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Courses in CASNR with Water Emphasis

Picture of WaterMost courses offered in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources deal with natural resources, which include water resources, or with their use in production and consumption. The listing below shows the courses offerings in the college that have a direct focus on water resources.

Undergraduate Courses

AAEC 4313. Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: AAEC 3315 and junior standing. Economics of natural resource use and allocation including land economics, economics of water development, and environmental economics. S. (Writing Intensive.)

PSS 4325. Crop Water Management (3:3:0). Comprehensive evaluation of soil-plant atmosphere interactions affecting supply and demand of water for crop production.

RWFM 2302. The Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources (3:3:0). An introduction to the ecology and conservation of renewable natural resources of native lands, including their multiple use for timber, water, range, recreation, and wildlife. F, S.

RWFM 2305. Introduction to Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries (3:3:0). Survey and management of freshwater habitats: types of organisms, adaptations, and ecological interactions; and effects of solar radiation, temperature, currents, dissolved gases, chemicals, and pollution. F, S.

RWFM 3333. Pond Fish Management (3:2:3). Management of ponds for recreational fishing.   Includes principles of pond construction, fish stocking, water quality and habitat management, and assessment of common problems.   Field trips required.  

RWFM 4314. Watershed Planning (3:3:0). The watershed as a unit of resource-oriented planning and development. Principles and objectives of watershed management. Physical description of watershed. Relationship between land-use conditions and the water delivery character of watersheds. Watershed analysis, including techniques, collection of field data, and sources of information. F, S.

RWFM 4330. Aquaculture (3:3:0). Prerequisite: BIOL 1404 and CHEM 1308 or consent of instructor. A global overview of aquaculture including fish, aquatic invertebrates, plants, and design and operation of production facilities. F, odd years.

RWFM 4335. Fisheries Science (3:3:0). Prerequisite: RWFM 2301, 2302, 2305, and ZOOL 4310. Scientific study of aquatic organisms. Includes resource sampling, ecology, analysis of populations, resource conflict, and management. S, even years.

RWFM 4401. Fisheries Management (4:3:3). Prerequisite: AAEC 3401. Theory and practice of fisheries management with emphasis on basic strategies used in effective management of aquatic renewable natural resources. Applied field problems, equipment use. F, even years. (Writing Intensive.)

Graduate Courses

AAEC 5308. Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ECO 5312 or consent of instructor. Economic techniques employed inthe efficient management, valuation, and intertemporal use of natural and environmental resources. F.

AAEC 6308. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: AAEC 5308. Economic theory and analysis of environmental and natural resource issues, both domestic and global. F.

PSS 5334. Soils and Crops in Arid Lands (3:3:0). Potentials for utilizing soils, rainfall patterns, and plant characteristics for crop production in arid lands. F, odd years.

PSS 6323. Plant-Water Relations (3:3:0). Comprehensive understanding of biophysical factors affecting water status of plant tissue and resultant physiological responses. S, even years.

RWFM 5312. Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3:3:0). An introduction to the ecology of renewable natural resources such as vegetation, wildlife, soil, and water. Not open to biological science majors.

RWFM 5317. Watershed Management (3:3:0). Management concepts of watersheds as a holistic unit. Inventory techniques, information sources, analysis procedures, and economic and financial effects applicable to watershed management planning. F, S.

RWFM 5330. Advanced Aquaculture (3:3:0). A global overview of aquaculture including fish, aquatic invertebrates, plants, and design and operation of production facilities. F, odd years.

RWFM 5335. Advanced Fisheries Science (3:3:0). Scientific study of the use of aquatic organisms. Includes resources, sampling, ecology and analysis of populations, resource conflicts, and management. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken RWFM 4335. S, even years.

RWFM 5401. Advanced Fisheries Management (4:3:3). Theory and methodology used in managing aquatic renewable resources; applied field problems, equipment use. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken RWFM 4401. F, eve

In the listing, AAEC refers to courses in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, PSS to courses in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, and RWFM to courses in the Department of Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Management.