Timeroom: Spring 2024

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 437 (01) - Principles of Sustainability

Principles of Sustainability

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 80
CRN: 51797

In this course, we investigate the foundational principles of the concept of sustainability. Our objectives include: understanding the many integrated dimensions of sustainability; examining illustrations of unsustainable human-environment relations; recognizing the complexity of sustainability problems and the challenges to finding solutions; comprehending that human-environment relations are a multi-level, complex and dynamic system, and appreciating that the sustainability of ecosystems is necessarily embedded in social, cultural and historical trends.

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Only listed majors in section: ENV CONS SUST

Instructors: Julia Novak Colwell

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	1:10pm - 3:00pm	NHH 208
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	3:30pm - 5:30pm	NHH 208

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 439 (01) - Environmental Biology

Environmental Biology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 18
CRN: 52076
Special Fees: $40.00

Environmental biology focuses on the origins, functions, and interactions of populations, communities, species and ecosystems in relation to dynamic environmental processes. The main course objective is to provide a basic understanding of ecosystem function and the ecological, evolutionary, and genetic principles necessary to understand biological diversity and its distribution.

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Colleges not allowed in section: Liberal Arts, Engineering&Physical Sciences, Thompson School of Applied Sci, Paul College of Business&Econ, Health & Human Services

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Only listed majors in section: ENSCI:ECOSYST, ENV CONS SUST

Instructors: Karina Sanchez

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	F	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	5/13/2024	5/13/2024	M	3:30pm - 5:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 439 (02) - Environmental Biology

Environmental Biology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 18
CRN: 52077
Special Fees: $40.00

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Colleges not allowed in section: Liberal Arts, Engineering&Physical Sciences, Thompson School of Applied Sci, Paul College of Business&Econ, Health & Human Services

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Only listed majors in section: ENSCI:ECOSYST, ENV CONS SUST

Instructors: Karina Sanchez

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	F	3:10pm - 5:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	5/13/2024	5/13/2024	M	3:30pm - 5:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 439 (03) - Environmental Biology

Environmental Biology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 16
CRN: 53706
Special Fees: $40.00

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

Only listed campus in section: Durham

Colleges not allowed in section: Liberal Arts, Engineering&Physical Sciences, Thompson School of Applied Sci, Paul College of Business&Econ, Health & Human Services

Classes not allowed in section: Junior, Senior

Only listed majors in section: ENSCI:ECOSYST, ENV CONS SUST

Instructors: Karina Sanchez

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	12:10pm - 1:00pm	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	F	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 140
Final Exam	5/13/2024	5/13/2024	M	3:30pm - 5:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 504 (01) - Freshwater Resources

Freshwater Resources

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50644
Special Fees: $15.00

Major determinants of freshwater resources including hydrologic cycle and water balance, precipitation, stream-flow measurement, pollution, water supply and sewage treatment, water resource management and regulation. Lab/field trips.

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

Equivalent(s): WARM 504

Attributes: Physical Science(Discovery), Discovery Lab Course

Instructors: Wilfred Wollheim

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	M	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 504 (02) - Freshwater Resources

Freshwater Resources

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50702
Special Fees: $15.00

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

Equivalent(s): WARM 504

Attributes: Physical Science(Discovery), Discovery Lab Course

Instructors: Wilfred Wollheim

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	T	2:10pm - 4:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 504 (03) - Freshwater Resources

Freshwater Resources

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 50645
Special Fees: $15.00

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

Equivalent(s): WARM 504

Attributes: Physical Science(Discovery), Discovery Lab Course

Instructors: Wilfred Wollheim

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MWF	10:10am - 11:00am	JAMS G46
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	W	1:10pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 144
Final Exam	5/15/2024	5/15/2024	W	10:30am - 12:30pm	JAMS G46

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 507 (01) - Introduction to our Energy System and Sustainable Energy

Intro Energy&Syst&Sust Energy

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 100
CRN: 51859

This course introduces students to our domestic energy system and the expanding efforts to develop our use and acceptance of sustainable energy. It provides a historical context of our system that explains where we are today in terms of the grid, technologies, energy use and production and energy markets, primarily for electricity and building use. The course examines how our current impedes and enhances opportunities for innovation in renewable technologies and financing.

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

Attributes: Environment,Tech&Society(Disc)

Instructors: Christopher Skoglund

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	TR	2:10pm - 3:30pm	COLE C219
Final Exam	5/10/2024	5/10/2024	F	3:30pm - 5:30pm	COLE C219

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 508 (01) - Communicating Science

Communicating Science

Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 24
CRN: 53893

Effective communication and community engagement with science are critical, particularly in our modern era of information overwhelm. In this course, we actively explore tools and techniques for oral, written, and visual communication of science in various mediums and with a range of publics and motivations. With an emphasis on critical and creative thinking, we will cultivate a set of skills and best practices as students develop a personal philosophy for communicating science with diverse audiences.

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

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 401

Instructors: Teresa Cohn

	Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
	1/23/2024	5/6/2024	MW	9:10am - 11:00am	JAMS 140
Final Exam	5/13/2024	5/13/2024	M	1:00pm - 3:00pm	JAMS 140

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 600 (01) - Work Experience

Work Experience

Credits: 0.0
Term: Spring 2024 - Full Term (01/23/2024 - 05/06/2024)
Grade Mode: Credit/Fail Grading

Class Size: 20
CRN: 52180

As part of their degree program, students are expected to engage in a work experience or internship under professional supervision and approved by natural resources faculty. This experience may occur at any time during their sophomore through senior years. Students are responsible for arranging their own experience in consultation with their advisor and NREN faculty members.

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

Equivalent(s): NR 599

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman

Instructors: Robert Robertson

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
1/23/2024	5/6/2024		Hours Arranged	OFFCMP TBD