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Department of Natural Resource Management Courses
NRM 1301 | Horticulture | |
NRM 1301 | Horticulture Lab | |
NRM 4301 | Human Dimensions In NRM | NRM 4301 Human Dimensions in Natural Resource Management (3-0). Theory and applications for considering human dimensions in an integrated approach to wildlife conservation and management. Course emphases will include human values the role of constituency groups natural resource policy development conflict resolution group decision-making research methods and case studies. Prerequisite: NRM 2330 and NRM 2303 |
NRM 4305 | Wildlife Mgmt Techniques | NRM 4305 Wildlife Management Techniques (2-2). QEP MAPPED COURSE An overview of habitat inventory and evaluation techniques census methods age and sex criteria; banding data analysis telemetry analysis and research methods in wildlife management. Prerequisite: NRM 2330. |
NRM 4305 | Wildlife Mgmt Techniques Lab | NRM 4305 Wildlife Management Techniques (2-2). QEP MAPPED COURSE An overview of habitat inventory and evaluation techniques census methods age and sex criteria; banding data analysis telemetry analysis and research methods in wildlife management. Prerequisite: NRM 2330. |
RCH 2101 | Ranch Management Skills | RCH 2101 Ranch Management Skills (0-2). This course covers basic skills necessary for successful ranch management including communication observation record keeping and basic implementation of ranch improvements. May be repeated for credit. |
RCH 3301 | Sustainability in Ag | RCH 3301 Sustainability in Agriculture (2-2). This course provides an in-depth look at environmental social and economic sustainability on a global to local scale. Emphasis will be placed on how ranchers and land managers can provide for long-term sustainability through planning and implementation of sustainable practices. |
RCH 3310 | ST: Ranch Horse Basics | RCH 3310 Special Topics (2-2). Selected topics in the field of ranch management. Topic selected according to student interest and need. May be repeated as topics vary. |
RCH 4101 | Adv Ranch Mgmt Skills | RCH 4101 Advanced Ranch Management Skills (0-2). This course covers advanced skills necessary for successful ranch management including communication landscape level planning long-term sustainability planning and implementation of ranch improvements. May be repeated for credit. |
RCH 4301 | Ranch Ecosystem Mgmt | RCH 4301 Ranch Ecosystem Management (2-2). This course covers ranch management through an ecosystem approach with an emphasis on sustainable management of the entire system including abiotic factors such as soil and water; biotic factors such as plants livestock and wildlife and social factors such as job satisfaction and economic benefit. |
RCH 4301 | Ranch Ecosystem Mgmt Lab | RCH 4301 Ranch Ecosystem Management (2-2). This course covers ranch management through an ecosystem approach with an emphasis on sustainable management of the entire system including abiotic factors such as soil and water; biotic factors such as plants livestock and wildlife and social factors such as job satisfaction and economic benefit. |
RCH 4601 | Ranch Internship | RCH 4601 Ranch Internship (0-12). A directed internship course that will entail working on one or multiple working ranches. The experience will be directed by a faculty member who will aid the student in the selection of the ranch or ranches and ensure a broad range of experience through the internship. |
STAT 3308 | Agricultural Statistics | |
STAT 3308 | Agricultural Statistics | STAT 3308 Agricultural Statistics (3-0). Major emphasis is placed upon design analysis and interpretation of agricultural and biological experimental data. Information presented in this course will include statistical concepts and models simple tests of significance analysis of variance mean separation procedures and linear regression-correlation analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 1305, or MATH 1310, or MATH 1314, or MATH 1315, or MATH 1342, or permission of instructor. Equivalent courses: ANSC 3308, NRM 3308 (through Summer 2022). |
STAT 5412 | Biostat Analysis I | |
STAT 5412 | Biostat Analysis I L01 | |
STAT 5412 | Biostat Analysis I Lab | |
STAT 5413 | Biost Analysis App. R&SPSS Lab | STAT 5413 Biostatistical Analysis Application in R and SPSS (2-4). An advanced course in statistical concepts and models applied to agricultural and biological systems. Emphasis will be placed on data analysis and interpretation using computer statistical applications. The course applies all null hypotheses significance testing (NHST) procedures taught in NRM 5412 first in Program SPSS then in Program R after the thorough overview of R programming. NHST theory for these advanced scenarios will also be introduced and applied in R; Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) including Poisson regression dichotomous variables binomial distribution and proportion testing and logistic regression: Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs); and circular distributions. Equivalent course: BIOL 5317 (through Summer 2022), ANSC 5313 (through Summer 2022), NRM 5313 (through Summer 2022), NRM 5413 (through Summer 2022). |
STAT 5413 | Biost. Analysis Applc. R&SPSS | STAT 5413 Biostatistical Analysis Application in R and SPSS (2-4). An advanced course in statistical concepts and models applied to agricultural and biological systems. Emphasis will be placed on data analysis and interpretation using computer statistical applications. The course applies all null hypotheses significance testing (NHST) procedures taught in NRM 5412 first in Program SPSS then in Program R after the thorough overview of R programming. NHST theory for these advanced scenarios will also be introduced and applied in R; Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) including Poisson regression dichotomous variables binomial distribution and proportion testing and logistic regression: Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs); and circular distributions. Equivalent course: BIOL 5317 (through Summer 2022), ANSC 5313 (through Summer 2022), NRM 5313 (through Summer 2022), NRM 5413 (through Summer 2022). |