DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
TENTATIVE COURSE OFFERINGS/ROOM ASSIGNMENTS
FALL 2014 (as of August 2014)
Course #
Course Title/Times
Credits
Instructors
1101
Environmental Science and Sustainability (also SNES 1101)
Lecture: TR 9:05 – 9:55 AM
CMHA A106
Lab: W 1:25 - 4:25 PM
BRADFIELD 105
Limited to entering freshmen in ESS -- not for TRANSFER students.
3 cr
E. Madsen and C. Kraft
2100
Introductory Field Biology
Lecture: T 11:15 - 12:05 PM
Labs: TR 1:25-4:25 PM or
4 cr
P. Rodewald and M. Goebel
3 cr.
D. Bonter
BRADFIELD 101
WF 1:25-4:25 PM
RICE 301
Enrollment restricted to ESS or NTRES majors who require course. NOTE: 2 labs sections
will be available to students; each lab is limited to 30 students.
2300
Bird Banding
M W 2:55 – 4:10 PM Johnson Center, Lab of Ornithology 184
Note: course has moved from Spring to Fall, beginning in Fall 2014
2670
Intro to Conservation Biology
Lecture: MW 10:10 – 11:00 AM FERNOW G24
2 or 3 cr
option
A. Rodewald
Disc: F 10:10 – 11:00 AM (FERNOW G24)
Three credit option includes discussion section, two Sat a.m. field trips, and two essays.
Intended for both science and nonscience majors. May not be taken for credit after NTRES
4100. Completion of NTRES 2670 not required for NTRES 4100.
3030
Introduction to Biogeochemistry (also EAS 3030)
Lecture: TR 12:20 - 1:10 PM
SNEE 2146
Disc: M 2:00 - 4:25
SNEE 2152
R 2:00 - 4:25
SNEE 2152
4 cr
J. Yavitt and L. Derry
Course #
Course Title/Times
Credits
Instructors
3100
Applied Population Ecology
Lecture: TR 1:25 - 2:40 PM FERNOW G24
Prerequisites: completion of Calculus (Math 1106, Math 1110 or equivalent) is required; background
in biology and ecology strongly recommended. Preference will be given to NTRES, SNES and ESS
majors.
3 cr
E. Cooch
3130
Biological Statistics I (also BTRY 3010)
Lecture: TR 8:40 – 9:55 AM
BRADFIELD 101
Prerequisite: 1 semester of calculus
4 cr
Cecilia Earls (BTRY)
50-min computer lab: choose one
Lab 01: M 12:20 - 1:10 PM
Lab 02: M 1:25 - 2:15 PM
Lab 03: M 2:30 - 3:20 PM
Lab 04: M 3:35 - 4:25 PM
Lab 05: W 2:30 - 3:20 PM
Lab 06: W 3:35 - 4:25 PM
MNLB 30A
MNLB 30A
MNLB 30B
MNLB 30B
MNLB 30B
MNLB 30B
3220
Global Ecology and Management
Lecture: MWF 12:20-1:10 PM
FERNOW G24
3 cr
J. Yavitt
3300
Natural Resource Planning and Management
Lecture: TR 2:55 - 4:10 PM
RILEY ROBB 125
3 cr
B. Lauber
3 cr
S. Wolf
Prerequisite: Limited to juniors and seniors; all others require the permission of the instructor.
Enrollment limited to 60 students. Preference will be given to NTRES majors.
3311
Environmental Governance (also BSOC, DSOC and STS 3311)
Lecture: MW 1:25-2:15 PM
CALDWELL 100
Discussion section (choose one):
Sec 01: W 2:30-3:20 PM
FRN G24
Sec 02: F 1:25-2:15 PM
FRN G24
Sec 03: M 2:30-3:20 PM
FRN G24
Sec 04: W 2:30-3:20 PM
KND 103
2
Course #
Course Title/Times
Credits
Instructors
3320
Introduction to Ethics and Environment
Lecture: TR 10:10-11:00 AM
CALDWELL 100
Discussion: a 50-minute discussion section TBA
Note: Meets CALS KCM and our ethics requirement.
4 cr
J. Tantillo
3330
Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge (also AIS 3330)
Lecture: T R 8:40-9:55 AM
FERNOW G24
Prerequisite: Junior, Senior or Graduate standing
Note: Meets CALS distribution requirement (CA, SB or D)
3 cr
K-A. Kassam
4100
Advanced Conservation Biology: Concepts and Techniques
Lecture: T R 10:10-11:25 AM
MNLB 30A
Lab: W 10:10 AM – 12:05 PM
MNLB 30B
4 cr
E. Cooch and M. Hare
Prerequisite: CALS math requirement; NTRES 2830 and 3100 or equivalent or permission of
instructors
T. Fahey
4200
Forest Ecology - Lecture
Lecture: MWF 11:15 - 12:05 PM
3 cr
FERNOW G24
Note: Lab (NTRES 4201) is optional (see below)
4201
Forest Ecology - Laboratory
Lab: M 1:25 - 4:25 PM (field trips TBA)
Prerequisite: optional; concurrent enrollment in NTRES 4200.
1 cr
4220
Wetland Ecology - Lecture
Lecture: TR 11:40 AM - 12:55 PM
3 cr
T. Fahey
B. Bedford
FERNOW G24
Note: Lab (NTRES 4221) is optional (see below)
4221
Wetland Ecology - Laboratory
Lab: W 12:20 - 4:25 PM
Location: TBA
Prerequisite: concurrent enrollment in NTRES 4220; lab optional.
1 cr
3
B. Bedford
Course #
Course Title/Times
Credits
Instructors
4260
Practicum in Forest Farming as an Agroforestry System (also CSS and HORT 4260)
Lecture: W 1:25 – 4:25 PM
GGG 170
2 cr
K. Mudge
4870
Undergraduate Research Methods
(enrollment limited to students enrolled in the Honors Research Program)
W 7:00 – 9:00 PM
FRN G01
1 cr
J. Yavitt
4940
Global Citizenship and Sustainability: Social Dimensions of Water Resources Management in
Thailand
Disc: W 2:30 – 4:25 PM FERNOW G01
(plus 3 field trips required outside of class)
3 cr
S. Allred
3 cr
T.J. Fahey and S.A. Wolf
1 cr
S. Allred
Note: Course requires permission of instructor by special application.
This international learning experience is focused on engaged research, global learning, student leadership, and
social responsibility. Students will work on a research project aimed at understanding community-resilience to
flooding. Teams of students will conduct community based research with the intention of gaining a broader
understanding of the complexities of the social dimensions of water resource management, flooding, and
broader issues of sustainability facing our world. Students will work with Mahidol University students in Thailand
and community partners to conduct research to better understand experiences with flooding and how to build
long-term resilience and adaptation.
This Fall 2014 course is required to participate in the 3-week study abroad experience in Thailand in January
2015. An application is required and is available by contacting the Teaching Support Specialist for the course,
Amy Kuo Somchanhmavong ayk3@cornell.edu . Applications were due March 28, 2014.
4940
NEW!
Sustainability Science
Lecture: T R 2:55 – 4:10 PM
FERNOW G01
Enrollment limited to Junior/Senior ESS majors
Course description: An advanced overview of the newly emerging field of sustainability science.
Through a combination of lectures, discussions, advanced readings from the literature and group
exercises, students will gain a better understanding of the complex problems of sustaining natural
and social systems in a rapidly changing world.
6000
Introduction to Graduate Study in Natural Resources
Lecture/Discussion: T 4:30-5:45 PM
FRN G01
Open to new graduate students in NTRES
4
Course #
Course Title/Times
Credits
Instructors
6330
Ways of Knowing: Indigenous and Local Ecological Knowledge (co meets with NTRES 3330)
Lecture: T-Th 8:40-9:55 AM plus Discussion: Th 10:10-11:00 AM FERNOW G24
For description, see NTRES 3330. Students taking the course for graduate credit are required to
read supplemental materials, undertake more complex research assignments, and participate in
seminar discussion section.
4 cr
K.A. Kassam
6960
Perspectives in International Development (also AEM/IARD/CSS 6960)
Seminar: W 12:20 - 1:10 PM
EMR 135
1 cr
L. Buck, R. Christy,
P. Hobbs
7800
Graduate Seminar in Ornithology (also BIOEE 7800)
Seminar: T 5:00 – 6:00 PM JLO 101
Location: Fuertes Auditorium-Lab of Ornithology
1 cr
J. Lovette
5