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Course Offerings

Spring | Fall | Summer

Spring Course Offerings

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FO 3113 - Section 501 - Forestry Recreation Mangement

For Recreation Mgt Three hours lecture. Studies of the management of forest resources for outdoor recreation.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring
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FO 3201 - Section 501 - Forest Fire Lab

(Corequisite: FO 3202). Four hours laboratory on alternate weeks. Field applications and demonstrations of fire control and management techniques that complement theory learned in FO 3202.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester:Spring
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FO 3202 - Section 501 - Forest Fire

Two hours lecture. Forest fire control and use. Aspects of fire effects, prevention, detection, suppression and the use of prescribed burning in forest management.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester:Spring
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GG 3613 - Section 503 - Water Resources

(Prerequisite: GG 1113 or equivalent or consent of instructor.) Three hours lecture. Introduction to the location, use, recovery and environmental problems of surface and subsurface waters.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring
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GR 4333 - Section 501 - Remote Sensing Phys Env

(Prerequisite: GR 3303, GR 3311 or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Examines remote sensing methods applicable to large-area analyses of watershed-level drainage systems, urban landscape, landscape vegetation metrics, physical landscape structural components and atmospheric features.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester:Spring
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GR 4443 - Section 503 - Weather Prediction I

(Prerequisite: GR 1603 or consent of instructor). Three hours video and online. Examination of the complexity of weather forecasting. Emphasis on numerical weather prediction, computer models, and mesoscale analysis.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring
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GR 4603 - Section 503 - Climatology

(Prerequisite: GR 1114 or GR 1123, or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Study of the elements and controls of weather and climate, distribution and characteristics of climatic regions.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring/Summer
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GR 4663 - Section 503 - Satellite Meteorology

(Prerequisite: GR 4603 or consent of instructor). Three hours video and online. Study of the history, operations, and applications of satellites in weather analysis. Theory of meteorological measurements in determinations of atmosphere structure.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring
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Fall Course Offerings

FO 4323/6323 Forest Resource Mgt
(Prerequisites: FO 4113/6113,FO 4223/6223,FO 4233/6233, FO 4231/6231,FO 4213/6213). Three hours lecture.Three hours laboratory Application of quantitative decision making techniques to stand-level and forest -wide management problems. Topics include land classification, forest production, optimal rotation analysis, and harvest scheduling.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall
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FO 4423/6423 Professional Practice
(Prerequisite:FO 4323/6323) Three hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. Forest resource data collection and analysis. Development of forest resource alternatives and recommendations for a specific forest property.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall
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GR 1603 - Intro to Meteorology (Will not count as upper division course)

This course must be taken prior to taking any Meteorology course (Satellite, Radar, or Climatology).
(Prerequisite: GR 1114, GR 1113 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Descriptive study of weather with the objective of gaining appreciation of the variety of atmospheric phenomena. Explanation of daily weather events, their causes and impacts. 

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall and Summer
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GR 4303 - Section 501 - Principles of GIS

(Prerequisite: Junior or graduate standing or consent of instructor) Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Spatial analysis and topological relationships of geographic data using Geographic Information Systems, with emphasis on GIS theory.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall
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GR 4713 - Synoptic Met I

This course must be taken prior to GR 4443 - Weather Prediction I
(Prerequisites: GR 1603 or equivalent.) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Fundamental principles behind weather forecasting. Physical processes in the atmosphere, atmospheric circulation systems, air mass analysis, frontogenesis and frontolysis.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall
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GR 4990 Special Topics in Geospatial Technologies

(Prerequisite:GR 2313 or Consent of Instructor).Three hours lecture. Geographic Information Systems,Remote Sensing and Global Positioning Systems applied to earth systems and science. Includes field excursions for hands on experience with currrent technologies.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall
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Summer Course Offerings

GR 1603 - Intro to Meteorology (Will not count as upper division course)

This course must be taken prior to taking any Meteorology course (Satellite, Radar, or Climatology).
(Prerequisite: GR 1114, GR 1113 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Descriptive study of weather with the objective of gaining appreciation of the variety of atmospheric phenomena. Explanation of daily weather events, their causes and impacts. 

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Fall and Summer
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GR 4453 - Weather Prediction II

(Prerequisite: GR 4443 or consent of instructor). Three hours video and online. Continuation of GR 4443. Case studies of weather forecasts. Emphasis on special weather events and places.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Summer
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GR 4603 - Climatology

(Prerequisite: GR 1114 or GR 1123, or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Study of the elements and controls of weather and climate, distribution and characteristics of climatic regions.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Spring/Summer
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GR 4673 - Radar Meteorology

(Prerequisite: GR 4603 or consent of instructor). Three hours video and online. Detailed analysis of the use of Doppler radar in weather operations. Emphasis on Doppler velocity measurements, clear-air return, and severe storm identification and warning.

Delivery Method: Online, Internet or Web-based
Semester: Summer
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