth analysis of major
historical development in the theory, techniques of manipulating, and
mathematical modeling of fish and wildlife populations. Lecture three hours.
FW 6891-4. Independent Study. Open to graduate students who wish to pursue
individual study or investigation of some facet of knowledge that complements
the purpose of the University's graduate program. Students will be required to
plan their studies and prepare formal written reports of their findings. The
selected topic may not constitute any duplication of study leading to the
accomplishment of a thesis.
FW 6991-6. Thesis Research. Research on a topic
culminating in a written thesis.
Foreign Language
FR 5283. Seminar in French. Prerequisite: At least 19
semester hours of French at the undergraduate level or permission of instructor.
Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit after completion of FR 4283
or FR 5283 if content is different.
FR 6801. Cultural Immersion and Research. Prerequisite:
Enrollment in A.I.L.P. French Immersion Weekend and permission of instructor.
Intensive study of French cultural topics followed by individual research
projects. May be repeated for credit if content varies.
FR 6881-6. Foreign Language Workshop. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. The workshop will require the equivalency of fifteen
clock hours of instruction per credit hour.
FR 6891. Foreign Language Independent Study. Prerequisite:
permission of the instructor and department head. Open to graduate students who
wish to pursue individual study or investigation of some facet of knowledge
which complements the purpose of the University’s graduate program. Students
will be required to plan their studies and prepare formal written reports of
their findings.
GER 5283. Seminar in German. Prerequisite: At least 19
semester hours of German at the undergraduate level or permission of instructor.
Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit after completion of GER
4283 or GER 5283 if content is different.
GER 6801. Cultural Immersion and Research. Prerequisite:
Enrollment in A.I.L.P. German Immersion Weekend and permission of instructor.
Intensive study of German cultural topics followed by individual research
projects. May be repeated for credit if content varies.
GER 6881-6. Foreign Language Workshop. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. The workshop will require the equivalency of fifteen
clock hours of instruction per credit hour.
GER 6891-4 Foreign Language Independent Study. Prerequisite:
permission of the instructor and department head. Open to graduate students who
wish to pursue individual study or investigation of some facet of knowledge
which complements the purpose of the University’s graduate program. Students
will be required to plan their studies and prepare formal written reports of
their findings.
JPN 6801. Cultural Immersion and Research. Prerequisite:
Enrollment in A.I.L.P. Japanese Immersion Weekend and permission of instructor.
Intensive study of Japanese cultural topics followed by individual research
projects. May be repeated for credit if content varies.
JPN 6881, 4, 5 & 6. Foreign Language Workshop.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The workshop will require the
equivalency of fifteen clock hours of instruction.
JPN 6891-2 Foreign Language Independent Study. Prerequisite:
permission of the instructor and department head. Open to graduate students who
wish to pursue individual study or investigation of some facet of knowledge
which complements the purpose of the University’s graduate program. Students
will be required to plan their studies and prepare formal written reports of
their findings.
SPAN 5283. Seminar in Spanish. Prerequisite: At least 19
semester hours of Spanish at the undergraduate level or permission of
instructor. Course content will vary. May be repeated for credit after
completion of SPAN 4283 or SPAN 5283 if content is different.
SPAN 6801. Cultural Immersion and Research. Prerequisite:
Enrollment in A.I.L.P. Spanish Immersion Weekend and permission of the
instructor. Intensive study of Spanish cultural topics followed by individual
research projects. May be repeated for credit if content varies.
SPAN 6881-6. Foreign Language Workshop. Prerequisite:
Permission of instructor. The workshop will require the equivalency of fifteen
clock hours of instruction per credit hour.
SPAN 6891-4 Foreign Language Independent Study. Prerequisite: permission of
the instructor and department head. Open to graduate students who wish to pursue
individual study or investigation of some facet of knowledge which complements
the purpose of the University’s graduate program. Students will be required to
plan their studies and prepare formal written reports of their findings.
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