Timeroom: Fall 2023

Durham Liberal Arts :: Music

MUSI 895 (26) - Special Studies

Special Studies

Credits: 1.0 to 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 15129

A) J.S. Bach; B) Franz Schubert; C) Debussy and Ravel; D) the world of jazz; E) piano literature; F) 19th century French music; G) advanced analysis; H) advanced study in electronic music; I) composition through computer-generated sound; J) woodwind literature; K) brass literature; L) string literature; M) medieval performance practice; N) renaissance performance practice; O) baroque performance practice; P) classical performance practice; Q) 19th century performance practice; R) 20th century performance practice; S) woodwind repair; T) string repair; U) advanced jazz improvisation; V) advanced piano pedagogy; W) advanced accompanying; X) advanced conducting; Y) independent study. May be repeated for credit with permission.

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Instructors: Rose Pruiksma

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 803 (01) - Watershed Water Quality Management

Watershed Water Quality Mgt

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 4
CRN: 12525
Special Fees: $45.00

Principles of land use as they relate to water quality and quantity. Lectures focus on biogeochemical cycles and the watershed approach to land and water resource management. Labs and field trips focus on methods of water sampling and analysis. One year of chemistry is recommended. Lab/field trips.

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

Equivalent(s): WARM 803

Cross listed with : NR 703.01

Instructors: Adam Wymore

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	JAMS 144
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	T	2:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	3:30pm - 5:30pm	JAMS 144

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 829 (01) - Silviculture

Silviculture

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 4
CRN: 11422
Special Fees: $130.00

The science and art of establishing, growing, and tending forests to meet multiple objectives. Basics of forest stand dynamics applied to the problems of timber management, wildlife habitat, water quality, and carbon sequestration.

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

Cross listed with : NR 729.01

Instructors: Heidi Asbjornsen

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	8:10am - 9:30am	JAMS 144
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	R	1:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	8:00am - 10:00am	JAMS 144

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 840 (01) - Inventory and Monitoring of Ecological Communities

Inventory &Montoring Ecol Comm

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 11151
Special Fees: $65.00

Provides an introduction to the major concepts associated with monitoring change in ecological communities. Students develop an appreciation for such issues as: identification of appropriate baselines for comparison; use of indicator species; the tools used to inventory common, rare, and secretive species; how trend data are analyzed; and the implications of failing to detect an indicator species. Restricted to senior wildlife majors others by permission. Lab.

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

Cross listed with : NR 740.01

Instructors: Jennifer Purrenhage

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	JAMS 140
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	W	1:10pm - 5:00pm	MORR 103

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 849 (01) - Forest Inventory and Modeling

Forest Inventory and Modeling

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 12956
Special Fees: $40.00

Applied sampling and statistical techniques for assessing current forest conditions and predicting future growth, yield, and structure. Topics include plot and point sampling, ecological inventory, and evaluation of site quality and stand density.

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

Cross listed with : NR 749.01

Instructors: Mark Ducey

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	11:10am - 12:30pm	JAMS 140
8/28/2023	12/11/2023	T	2:10pm - 4:00pm	JAMS G45

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 857 (01) - Remote Sensing of the Environment

Remote Sensing of the Environ

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 10323
Special Fees: $55.00

Practical and conceptual presentation of the use of remote sensing and other geospatial technologies for mapping and monitoring the environment. This course begins with the use of aerial photographs (photogrammetry, and photo interpretation) and includes measures of photo scale and area, parallax and stereo viewing, object heights, flight planning, photo geometry, the electromagnetic spectrum, camera systems and vegetation/land cover mapping. The course concludes with an introduction to other geospatial technologies including digital image analysis, global positioning (GPS), and geographic information systems (GIS). Conceptual lectures are augmented with practical homework assignments and hands-on lab exercises. Lab.

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

Equivalent(s): GEOG 757

Cross listed with : NR 757.01

Instructors: Benjamin Fraser

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	11:10am - 12:00pm	JAMS G54
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	M	2:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 152
Final Exam	12/15/2023	12/15/2023	F	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS G54

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 857 (02) - Remote Sensing of the Environment

Remote Sensing of the Environ

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 5
CRN: 10350
Special Fees: $55.00

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

Equivalent(s): GEOG 757

Cross listed with : NR 757.02

Instructors: Benjamin Fraser

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	11:10am - 12:00pm	JAMS G54
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	T	2:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 152
Final Exam	12/15/2023	12/15/2023	F	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS G54

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 882 (01) - Forest Health

Forest Health

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 6
CRN: 10846
Special Fees: $75.00

Forests cover over 30% of the land surface of the Earth and are incredibly important ecologically, economically, and to the health of the planet. While forests show great capacity to withstand disturbance, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened worldwide by climate change, native and introduced insects and disease, poor management practices, land clearing, drought, fire, and pollution. This course offers an overview of the dominant threats to forests, their causes and consequences, and options for monitoring, management, and mitigation.

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

Cross listed with : NR 782.01

Instructors: Caroline Kanaskie

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	TR	9:40am - 11:00am	JAMS 140
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	F	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 140
Final Exam	12/13/2023	12/13/2023	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS 140

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 887 (01) - Advanced Topics in Sustainable Energy

Adv Topics Sustainable Energy

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 6
CRN: 12258
Special Fees: $36.00

This course will engage students in advanced topics in sustainable energy. Course reviews basic structure of our energy system, energy markets and economics, and the environmental, economic and technological of our energy landscape. Focus will be on electricity and building use with introductions to the transportation system. Students will gain the knowledge to evaluate innovations in technology, policy and financing necessary to implement sustainable energy goals from conservation and efficiency to renewables and energy storage.

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

Cross listed with : NR 787.01

Instructors: Constantine Spandagos

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	8/28/2023	12/11/2023	MW	3:10pm - 4:30pm	JAMS G54
Final Exam	12/19/2023	12/19/2023	T	1:00pm - 3:00pm	JAMS G54

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 899 (01) - Master's Thesis

Master's Thesis

Credits: 1.0 to 10.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 15183

Master's Thesis. Usually 6 credits, but up to 10 credits when the problem warrants.

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

Instructors: Rebecca Rowe, Jessica Ernakovich

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/28/2023	12/11/2023		Hours Arranged	TBA