Timeroom: Spring 2021

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 834 (1SY) - Tropical Ecology

Tropical Ecology

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 54133

This course introduces students to the ecology of different tropical ecosystems, and involves students in analyzing and interpreting ecological field data and remotely sensed data. An important emphasis is to understand patterns and processes across scales - from individual plants to ecosystems and landscapes. The also addresses important global issues in the tropics, including climate change, land use change, diverse ecosystem services, and sustainable resource management.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): FOR 834

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 843 (1SY) - Ecology and Society in a Changing Arctic

Arctic Ecology and Society

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 56268

Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the effect of climate change on ecology and people in the Arctic, which is experiencing rapid climate change. As a team, students will tackle a research project and contribute new knowledge in the form of a peer-reviewed publication, policy brief, outreach product, or other technical document. Graduate students are expected to be leaders in this inquiry-based course, particularly in the statistical analysis in R and writing of products.

Section Comments: Society and Ecology in a Changing Arctic

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	MWF	2:10pm - 3:00pm	ONLINE
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	F	12:10pm - 2:00pm	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 844 (1SY) - Biogeochemistry

Biogeochemistry

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Can be taken by students who are remote.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 13
CRN: 55937

Examines the influence of biological and physical processes on elemental cycling and geochemical transformations from the molecular to the global scale, involving microorganisms, higher plants and animals and whole ecosystems; factors that regulate element cycles including soils, climate, disturbance and human activities; interactions among the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere; transformations of C, N, S, and trace elements. Prereq: one semester biology and two semesters chemistry or permission. (Also offered as EOS 844.)

Section Comments: NR 844 is crosslisted with ESCI 896

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): EOS 813, EOS 844

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 845 (1SY) - Forest Management

Forest Management

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online with some campus visits, EUNH

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 2
CRN: 56828
Special Fees: $120.00

Forest land ownership; management objectives; forest inventory regulation and policy; forest administration; professional responsibilities and opportunities. Restricted to Natural Resources majors. Lab. Special fee.

Section Comments: Restricted to Natural Resources majors.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): FOR 845

Only listed majors in section: NATURAL RES ENV, NREN:ECO SCI, NREN:ENV CON ST, NREN:ENVIRN ECN, NREN:FORESTRY, NREN:WILD BIO

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	MW	8:10am - 9:00am	ONLINE
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	M	1:10pm - 6:00pm	COLE C142

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 899 (1ON) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 1.0 to 10.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term* (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 30
CRN: 50275

Usually 6 credits, but up to 10 credits when the problem warrants. Cr/F.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 993 (1ON) - Natural and Environmental Resources Seminar

Sem/Anti-Racism in Science

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 2.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 100
CRN: 52534

Presentation and discussion of recent research, literature, and policy problems in the natural and social sciences influencing resource use. Cr/F.

Section Comments: Anti-Racism in Science: Promoting an Inclusive and Equitable STEM Community

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 995 (1ON) - Investigations

Investigations

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 10
CRN: 53837

Investigations in Natural Resources may include topics in environmental conservation, forestry, soil science, water resources, and wildlife management. Permission required.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 996 (1ON) - Natural Resource Education

Natural Resource Education

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 1.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50912

Responsibilities include set-up, teaching, and grading of one lab section per week or equivalent lecture experience. Required of all M.S. degree students in the department. Cr/F.

Section Comments: This course may not be repeated.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 998 (1ON) - Directed Research

Directed Research

Online Course Delivery Method: Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 50349

Student designs and conducts original research that culminates in a paper of publishable quality. Alternative to NR 899 for those choosing non-thesis degree option. Cr/F. IA (continuous grading).

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021		Hours Arranged	ONLINE

Durham Liberal Arts :: Neuroscience and Behavior

NSB 502 (1SY) - Fundamentals of Neuroscience and Behavior II/Systems Neuroscience

Fundament. of Neuroscience II

Online Course Delivery Method: Scheduled meeting time, Online (no campus visits), EUNH

Credits: 3.0
Term: Spring 2021 - Full Term (02/01/2021 - 05/11/2021)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 60
CRN: 53153

This course is an introduction to the questions addressed by scientists who aim to understand the biological basis of behavior and cognition. This semester we will review the major organization of the central nervous system and how these systems interact with each other to produce behavior and cognition. Major topics will include: the development and emergence of behavior; movement; the neural basis of cognition, and language, thought, affect and learning. Prereq: BIOL 411 and BIOL 412 CHEM 403 and CHEM 404, NSB 500 and NSB 501.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Co-Requisite: NSB 503

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: NEUROSCI LA, NEUROSCI LSA

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
2/1/2021	5/11/2021	MW	9:40am - 11:00am	ONLINE