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Fisheries & Wildlife Biology

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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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