[Plsugs] FW: Summer Courses in SNRE!

[Quist, Tanya M - (tquist)]

Hello!

Have you checked out the School of Natural Resources and the Environment's summer classes?

This is a great time to take Tier 1 classes if you are no longer a first year student and are having a hard time getting a seat! We have several classes offered this summer.

Pre-session:

RNR 422/522  Resource Mapping
Use of computer technologies to map and inventory natural environments; integration of global positioning systems, remote sensing, and geographic information systems.

RNR 450/550  Conflict and Collaboration in Community and Environmental Decision Making
In this intensive skill building where participants will learn how to analyze and understand the dynamics of conflict and complex public policy issues, and design creative opportunities for collaborative problem solving. The course will focus on helping participants develop the conceptual understanding, the analytical tools, and the practical skills of conflict or situation assessment, convening and facilitation, process design, joint fact-finding, applications of decision support tools, visioning and other public engagement strategies. Taught by a collaborative team of University of Arizona faculty and community practitioners, the course will be open to university students, faculty and staff, as well as agency and community practitioners. The learning approach will emphasize the introduction of basic principles, lessons, and tools, hands on skill-building exercises, case scenarios and group problem-solving sessions, and practitioner case clinics. The course also includes a one-day field visit.

Summer 1:

Tier 1 TRAD:  RNR 160D1  Wildlife, Conservation, and American Culture
Wildlife, Conservation, and American Culture explores the significance of wild animals in society as reflected in governmental agencies and laws, how people spend their time and money, and in the social controversies that stem from efforts to conserve animal populations in the face of human development.

Tier 1 NATS:  RNR 170C1  Our Place in Nature: Biology and the Environment
This course involves the study of nature. Our goal is to understand how living things and physical processes interconnect to produce the environments we live in. We explore the relevance of biology to contemporary issues in human society and the prospect of science-based solutions to problems in the environment, medicine, and agriculture.

RNR 200  Conservation of Natural Environments (formerly Foundations in History and Policy)
Historical and philosophical developments in natural resources management; socio-political, economic, and ecological factors affecting resource use; the role of people and organizations in conservation of resources such as rangelands, forests, water, fish and wildlife.

RNR 230R (online!) Field Botany Lecture
In this course we address fundamental knowledge that supports the study and appreciation of plants in their natural environments. Emphasis is placed on species found in the southwestern United States. The course begins with the fundamental elements of plant growth, development, physiology, and reproduction. Using this foundation, we then cover plant identification and taxonomy, and how environmental factors affect plant growth, distribution, and assemblage into communities. We conclude with a consideration of roles played by plants in ecological processes and how human-driven processes affect these processes. RNR 230R is open to students in all majors and is a core course in the Natural Resources undergraduate curriculum in the School of Natural Resources & the Environment

RNR 403/503 Applications of Geographic Information Systems
General survey of principles of geographic information systems (GIS); applications of GIS to issues such as land assessment and evaluation of wildlife habitat; problem-solving with GIS.

RNR 495F/595F  Conservation Biology: Field Studies in Namibia (think about it for next summer if the Study Abroad deadline has passed)
Many of the world's biological "hot spots", as well as some of the most critically threatened ecosystems are in developing nations and are in the greatest need for biological research. In this course, students will be able to step out of the classroom and into the real world to experience first-hand the critical role that field biologists play in conservation. Students will be introduced to novel ecosystems and exposed to conservation issues faced by developing nations. Students will use the local environment as a laboratory to learn field research techniques and methodology. For students interested in the biological sciences, conducting field research "in situ" is invaluable in their professional development.  The opportunity to visit a foreign country and be exposed to a different culture and environment can be a life changing experience. The objective of this course is to provide that experience in the context of biological research and the development of conservation professionals.



For a full course listing of what SNRE has to offer, check out our website!  http://snre.arizona.edu/academics/courses

Best,
Katie

Katie Hughes
Academic Advisor and Graduate Coordinator
Biosciences East, 325
School of Natural Resources and the Environment
The University of Arizona

Ph: 520-621-7260


Appointments are available between 10 and 2 most days.  When requesting an appointment, please send me a few days and times that work for you and I will confirm one.  Undergrads, be sure to bring your latest Academic Advisement Report if we will be talking about your degree requirements.



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