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All classes in undergraduate Forest Recreation and Park Management specialization o FOR 420 – Park and Wildland Management (you can take this for 500-level credit under the FOR 591E shell, section 748) - Fall o FOR 421 – Park Planning - Spring o FOR 423 – Environmental Interpretation - Spring o FOR 470 – Wilderness Management o FOR 308 – Intro to Remote Sensing and GIS - Spring
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Statistics course o EPSY 506 – Inferential Statistics, or equivalent - Fall
Instructor Previous Student Feedback To Dr. Park
Dr. Koran Mixed but generally positive reviews, excellent explainer. Strict.
Well-organized.
Dr. Sheng Helpful and approachable
Dr. Hedrick Avoid; disorganized. Smart researcher, could improve teaching skills
Self-organized study groups will get you through. o EPSY 507 – Multiple Regression - Spring
Instructor Previous Student Feedback To Dr. Park
Dr. Koran Mixed but generally positive reviews, excellent explainer. Strict.
Well-organized.
Dr. Hedrick Avoid; disorganized. Smart researcher, could improve teaching skills
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FOR 500 – Principles of Research - Spring
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FOR 501 – Graduate Seminar
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At least 3 but not more than 6 thesis hours

You’re not limited to this list. You and your committee decide together which classes will help you the most.
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FOR 511 – Advanced Forest Resource Economics
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FOR 520/1 – Advanced Park Planning
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FOR 523 – Advanced Interpretation
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FOR 531 – Disturbance Ecology
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FOR 585 – Advanced Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
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FOR 590 – Readings / independent study, section 748 (a great way to pick up field research skills with me)
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FOR 591E – Advanced Park and Wildland Management, section 748 (wrapper for undergrad classes)
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FOR 591G – Advanced Fire Management
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FOR 593 – Individual Research, section 748
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FOR 599 – Thesis and Research, section 748
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FOR 601 – Continuing Enrollment: for when you are done with everything else and just need time to finish writing your thesis.
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PLB 530 – Plant ecophysiology
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PLB 545 – Ecosystem ecology
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PLB 546 - Nutrient Cycling Methods (lab course)
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REC 500 – Modern Concepts of Leisure - Spring
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GEOG 533 – Field Methods
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Other Departments o ANTH 410K – Ecological Anthropology o GEOG 401 – Intro to GIS
Instructor
Dr. Oyana
Previous Student Feedback To Dr. Park
Less-than-enthusiastic feedback from students on teaching style
Dr. Wang Helpful and approachable
Dr. Adu Prah (sp?) Helpful and approachable o GEOG 404 – Spatial analysis
Instructor
Dr. Oyana
Previous Student Feedback To Dr. Park
Negative feedback from students on teaching style
Dr. Wang Helpful and approachable
Dr. Adu Prah (sp?) Helpful and approachable

o GEOG 412 – Applied Geographic Statistics o GEOG 424 – Advanced GIS studies/Sustainable Development o GEOG 471 – Environmental Impact Analysis o GEOL 405 – Science Writing and Scientific Communication – Fall semester
 Highly recommended by CJ.
 Overlaps a bit with FOR 500: ethics of research, structure of scientific writing, dealing with the media, study skills/notetaking, elevator speeches. Useful as a supplement to FOR 500
 Useful to newer grad students
 Final project is prepping and presenting your proposal o REC 429 – Planning and Risk in Outdoor Recreation o REC 430 – Outdoor Living Skills - Spring o REC 431 – WEA Immersion Backpacking o REC 434 – Wilderness first responder o REC 445 – Outdoor Recreation Management o REC 446 – Master Trail Steward o REC 465 – Advanced Administration Techniques o SPCM 412 – Environmental Rhetoric o EAHE 542 – Philosophy of Education, for those interested in environmental interpretation or environmental education
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GIS Certificate o GEOG 401 – Intro to GIS o GEOG 404 – Spatial Analysis o GEOG 406 – Intro to Remote Sensing o GEOG 408 – Advanced Remote Sensing o GEOG 420 – Advanced GIS Studies
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REC 434 – Wilderness First Responder
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Red Cross First Aid
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EMT
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Project WET / Project WILD
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LNT trainer/Master trainer through Shawnee NF
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Master Trail Steward through Shawnee NF