Timeroom: Fall 2024

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Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 820 (01) - International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century

Intl Environ Politic &Policies

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   5  
CRN: 16094
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 (trans-boundary watersheds, water-bodies, 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 820
Cross listed with : NR 720.01
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 840 (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:   3  
CRN: 16361
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
8/26/2024 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 843 (01) - Addressing Arctic Challenges I

Addressing Arctic Challenges I

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 16365
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 in-depth data analysis in R, with the aim of contributing new knowledge in the form of a proposal, peer-reviewed publication, policy brief, outreach product, or other.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : NR 743.01
Instructors: Jessica Ernakovich
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 W 1:10pm - 3:00pm HAALND 104
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm HAALND 104
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 849 (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:   1  
CRN: 12475
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: 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
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 851 (01) - Aquatic Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   4  
CRN: 16095
Special Fees: $95.00
Energy flow and nutrient cycling in streams, rivers and lakes, with an emphasis on understanding the control of primary productivity, decomposition and community structure by both hydrologic and biotic drivers. Role of aquatic ecosystems in carbon and nitrogen budgets at watershed, regional, and global scales. Impacts of environmental changes such as global climate change and suburbanization on aquatic ecosystems. Lab.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : NR 751.01
Instructors: Wilfred Wollheim
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 9:40am - 11:00am JAMS 144
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 F 2:10pm - 5:00pm JAMS 144
Final Exam 12/11/2024 12/11/2024 W 10:30am - 12:30pm MORR 204
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 857 (02) - Remote Sensing of the Environment

Remote Sensing of the Environ

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   5  
CRN: 10309
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.
Cross listed with : NR 757.02
Instructors: Russell Congalton
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 11:10am - 12:00pm JAMS G54
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 T 2:10pm - 5:00pm JAMS 152
Final Exam 12/13/2024 12/13/2024 F 10:30am - 12:30pm JAMS G54
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 887 (01) - Advanced Topics in Sustainable Energy

Adv Topics Sustainable Energy

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   6  
CRN: 11894
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
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MW 3:10pm - 4:30pm 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 2024 - Full Term - Grad Thesis (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 13947
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: Jessica Ernakovich
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 900 (01) - Teaching Assistantship Practicum

Teaching Assistantship Practic

Credits: 0.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading
Class Size:   20  
CRN: 14676
This course covers best practices, norms, and expectations in performing the duties of a teaching assistant. Strategies for effective grading, communication with students and instructors, and institutional policies are explored and reinforced.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Instructors: Mark Ducey
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
Durham   Life Sciences & Agriculture :: Natural Resources

NR 903 (01) - Approach to Research

Approach to Research

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Graduate Credit/Fail grading
Class Size:   25  
CRN: 10274
Provides incoming graduate students with an overview of the scientific method, peer review, and various research approaches and methods. Ethics, institutional and individual responsibilities, and effective communication are also addressed in a seminar and discussion format.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Instructors: Rem Moll
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 W 8:10am - 10:00am MURK G04