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    • SUR 6535 | GPS-INS Integration

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      From airplanes, drones, to autonomous vehicles, GNSS-aided inertial navigation systems are bringing new conveniences to modern society. This course includes the principles of inertial navigation and its integration with GPS, coordinate frames, modeling linear motion and rotational motion, mechanization of inertial navigation sensor measurements, space state representation of system errors, linear state equations, and practical Kalman filter techniques.

      Spring Semester, 3 Credits

      Course Prerequisites: Measurement Science SUR 3520 and Geodesy and Geodetic Positioning SUR 4530, or instructor consent. This course requires a background in differential and integral calculus and matrix algebra.

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      • SUR 6535 - GPS-INS Integration

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course requires lab/field trips.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Chunli Dai

    • FNR 6934 | Communicating Natural Resource Science in Public

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Introduces the principles behind effective science communication with natural resource users and the public. We cover the basics of identifying audiences and making your message accessible and engaging, but concentrate on the science and theories underlying how people receive and interpret information and their application in communication around contentious issues.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

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      • FNR 6934 - Communicating Natural Resource Science in Public (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Chelsey Crandall

    • FNR 6934 | Environment & Society

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The purpose of this course will be to provide a broad overview of environmental and natural resource sociology, focusing on the prevailing theories and approaches used to examine the complex relationship between human societies and the biophysical environment. Throughout this course, we will analyze the societal causes and consequences of resourcescarcity, environmental degradation, and environmental conflict. Viewing environmental problems as social problems, we will focus on the structural conditions that produce environmental problems and inhibit their solutions.The primary goal for this course is to allow students to develop an understanding of contemporary environmental issues froma social science perspective. Students in this course will explore the intersection of major social and environmental issues through writing, reading, and the development of an environmental project throughout the semester. The class is designed for students of all backgrounds in agriculture and natural resources.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6934 - Environment & Society Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Alison Adams

    • FNR 5405 | Forest Resources Information Systems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Nearly every topic imaginable associated with natural resource management has some spatial or geographic context. This course aims to develop spatial thinking through the use of geographic information system (GIS) tools. Understanding how the elements of geography, mapping, and database management connect to the physical world is key to answering questions related to “where” and “what”. The relative location of features (where) and their properties or attributes (what) can be overlain, combined, and analyzed to tell a richer story beyond simple facts.

      Topics Covered will include: Map and compass use, introductory aerial photograph interpretation, Public Land Survey System of the US, map projections and coordinate systems, geospatial data sources and data collection, use of Global Positioning System (GPS) for data collection and navigation, basic database design, spatial and tabular data analysis, basic cartographic techniques and map layout, and examples of GIS use in the natural and physical sciences.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in Summer B.

      Prerequisites: n/a

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 5405 Forest Resource Information Systems Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require in-person lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Joe Aufmuth

      Dr. David Fox

    • FNR 6075 | Science Communication & Public Education

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will provide an introduction to science communication, environmental education, and public outreach. The course will focus on strategic message framing and how to convey scientific research to the public. The public outreach portion will focus on general audiences as well as K-12 specific outreach.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6075 Science Communication & Public Education Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Megan Ennes

    • FNR 6615C | Visualization of Ecological Data

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will equip students with knowledge and skills to work effectively with big (ecological) data, with a specific focus on data visualization as exploratory data analysis. At the end of this course, students will know the basics of effective visualization and will be able to effectively communicate their data and/or findings through visualization.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6615C - Visualization in the Era of Big Ecological Data Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Daniel Johnson

      Geraldine Klarenberg

    • FAS 6238 | Environmental Fish Physiology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will cover advanced topics on the physiology of fishes, their implications, and applications. We will examine features both common and distinctive, and survey the adaptations of fishes at different levels of biological organization which have allowed them to become by far the most species-rich vertebrate taxa. Maintenance of homeostasis under an array of stressors will be an overarching theme. Through literature review and a final project, students will gain an appreciation for, understanding of, and ability to formulate controlled scientific experiments to generate new knowledge about how fishes function.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: FAS 6932: Biology of Fishes

      Offered Spring of odd years

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6238 - Environmental Fish Physiology Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not require lab/field trips.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Joshua Patterson

    • FNR 6314 | Issues in Southeastern Forest Health

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This online course is designed to expose students to invasive and native forest and tree health issues and their management in the southeastern U.S. For each forest health topic, students will learn the biology, ecology, and management strategies. Modules include pre-recorded webinars followed by a brief quiz. Additional assignments such as online discussions, fact sheets, and a scientific review paper will expose students to various forms of technology transfer regarding these issues. There is no required textbook, but additional readings will be provided.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

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      • FNR 6314 Issues in Southeastern Forest Health

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not include lab/field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Jess Hartshorn

      jhartshorn@ufl.edu

    • FAS 6408 | Aquaculture II

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Aquaculture II will build upon the foundations of the Aquaculture I course (FAS 5015). Students will be exposed to more advanced concepts including aquaculture engineering and system design; broodstock management; live feeds and algae production; economics and marketing; as well as biosecurity. Application of principles and concepts presented in this class will be emphasized. At the conclusion of this course students should have a firm grasp of critical concepts in aquaculture and be better prepared for careers in private, state, and federal organizations as well as academia.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6408 - Aquaculture II Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field work in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Matthew DiMaggio

    • FNR 6668 | Natural Resources in a Changing Climate

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Our collective focus has been on protecting natural resources as they are, restoring them to what they were, or using them based on past experience. The world is changing. We need to reconsider our objectives and the tools we use to meet them. This course will explore conservation and management tools and their vulnerabilities to global climate change (GCC), how they can be implemented in new ways to maintain or increase their effectiveness, options for integrating the needs of humans and natural resources, and how governance mechanisms might be improved to support adaptation efforts. Be prepared to think creatively!

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: graduate student standing

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6668 - Natural Resources in a Changing Climate Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not include lab/field trip components.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Shirley Baker

    • FNR 6934 | Conservation Behavior for Practitioners

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Conservation behavior is becoming an increasingly important concept as natural resource managers, development officers, educators, politicians, regulators, and business leaders consider what it takes to nudge people toward sustainable behaviors. Most acknowledge that our behavior plays an important role in creating and resolving environmental challenges. This course will explore what we know about human behavior and apply it to the design of helpful education and communication tools. Many of the useful theories and models about human behavior come from psychology. We have selected a few of the most popular and relevant to environmental behaviors. Understanding these theories can make our work in education and communication more effective. This course is geared toward those people who wish to nudge, cajole, persuade, and help shift environmental behavior in their work and personal lives. Whether you wish to become an advocate, an educator, or a choice architect, this course can offer some strategies for thinking about effective efforts to change behavior in formal and informal settings. There are other sections for those who wish to conduct research using these theories. While we will read about a few of these theories, the emphasis will be on applying them in practice, not research. Offered odd years

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: graduate student standing

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6934 Conservation Behavior for Practitioners Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not include lab/field trip components.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dr. Chelsey Crandall is interested in understanding and engaging the human dimensions of fisheries and other natural resources. Her work includes research into the drivers of attitudes and behaviors, as well as experimenting with novel ways to engage stakeholders in management decision-making and citizen science. Prior to her work in human dimensions, Chelsey’s research focused on marine and fisheries ecology, and she did her master’s research working with greater amberjack stock structure in the Gulf of Mexico. Her past work has spanned marine and terrestrial systems (including sea cucumbers, sharks, snakes, and rats), and she enjoys implementing interdisciplinary approaches in her work.

    • FAS 5203 | Biology of Fishes

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This 3-hour on-line graduate course is a survey of the diversity of fishes, including their anatomy, taxonomy, ecology, and conservation. Evolutionary trends are stressed, along with biogeography and biodiversity hotspots. The last section of the course is focused on fish ecology and conservation.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: graduate student standing

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Biology of Fishes Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course involves online discussion and assignments.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Will Patterson

    • FNR 6506 | Forest Ecosystem Resilience

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      What causes forests to change from one ecosystem type to another? What are the processes, both external and internal to a forest that resist or facilitate dramatic change in its composition or function? These are the types of questions that we will address as we study the abiotic and biotic drivers, and management activities that can either stimulate or suppress forest change. In addition, we will cover the methods used to detect change and project (model) how a forest will change in the future. In a broad sense, these topics fall under the study area of 'resilience' and an early focus of this course will be the history of what is known as 'Resilience thinking' as articulated by C.S. Holling. However, we will quickly move into the literature on how and why forests are changing with some reference back to the earlier work by Holling.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: Graduate student standing. Previous course(s) in ecology, silviculture, or biology are recommended but are not required.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6506 Forest Ecosystem Resilience Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course does not include lab/field trip components.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jason Vogel

    • FNR 6934 | Introduction to Programming with R

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This is an online course that will help students to gain a basic understanding of scientific programming. The course will be taught using R language, so you will learn to use R. However, the programming techniques learned in this course will be easily transferable to other programming languages. The focus will be on programming for scientific analyses. This course will cover basic concepts and techniques in programming such as recognizing and changing data types, reading in and writing out data, indexing, loops, creating functions, iterations, manipulating data and creating plots. You will learn base R and a few selected packages.

      Credits: 2

      Offered Summer B.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6934 Introduction to Programming with R Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Geraldine Klarenberg

    • FOR 6085 | Landscape Planning for Ecotourism

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Discussion of the history of nature-based recreation, the principles behind ecotourism, examples of international ecotourism offerings, and procedures for integrating ecotourism into a management plan.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6085 - Landscape Planning for Ecotourism Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Taylor Stein

    • FNR 6620 | Community Forest Management

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course weighs the evidence to date of how well communities conserve their forests, and examines how researchers and practitioners (including graduate students) have collaborated with them in these efforts. It explores the conceptual underpinnings, efficacy, and practice of this growing trend in global forest management.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6620 Community Forest Management Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Karen Kainer

    • FNR 6665 | Valuation of Natural Resources

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Extension of microeconomic principles to problems in forest production, supply behavior, forest valuation, and multiple-use of forest lands.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6665 Valuation of Natural Resources Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Tamara Cushing

      Tyler Carney

    • FNR 6134 | Physiology of Forest Trees

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Growth and development of woody perennial plants with emphasis on understanding how environmental factors affect their physiology.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6340 - Physiology of Forest Trees Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course includes required field trips.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Timothy Martin

    • FNR 6626 | Fire Paradigms

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      A detailed study of the ecological aspects of fire and fire management techniques including assessment of prescribed burning plans, comparison of present day and historical fire policies and use, critical factors influencing fire behavior and effects, and wildfire control and operations.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6215 - Fire Paradigms Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course. See FOR 3214L for lab information.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Raelene Crandall

    • FNR 6315 | Tropical Forest Ecology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Climatic influences, forest types, natural forest and plantation management, policies, practices, and conservation.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6170 - Tropical Forest Ecology Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no required lab or field trips in this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Stephanie Bohlman

    • FNR 6006 | Silviculture

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Promotes understanding of principles governing establishment, treatment, and control of forest stands; regeneration systems; intermediate cuttings; intensive cultural practices; land use ethics; and management systems.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: basic ecology course (FOR3153C or PCB3043C suggested)

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6164 - Silviculture Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jason Vogel

    • FNR 6565 | Simulation Analysis of Forest Ecosystems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Concepts of the ecosystem, the role of models for understanding ecosystem dynamics, disturbance regimes and stability theory, nutrient cycles and ecosystem energetics.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6156 - Simulation Analysis of Forest Ecosystems Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Wendell Cropper and Geraldine Klarenberg

    • FNR 6505 | Forest Ecosystem Health

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Forest Ecosystem Health is an integrated course dedicated to the study of forest health and how it relates to ecological restoration.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6505 Forest Ecosystem Health Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jeff Eickwort

    • FNR 6607 | Conservation Behavior

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Methods for changing behavior in various groups to improve environmental sustainability.

      Credits: 3

      Offered even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6607 Conservation Behavior Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Martha Monroe

    • FNR 5015 | Ecosystem Restoration Principles & Practice

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      History, structure, importance, ecology, restoration and management techniques, ownership patterns and policy implications.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 5015 Ecosystem Restoration Principles & Practice Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Carrie Reinhardt Adams (ENH)

    • FNR 6516 | Management & Restoration of Invaded Ecosystems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Invasion ecology, with emphasis on plant invasions in managed forests and natural ecosystems. Management tools and techniques are discussed, along with the restoration of formerly invaded systems. Plant invasions from Florida and around the world are used as case studies.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6516 Management & Restoration of Invaded Ecosystems

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Michael Andreu

    • FNR 6934 | Reproducible Quantitative Methods

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course aims to improve the implementation and execution of reproducible research and analyses in the field of natural resources. Students will be introduced to systematic data collection and data cleaning (“wrangling”), in a way that promotes reproducibility. They will be equipped with the tools to do this work using the R language, and will learn essential data management principles.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6934 Reproducible Quantitative Methods Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Geraldine Klarenberg

    • FNR 6934 | Bark & Ambrosia Beetles

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      A comprehensive review of bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae), including global diversity, Florida’s fauna, classification, field and lab diagnostics, morphology, overview of major pests globally and locally, types of damage, relationships with fungi and host trees, management strategies, legal context, field demonstration.

      Credits: 3

      Offered Summer A, even years, off-cycle one-week course.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FOR 6934 - Bark & Ambrosia Beetles Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This is a field course held on-site at various locations over a one-week period.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jiri Hulcr

    • FNR 6504 | Analysis of Forest Ecosystems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Concepts of the ecosystem, the role of models for understanding ecosystem dynamics, disturbance regimes and stability theory, nutrient cycles and ecosystem energetics.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6504 Analysis of Forest Ecosystems Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Wendell Cropper

    • FNR 6934 | Human & Organizational Management in Natural Resources

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course encompasses Human Resources (HR) Management and Organizational Behavioral (OB) information and practices common in public and private sector, domestic (U.S.) businesses, with a focus on entities dedicated to Natural Resources. This course is designed to integrate the various functional areas of management, including human resource management, organizational behavior, operations management, and leadership to comprehensively develop mid- and long- term strategic direction. It focuses on the fundamental aspects of business operations, as well as on essential managerial skills and skill-oriented activities, including analysis, critical thinking, and organizational awareness.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6934 Human & Organizational Management in Natural Resources Syllabus (Online).pdf
      • FNR 6934 Human & Organizational Management in Natural Resources Course Flyer.pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jane Bachelor, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

      jbach@ufl.edu

    • FNR 5626 | Forest Economics & Management

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      A detailed study of stand and forest growth and development, planning principles, financial analysis, forest valuation, optimization within various constrained frameworks, analysis of forest management alternatives, and development of comprehensive harvest schedule models.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: instructor permission

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Andres Susaeta

    • FAS 6357 | Marine Protected Areas

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of marine protected areas (MPA), including the scientific basis and the traditional approach to fisheries management. Covers the ecological principles which guide the creation of MPAs, and the monitoring and documentation necessary to determine MPA success or failure.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6357 Marine Protected Areas Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field work associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Nick Funicelli

      jungian7@gmail.com

    • FAS 6932 | Scientific Diver

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The Scientific Diver Certification is recognition status of a permit to dive at the University while it is current and for the purpose intended.

      Credits: 2

      Prerequisites or co-requisites: FAS 6932 Advanced SCUBA or instructor consent

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Scientific Diver Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf
      • more information

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course requires attendance at pool sessions for SCUBA training.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Doug Marcinek

      marcinek@ufl.edu

    • FAS 6932 | Fisheries Ecology & Management

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course is an advanced graduate course on fisheries stock assessment and management. This course focuses on modern stock assessment models and why these methods work, why they sometimes fail, and how they can be improved and used in evaluating fisheries management decisions. Students construct a variety of stock-assessment models and evaluate the performance of these models using both simulated and real data from a variety of global fisheries.

      Credits: 4

      Prerequisite: FAS 6337C or instructor consent.

      Offered in even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • not available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • FAS 6360 | Invasion Ecology of Aquatic Animals

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the field of invasion ecology and will emphasize aspects related to aquatic animals. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and invited expert speakers, students will be presented the ecological concepts and debates underlying this developing field; the biology and life history of nonnative aquatic animals, including characteristics of successful invaders (emphasis on Florida); risk analysis methodology; and the conservation and regulatory implications of nonnative aquatic species.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: instructor consent

      Offered in even years only.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6360 - Invasion Ecology of Aquatic Animals Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field work in this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jeff Hill

    • FAS 6932 | Fish & Water Quality

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course discusses International, Federal, and State of Florida water quality standards and how each standard affects fish. Students learn the facts behind the establishment of each standard, sources of the materials and the interactions between various water chemistry parameters that occur in a lake or body of water. This course uses the Canadian Guide to Water Quality as the primary reference source and relates Canadian standards to USEPA and Florida standards and guidelines. The course is a discussion class graded on the S/U basis.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in odd years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Fish & Water Quality Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course includes required labs and field work.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dan Canfield Jr.

    • FAS 6932 | Fish & Limnology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course provides students with a basic understanding of fishery and limnological science. Knowledge will be gained through classroom lectures and hands-on experience with a broad array of methods used in fishery science. Research methods will include not only field and laboratory techniques, but also the procedures and formats for data analysis and formulation of management practices for aquatic resources. Fishery science encompasses a variety of scientific disciplines including physics, chemistry, and biology. Specific items that will be address in this course include: (1) structure and function of aquatic habitats, (2) limnological laboratory and field procedures, (3) fish sampling and study methods, (4) analysis and reporting of limnological and fishery data, and (5) an overview of some important Florida aquatic resource issues.(Course is co-taught with FAS4305C).

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Fish & Limnology Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course includes required labs and field work.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Dan Canfield Jr.

      Charles Cichra

    • FAS 6165 | Fish & Crustacean Nutrition

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will acquaint students with basic principles of nutrition and formulation of diets for fish and crustaceans in aquaculture. Lectures will cover digestive physiology, nutrients, feed formulation, and specific nutritional requirements for numerous aquatic organisms. Lectures will cover digestive physiology, nutrients, feed formulation, and specific nutritional requirements for numerous aquatic organisms. Students will be required to give one oral presentations on assigned topics using PowerPoint and narrating it in Voicethread. Students will watch the other student lectures and participate in online discussion of the topics covered.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6165 - Fish & Crustacean Nutrition Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • FAS 6932 | UF in the UK: Coastal Biology, Natural History & Culture

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The coast of the United Kingdom has a remarkable history that intertwines its unique cultural and biological characteristics. This course explores coastal and nearshore maritime environments during a 3-week journey around the UK. Students will learn how the coasts were formed and adapted to by a fascinating variety of plants, animals, and human cultures. Some of these organisms and peoples are still around today while others are long gone, leaving behind only their fossilized remains or archaeological evidence. This experiential learning course will begin in London's Natural History Museum, move to the Jurassic Coast and English Channel, the southwest coast of Wales, on to northeast England and the North Sea, then finish back in London. In addition to meeting with local scientists, fishermen, and conservation specialists along the way, students will also engage with their faculty guides and fellow students from the US, Wales and England for maximum cultural immersion.

      Coastal Biology & Culture, Credits: 4

      Natural History & Culture, Credits: 2

      Summer A course

      People on a cliff in the middle of the ocean in the UK

      A castle surrounded by water in the UKA port in the UK

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - UF in the UK - Coastal Biology, Natural History & Culture (2023 Syllabus).pdf
      • FAS 6932 - UF in the UK - Coastal Biology, Natural History & Culture (Course Flyer).pdf
      • FAS 6932 - UF in the UK - Coastal Biology, Natural History & Culture (2023 Itinerary).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This is a study abroad course traveling to locations in England and Wales.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Donald Behringer

    • FAS 6306C | Spatial Sciences for Marine Environmental Characterization

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      An introduction to the geospatial technologies, concepts and methods required to analyze and manage geographic data used in a context of marine habitat mapping. Learn about the fields of cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS), and how to combine oceanography and marine ecology, geomorphology and biology in order to provide an accurate spatial representation of marine habitats.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Spatial Sciences for Marine Environmental Characterization Syllabus.pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course has required labs that can be completed online or in person.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • FAS 6932 | Reproductive Dynamics of Fish and Fisheries

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course covers reproductive biology and ecology of fishes in relation to fisheries and fisheries management, including: reproductive modes and cycles, gonad development and staging, spawning duration and season, fecundity, sexual maturity, spawning aggregations, and latitudinal/spatial variation in reproductive dynamics.

      Credits: 2

      Prerequisites: Course in fish biology (e.g., Biology of Fishes or equivalent) and statistics (STA 2023 or higher); students should be familiar with the basic use of Excel but experience with SAS or R is not required (programs will be provided).

      Offered during Summer B in even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Reproductive Dynamics of Fish and Fisheries Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Deb Murie

    • FAS 6932 | Global Change in Freshwater Ecosystems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of human impacts in freshwater ecosystems and challenges and approaches for conserving freshwater diversity and ecosystem services.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6932 - Global Change in Freshwater Ecosystems Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field work in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Lindsey Reisinger

    • FAS 6275 | Freshwater Ecology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of key concepts in freshwater ecology. Material will focus on physical and chemical aspects of freshwater ecosystems, major groups of freshwater organisms, and the ecological processes that affect freshwater communities and ecosystems.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6275 - Freshwater Ecology Syllabus (Online).pdf
      • FAS 6275 - Freshwater Ecology Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field work in this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Lindsey Reisinger

    • FAS 6910 | Supervised Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Firsthand, authentic research in fisheries and aquatic sciences under the supervision of a faculty member. Projects may involve inquiry, design, investigation, scholarship, discovery or application.

      Credits: variable (1-5). Can be repeated with change of topic up to 5 credits.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • n/a

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      This course is individualized per student.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible, spring, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Obtain approval from an FAS faculty member for supervision of these credits.

    • FAS 6905 | Individual Study

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Individual study of a selected topic in fisheries and aquatic sciences as contracted with the instructor at the start of the term.

      Credits: variable (1-6). Can be repeated with change of topic up to 10 credits.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • n/a

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      This course is individualized per student.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible, spring, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Obtain approval from an FAS faculty member for supervision of these credits.

    • FAS 6705 | Fisheries and Aquaculture: An Economics Perspective

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course introduces students to important issues in fisheries and aquaculture management from an economic perspective, exploring the incentives of various stakeholders in utilizing and conserving fisheries resources, as well as the impacts and effects of differing management systems on industry and ecosystems. Appropriate for students with little or no background in economics or fisheries sciences.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6705 - Fisheries and Aquaculture - An Economics Perspective Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Frank Asche

    • FAS 6356 | Fisheries Enhancement

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Fisheries enhancements are a set of fisheries management approaches involving the release of cultured organisms to enhance or restore fisheries. The course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required for assessing where and when enhancements can contribute to fisheries management goals, and for developing and managing such initiatives effectively. Throughout the course, students apply concepts and methods to an enhancement fishery case study of their choice and present results of their assessments orally and in writing.

      Credits: 2

      Prerequisites: instructor consent

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6356 - Fisheries Enhancement Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course at this time.FAS 6356 | Fisheries Enhancement

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Kai Lorenzen

    • FAS 6355C | Fisheries Management

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Integrating scientific, social, political, and legal factors in fisheries management.

      Credits: 4

      Prerequisites: A graduate course in Ecology, Statistics or Fisheries Management. Knowledge of R and/or ArcGIS is helpful.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6355C - Fisheries Management Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course at this time.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Kai Lorenzen

    • FAS 6339C | Advanced Quantitative Fisheries Assessment

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Covers topics related to fisheries stock assessment and management. This course focuses on modern assessment techniques and their associated challenges.

      Credits: 4

      Prerequisites: FAS 6337C Fish Population Dynamics

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6339C - Advanced Quantitative Fisheries Assessment Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • FAS 6337C | Fish Population Dynamics

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Analyzing fish populations for management purposes. Methods for estimating population parameters such as growth, recruitment, and mortality. Using population parameters and computer models to predict yield and catch composition, and bioenergetics approaches for fisheries management problems.

      Credits: 4

      Prerequisites: STA 6166 (or equivalent)

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6337C - Fish Population Dynamics Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Zachary Siders

      zsiders@ufl.edu

      (352) 273.3644

    • FAS 6273 | Trophic Ecology of Fishes

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Tropic ecology of fishes, including: food habit analyses, diet breadth, diet overlap, prey selectivity, prey digestion, gut evacuation, consumption, food-web linkages, foraging connections through stable isotope ratios, trophic cascades, feeding bioenergetics, and interactions among feeding, growth & reproduction.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: Biology of Fishes (or equivalent) and STA 6166 (or equivalent)

      Offered in odd years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6273 - Trophic Ecology of Fishes Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Deb Murie

    • FAS 6256 | Fish & Aquatic Invertebrate Histology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Covers basic interpretation of the fixed tissue microanatomy and physiology of fish, bivalves, and corals, and introduces common histopathologic (disease) findings.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in odd years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6256 - Fish & Aquatic Invertebrate Histology Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Roy Yanong

    • FAS 6272 | Marine Ecological Processes

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course is intended to provide students with a broad overview of ecological processes operating in estuarine, near shore coastal and open ocean systems. Initially, students are introduced to important primary producers and secondary consumers in each of these systems. Insights into physiological and population levels of organization build on these basics. Environmental factors that influence species-specific and population level interactions are discussed subsequently as a transition to the concepts of community organization. The major chemical cycles in marine systems (e.g., carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) are then discussed. All of this material forms a foundation for explaining how the structure and function of communities are maintained over different scales in both time and space.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: instructor consent

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6272 - Marine Ecological Processes Syllabus (In-Person).pdf
      • FAS 6272 - Marine Ecological Processes Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course at this time.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Donald Behringer

    • FAS 6176 | Algae Biology & Ecology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Covers the biology and ecology of aquatic algae, including evolution, classification, structure, photosynthesis, growth, and eproduction. Emphasis on the ecological role of algae in different aquatic ecosystems (e.g. open ocean, estuaries, coral reefs, rocky intertidal), their impacts (e.g. harmful algae blooms, food webs), and their applications (e.g. food, biochemical).

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: BSC2010 and BSC2010L or equivalent

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6176 - Algae Biology & Ecology Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field work in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Ed Philips

    • FAS 6154 | Marine Adaptations: Environmental Physiology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will focus on the responses of species and habitats to stressors encountered in the marine environment. We will first examine the physiological responses to salinity, hypoxia, ocean acidification, thermal stress, pollutants, nitrogen stress, UV radiation, and noise. Then we will explore these physiological stressors as drivers of marine ecological processes. Examples will be drawn from a wide array of marine habitats including estuarine, coastal, polar, coral reef, benthic, rocky intertidal, marsh, and pelagic. Finally, we will discuss societal, economic, and management implications.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: : BSC 2010 and 2011 or equivalent; courses in animal physiology and ecology are recommended.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6154 - Marine Adaptations - Environmental Physiology Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field work required for this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Shirley Baker

    • FAS 5407 | Biology & Ecology of Fisheries & Aquaculture Invertebrates

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Invertebrate animals (e.g. mollusks, crustaceans, echinoderms) comprise about 99% of described species. Many are important fisheries and some are increasingly important in aquaculture. Invertebrates are more anatomically and biologically diverse than finfish, and this diversity must be understood in order to study their fishery management or aquaculture. This course will examine the biology of marine and freshwater invertebrates that are important as fisheries or in aquaculture. Topics will include taxonomy, morphology, distribution, habitat requirements, nutrition, major predators and parasites, significant ecological interactions, and life cycles. Non-food fisheries, such as commercial sponges and pearl oysters, will also be included. The course will be organized by taxonomic groupings, or phyla. Topics will be chosen for their biological relevance to fisheries and aquaculture, but procedural topics (methods, management, models, etc.) will not be emphasized here.

      See here for short video description of course.

      Credits: 3

      Summer C, odd-numbered years only

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5407 - Biology & Ecology of Fisheries & Aquaculture Invertebrates Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Patrick Baker

      pkbaker@ufl.edu

    • FAS 5335C | Applied Fisheries Statistics

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course covers mathematical distributions, transforming data, outliers, significant figures, number of samples needed, effect of sampler size, sample design, mark-recapture and depletion methods of estimating abundance, length-frequency analysis, length-weight relationships (K, Wr, ANOCOVA), and basic statistical tests (e.g., t-tests, paired t-tests, tests of normality, correlations, simple ANOVAs, regression analysis). Additional topics will include ratios, pseudo-replication, nonparametric statistics, repeated-measures ANOVA, multiple comparison testing, and variable selection techniques. Handouts (computer printouts and primary literature) will be used extensively as supporting materials. Students will learn the basics of SAS (Statistical Analysis System) and JMP programming for data management and analysis. Each student will conduct an independent “sampling” project on a fisheries or aquatic science topic of their choice, including review of the literature, proposal and budget preparation, completion of field and/or laboratory work, and preparation of paper and oral presentation based on their research. Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to effectively organize data (past or future) apply appropriate statistical tests, and have a critical understanding of methods of sampling and analysis.

      Credits: 4

      Offered in even years only.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5335C - Applied Fisheries Statistics Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      This course includes required lab/field work which can be conducted independently during COVID-19.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Charles Cichra

    • FAS 5276C | Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Historically, this field-oriented course is intended to introduce students to the diverse aquatic habitats found in Florida, their associated flora and fauna, and serve as an introduction to the management issues facing state and federal conservation agencies. However, due to restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic we are adapting the course to online delivery until further notice!

      Students will gain an understanding of plant and animal community structure across a range of ponds, lakes, rivers, and nearshore coastal systems. Virtual (recorded) field trips, live-streamed (synchronous) class meetings, and other video content will comprise approximately 75% of the total class time. Other course materials (field site reports, primary literature, management agency publications, and other online content) will constitute the remaining 25%. Enrollment includes advanced undergraduates and graduate students.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisite: FAS4305C or consent of instructor

      Summer A course

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5276C - Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      This course includes required lab/field work which are offered online during COVID-19.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Donald Behringer

      Lindsey Reisinger

    • FNR 5016 | Ecology & Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      History, structure, importance, ecology, restoration and management techniques, ownership patterns, and policy implications.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: ecology course

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 5016 - Ecology & Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems Syllabus (Online).

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online-or-flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Debora Miller (WEC/WFREC)

    • FAS 5203C | Biology of Fishes

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Course will focus on the general biology of fishes, with emphasis on trends in their evolution, integrative and sensory biology, physiology, feeding ecology, reproduction, growth, and population dynamics as they relate to fisheries.

      Credits: 4

      Prerequisites: BSC 2011 and BSC 2011L

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5203C - Biology of Fishes Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      This course involves online laboratory assignments and assessments.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Will Patterson

    • FAS 5255C | Diseases of Warmwater Fish

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Provides instruction in the methodology of diagnosis, treatment and management of parasitic, bacterial, viral, nutritional, and environmental diseases of warmwater food fish and aquarium species.

      Credits: 3

      Summer C course

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5255C - Diseases of Warmwater Fish Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips required in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online or flexible, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Ruth Francis-Floyd

    • FAS 5015 | Aquaculture I

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Provides an overview of the field of aquaculture, including water quality, production systems, nutrition, spawning, and the common fish and invertebrate groups cultured in the United States. The course is entirely web-based, with video lectures followed by readings and other resources for each learning topic.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 5015 - Aquaculture I Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field work in this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Jeff Hill

      Cortney Ohs

    • STA 6093 | Intro to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course familiarizes students with the foundations of statistical analysis, teaches students basic statistical analysis and data management skills in the programing language R, and prepares students for advanced statistics courses they will take throughout their graduate career.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • STA 6093 | Intro to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online or flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Denis Valle

      Benjamin Baiser (WEC)

    • FNR 6628 | Watershed Restoration & Management

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course addresses science and policy of watershed management, focusing on 1) biophysical factors, 2) socioeconomic drivers, and 3), the legal/policy context.

      Credits: 3

      Offered even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6628 - Watershed Restoration & Management Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Matthew Cohen

    • FNR 6061 | Conflict & Collaboration in Natural Resources

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course centers on understanding, managing, and resolving natural resource conflicts, which are understood as disagreements and disputes over control, use, or access to natural resources. The course provides an overview of theoretical, conceptual, and application-based approaches related to conflict management, collaborative processes, and negotiation. Students are equipped with tools and frameworks for analyzing and managing natural resources conflict, including co-management and community-based management. The goal of this course is to increase students’ knowledge of how to assess natural resource and environmental conflicts, as well as to increase their abilities to collaborate and negotiate with a variety of actors and stakeholder groups. The course material is also designed to increase students’ knowledge of various management strategies that can be integrated with collaborative components in order to address natural resource conflicts.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in Summer C.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6061 - Conflict & Collaboration in Natural Resources Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • online-or-flexible, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Adams-Alison

    • FNR 6560 | Intro to Bayesian Statistics in Life Sciences

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The aim of the course is to introduce life scientists to Bayesian statistics. We will explore basic ideas regarding integration through simulation (Monte Carlo integration), the philosophy and strengths of Bayesian statistics, and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms needed to fit such models.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites:

      • Conceptual understanding of integrals
      • The student should be comfortable programming in R (e.g., be comfortable creating and manipulating vectors and matrices, creating loops and your own functions, creating queries using Boolean logic, etc.)
      • STA6166, STA6093, or a similar introductory statistics course are highly recommended.
      • It is highly recommended for students to have had a previous course on mathematical statistics (e.g., “ZOO6927 Statistical Principles for the Biological Sciences” by Jose Ponciano; “STA 5325 Fundamentals of Probability”; or “Foundations of Probability & Math Statistics: a scientific computing approach” by Nikolay Bliznyuk).

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6560 - Intro to Bayesian Statistics in Life Sciences Syllabus (Face-to-Face

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, spring, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Valle-Denis

    • FNR 5625 | Managing Public Lands & Waters

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Concepts, principles and practices of managing public lands and waters of the United States, and, to a lesser extent, other countries; the natural resources involved; and the roles and responsibilities of governing bodies, management organizations, constituents and the general public.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 5625 - Managing Public Lands & Waters Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • online-or-flexible, fall, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Clark Seely, CF, clarkseely@ufl.edu

    • FNR 5608 | Research Planning

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Required for all new MS students. History and philosophy of science, scientific method, development of a research proposal. Research facilities and programs are presented.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: instructor permission

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 5608 - Research Planning (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, online-or-flexible, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Cropper-Wendell

    • FAS 6426 | Applied Aquaculture Genetics

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The goal of this course is to provide students with the background knowledge and practical methodologies for the current technologies used for genetic improvement of fish and shellfish aquaculture and fishery resource management. This course will be a combination of online lectures, group discussions, and video demonstrations to keep students with the most updated advancements.

      Credits: 3

      Offered in odd years only.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6426 - Applied Aquaculture Genetics Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      There are no labs or field work in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • online or flexible, spring, undergraduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Huiping Yang

    • FAS 6933 | Seminar

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course provides Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (FAS) graduate students a forum for honing scientific presentation skills.

      Credits: 1; can be taken for a total of 2.

      Co-requisite: students enrolled in Seminar must participate in the FAS Graduate Symposium

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course, although attending the Graduate Symposium is required.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, spring, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Varies

    • FAS 6940 | Supervised Teaching

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Credits earned in fulfillment of assisted teaching duties for fisheries and aquatic sciences.

      Credits: 1-5; max 5 total

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not applicable

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Teaching assistant duties may require attendance at labs and field trips.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, spring, graduate, summer, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Contact the graduate student services office or graduate coordinator for your program to connect with a course/instructor in need of teaching assistance.

    • FNR 6940 | Supervised Teaching

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Credits earned in fulfillment of assisted teaching duties for forestry and natural resources.

      Credits: 1-5; max 5 total

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not applicable

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Teaching assistant duties may require attendance at labs and field trips.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, spring, graduate, summer, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Contact the graduate student services office or graduate coordinator for your program to connect with a course/instructor in need of teaching assistance.

    • GIS 6103 | GIS Programming & Customization

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This hands-on graduate course gives an introduction on how to expand the functional capabilities of a Geographic Information System (GIS) through programming.

      Credits: 3

      Offered even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • GIS 6103 - GIS Programming & Customization Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Henry Hochmair

    • GIS 6103 | GIS Programming & Customization

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This hands-on graduate course gives an introduction on how to expand the functional capabilities of a Geographic Information System (GIS) through programming.

      Credits: 3

      Offered even years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • GIS 6103 - GIS Programming & Customization Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Henry Hochmair

    • GIS 6116 | Geographic Information Systems Analysis

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Analytical tools such as software grid modules, database query, map algebra, and distance operations; analytical operations such as database query, derivative mapping, and process modeling; sources and nature of uncertainty and error, and project planning management.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: introductory GIS course

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • GIS 6116 - Geographic Information Systems Analysis Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Amr Abd-Elrahman

      Henry Hochmair

    • SUR 5365 | Digital Mapping

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Methods of digital representation of maps, coordinate development, digitizing, stereocompilation, scanning, remote sensing, hardware and software systems, file conversion, integration into GIS, and attribute development.

      Credits: 3

      Offered odd years.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 5365 - Digital Mapping Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • SUR 5386 | Image Processing for Remote Sensing

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Analysis of remote sensing imagery with natural resource applications; image formation and radiometric/atmospheric correction models; hyperspectral image formation, dimensionality reduction, and classification; machine learning classification algorithms; LiDAR data.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 5386 - Image Processing for Remote Sensing Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online-or-flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Amr Abd-Elrahman

    • SUR 5525 | Least-Squares Adjusted Computations

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Implementation of least squares solutions for survey-mapping and GIS applications, time and storage optimization; error analysis, initial approximation generation; robust estimations; and computer programming.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: computer programming proficiency and consent of instructor.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 5525 - Least-Squares Adjusted Computations Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate, online-or-flexible, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Henry Hochmair

    • SUR 6502C | Foundations of UAS Mapping

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Students who do not have a geomatics background, such as an introductory surveying class or field experience, are required to get the permission of the instructor before they enroll.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6502C - Foundations of UAS Mapping Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course requires attendance at in-person labs and field work.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, spring

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Justin Thomas

    • SUR 6536 | Geodesy & Geodetic Positioning

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Introduction to geometric and physical geodesy, ellipsoids, geodetic lines, computation or position, gravity and coordinate systems. Course capstone project required.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6536 - Geodesy & Geodetic Positioning Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, graduate, online-or-flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • SUR 6940C | Practicum in UAS Mapping

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This three-credit course provides students hands-on experience with flight planning and effective deployment of small unmanned aerial systems (UASs), and the subsequent processing and analysis of the imagery acquired on these flights.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: SUR 6502 Foundations of UAS Mapping, or instructor permission.

      Offered Summer A, off-calendar, over a two-week period.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6940C - Practicum in UAS Mapping Syllabus (Face-to-Face).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course requires in-person attendance for the two week session.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, graduate, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Eben Broadbent

      Ben Wilkinson

    • FNR 7980 | Doctoral Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for doctoral study work undertaken after successfully completing qualifying exams, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Prerequisites: doctoral candidate status (post-qualifying exams).

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 7980 Doctoral Research Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online-or-flexible, spring, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • FAS 7980 | Doctoral Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for doctoral study work undertaken after successfully completing qualifying exams, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Prerequisites: doctoral candidate status (post-qualifying exams).

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 7980 - Doctoral Research Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online-or-flexible, spring, summer

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • FAS 7979 | Advanced Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for doctoral study work undertaken prior to or during qualifying exams, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 7979 - Advanced Research Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • FNR 7979 | Advanced Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for doctoral study work undertaken prior to or during qualifying exams, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 7979 Advanced Research Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • FNR 6971 | Master’s Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for Master's thesis work, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FNR 6971 Master's Research Syllabus (Online)

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • FAS 6971 | Master’s Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Research credits for Master's thesis work, supervised by major advisor/committee chair.

      Credits: 1-15

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • FAS 6971 - Masters Research Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • Research typically involves lab and/or field work, but may vary by individual program.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Individual graduate advisor/committee chair oversees student progress.

    • SUR 6905 | Special Problems in Geomatics

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Individual study of a selected topic in Geomatics as contracted with the instructor at the start of the term.

      Credits: variable (1-3). Can be repeated with change of topic.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • n/a

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course is individualized per student.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Obtain approval from a GEM faculty member for supervision of these credits.

    • FNR 6910 | Supervised Research

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Individual study of a selected topic in forest resources and conservation as contracted with the instructor at the start of the term. Typically used for Extension-focused credits.

      Credits: variable (1-5). Can be repeated with change of topic up to 5 credits.

      Grading scheme: S/U

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • N/A

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course is individualized per student.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Obtain approval from an FOR faculty member for supervision of these credits.

    • FNR 6905 | Research Problems (Individual Study)

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Individual study of a selected topic in forest resources and conservation as contracted with the instructor at the start of the term.

      Credits: variable (1-6). Can be repeated with change of topic up to 10 credits.

      Prerequisites: Obtain instructor approval from an FOR faculty member for supervision of these credits.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • n/a

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • This course is individualized per student.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, online-or-flexible, fall, spring, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Obtain instructor approval from an FOR faculty member for supervision of these credits.

    • SUR 6934 | Analytical Photogrammetry

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course relates the principles of precise measurement and proper data reduction through measurements of photographs followed by calculations to determine spatial information.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6934 - Analytical Photogrammetry Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • online-or-flexible, fall, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Wilkinson-Benjamin

    • SUR 6346 | Marine Geomatics

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      The goal of this course is to provide the students with an understanding of hydrographic surveying and mapping as it pertains to the practice of Geomatics. The students will learn the concepts of Datums, tides, coordinate systems, marine positioning, sonar systems, bottom classification, future trends.

      Credits: 3

      Offered Summer B.

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6346 - Marine Geomatics Syllabus (Face-to-Face and Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • online-or-flexible, summer, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

       

    • FOR 4854 | Agroforestry

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Concepts and principles of agroforestry, including its complexity and diversity, improved agroforestry techniques in temperate and tropical zones, recent research problems and methodologies of agroforestry research, and the potential of agroforestry in land management and development.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: senior standing

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • not available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • FNR 6564 | Ecohydrology

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course will introduce students to the field of ecohydrology via targeted examples drawn from model systems, including arid land plant-water relations, Everglades and boreal peatland patterned landscapes, biogeomorphology and nutrient chemistry of karst landscapes, continental-scale ecological (and agro-ecological) control over the hydrologic cycle, and analytical models of watershed rainfall-runoff response. Students will be expected to synthesize recent literature and demonstrate experimental competence in ecohydrologic systems analysis.

      Credits: 3

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not Available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

    • SUR 6377 | Geospatial Applications of UAS

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      Covers issues and applications associated with small unmanned aerial systems (UASs). Active-learning lecture series and discussion of applications and issues related to Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS): agricultural, cadastral, forestry, natural resource, and wildlife applications; business aspects; navigation sensors; remote sensing instruments; user groups and open-source components; big data and cloud computing; vehicle engineering and design.

      Credits: 3

      Prerequisites: n/a

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • SUR 6377 - Geospatial Applications of UAS Syllabus (Online).pdf

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no required labs or field work in this course.

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • fall, online-or-flexible, graduate

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Ben Wilkinson

    • FNR 6933 | Seminar

      COURSE DESCRIPTION

      This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to gain post-graduate school jobs in which they will excel and enjoy, and develop a strategic plan to gain the skills, tools, and knowledge needed to attain those positions.

      Credits: 1

      DOWNLOAD SYLLABUS

      • Not available

      LAB/FIELD COMPONENT

      • There are no labs or field trips associated with this course.

       

      COURSE ATTRIBUTES

      • face-to-face, fall, graduate, online or flexible

      INSTRUCTOR(S)

      Basil Iannone

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