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Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 602 (01) - Natural Resources and Environmental Policy

Nat Resources&Envrnmtl Policy

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 12144
Contemporary natural resource and environmental policy problems/issues are addressed from a policy sciences perspective with emphasis on domestic policy solutions. Critical assessment of major policy initiatives and their implementation toward sustainable resource use and a healthy environment. Public policies are analyzed to determine the extent to which their implementation strategies have succeeded, and to assess their adequacy within a bioregional or ecosystem approach, and/or capacity to integrate economic and environmental decisions. Cases include national and local policies in their global context. Students apply public policy analysis and decision tools in laboratory sessions.
Section Comments: Other majors allowed by permission. Must be a SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR or SENIOR at the start of class.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): EC 702
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Sophomore, Senior
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Catherine Ashcraft
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 M 3:10pm - 5:00pm MURK 204
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 12:40pm - 2:00pm HS G34
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 602 (02) - Natural Resources and Environmental Policy

Nat Resources&Envrnmtl Policy

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   23  
CRN: 12145
Contemporary natural resource and environmental policy problems/issues are addressed from a policy sciences perspective with emphasis on domestic policy solutions. Critical assessment of major policy initiatives and their implementation toward sustainable resource use and a healthy environment. Public policies are analyzed to determine the extent to which their implementation strategies have succeeded, and to assess their adequacy within a bioregional or ecosystem approach, and/or capacity to integrate economic and environmental decisions. Cases include national and local policies in their global context. Students apply public policy analysis and decision tools in laboratory sessions.
Section Comments: Other majors allowed by permission. Must be a SOPHOMORE, JUNIOR or SENIOR at the start of class.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): EC 702
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Sophomore, Senior
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Catherine Ashcraft
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 12:40pm - 2:00pm HS G34
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 W 3:10pm - 5:00pm HAALND 104
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 615 (01) - Wildlife Habitats

Wildlife Habitats

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   24  
CRN: 13181
Special Fees: $135.00
Introduces animal-habitat associations, including an examination of spatial and temporal features of wildlife habitat, the evolution of habitat selection, and how habitat suitability/productivity is evaluated.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 541 or BIOL 541W or NR 527
Equivalent(s): WILD 615
Only listed majors in section: WILDCONSBIOL
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Fikirte Erda
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm CHASE 105
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 T 1:10pm - 5:00pm COLE C142
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 615 (02) - Wildlife Habitats

Wildlife Habitats

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   24  
CRN: 10622
Special Fees: $135.00
Introduces animal-habitat associations, including an examination of spatial and temporal features of wildlife habitat, the evolution of habitat selection, and how habitat suitability/productivity is evaluated.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 541 or BIOL 541W or NR 527
Equivalent(s): WILD 615
Only listed majors in section: WILDCONSBIOL, WILDLIFE ECOL
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Fikirte Erda
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm CHASE 105
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 R 1:10pm - 5:00pm COLE C142
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 703 (01) - Watershed Water Quality Management

Watershed Water Quality Mgt

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   14  
CRN: 12131
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.
Prerequisite(s): NR 504
Equivalent(s): WARM 703
Instructors: Adam Wymore
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm JAMS 144
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 T 2:10pm - 5:00pm JAMS 144
Final Exam 12/11/2024 12/11/2024 W 3:30pm - 5:30pm MORR 204
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 720 (01) - International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century

Intl Envrnmt Politics&Policies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   19  
CRN: 16092
Students examine policies for managing human activities to sustain the health of regional ecosystems and planetary life-support systems. Selected problems of the international commons (oceans, marine resources, atmosphere, migratory species); global and regional carrying capacity (population, resource consumption), internationally shared ecosystems (transboundary watersheds and waterbodies, tropical forests); and the relevant international institutions and politics for policy formation, conflict resolution, and implementation. Using a policy-analytic framework, students develop case studies to assess international policies and institutional arrangements to achieve the objectives of Agenda 21--Earth Summit Strategy to Save the Planet.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): EC 720
Cross listed with : NR 820.01
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Catherine Ashcraft
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 11:10am - 1:00pm SLS 165
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 729 (01) - Silviculture

Silviculture

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 11228
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.
Section Comments: You must have JUNIOR standing at the start of this course.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): NR 425 and NR 527
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Instructors: David Moore
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 8:10am - 9:30am JAMS 144
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 R 1:10pm - 5:00pm JAMS 144
Final Exam 12/11/2024 12/11/2024 W 8:00am - 10:00am MORR 103
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 740 (01) - Inventory and Monitoring of Ecological Communities

Inventory &Montoring Ecol Comm

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   27  
CRN: 10983
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. Lab.
Section Comments: You must have SENIOR standing at the start of this course.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : NR 840.01
Only listed majors in section: WILDCONSBIOL
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Jennifer Purrenhage
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm JAMS 140
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 W 1:10pm - 5:00pm PARS NB22
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 743 (01) - Addressing Arctic Challenges

Addressing Arctic Challenges

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 16366
Students will gain knowledge on the effect of climate change on Arctic environmental, social, and built systems, and apply transdisciplinary approaches to addressing arctic challenges. This course employs inquiry-based, peer-to-peer, and self-driven approaches. Students will tackle a research project, including data analysis, with the aim of contributing new knowledge in the form of a proposal, publication, outreach product, or other.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 528 or SOC 402 or MATH 539 or MATH 644
Cross listed with : NR 843.01
Instructors: Jessica Ernakovich
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm HAALND 104
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 W 1:10pm - 3:00pm HAALND 104
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 749 (01) - Forest Inventory and Modeling

Forest Inventory and Modeling

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   15  
CRN: 12476
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.
Prerequisite(s): NR 415 and BIOL 528
Cross listed with : NR 849.01
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Instructors: Heidi Giguere
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 11:10am - 12:30pm PARS NB24
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 T 2:10pm - 4:00pm JAMS G45