Note: In the event the prerequisites or corequisites listed on this web page do not match those in the UNL catalog, the prerequisites in the catalog have precedence. The prerequisites/corequisites and course objectives listed here are those approved by the School of Natural Resources Faculty.
- ENVR 489
- Environmental Studies Seminar (1 cr, II) Lec. Prereq: Senior standing; ENVR major or minor; or permission of program director. Majors must have passed ENVR 289. Series of speakers dealing with topics related to an environmental theme selected for its appropriate and timely nature by the Environmental Studies Coordinating Committee. Topic varies. (Course cross-listing: none.)
- ENVR 497
- Internship in Environmental Studies (1-4 cr, max 12) Prereq: Junior standing; environmental studies major; prior arrangement with and permission of environmental program director and emphasis adviser. Experience in off-campus setting that is directly relevant to environmental studies. (Course cross-listing: none.)
- ENVR 498
- Independent Study (1-4 cr, max 12) Prereq: Environmental studies major; prior arrangement with and permission of program director and emphasis adviser. (Course cross-listing: none.)
- ENVR 499A
- Environmental Studies Senior Thesis I (1 cr) Prereq: Junior or senior standing; environmental studies major or minor; prior arrangement with program director and emphasis adviser or academic adviser. First course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of ENVR 499A and 499B. Pass/No Pass only. Preparation for writing the senior thesis (Course cross-listing: none.)
- ENVR 499H
- Honors: Environmental Studies Senior Thesis I and II (3 cr) Lec, rct, ind. Prereq: Junior standing; good standing in the University Honors Program; ENVR major or minor; prior arrangement with program director, emphasis adviser, and honors program adviser. First course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of ENVR 499A and 499B. Pass/No Pass only. Preparation for writing the senior thesis. Second course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of ENVR 499A and 499B. The thesis is to be written under the supervision of the emphasis adviser or a faculty member designated by the adviser. A committee of two (the faculty member guiding the thesis and an additional member with expertise in the topic) will review the thesis. (Course cross-listing: none.)
- ENVR 499B
- Environmental Studies Senior Thesis II (2 cr) Prereq: ENVR 499A. Second course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of ENVR 499A and 499B. The thesis is to be written under the supervision of the emphasis adviser or a faculty member designated by the adviser. A committee of two (the faculty member guiding the thesis and an additional member with expertise in the topic) will review the thesis. (Course cross-listing: none.)
- GEOG 481
- Water Resources Seminar (GEOG 481/881; GEOL, NRES 415/815) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/NRES 881, GEOL 815.)
- GEOG 484
- Water Resources Seminar (AGRO, GEOG, GEOL, NRES 484/884; WATS 484) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOL/NRES/WATS 484, AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES 884.)
- GEOG 881
- Water Resources Seminar (GEOG 481/881; GEOL, NRES 415/815) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/NRES 481, GEOL 815.)
- GEOG 884
- Water Resources Seminar (AGRO, GEOG, GEOL, NRES 484/884; WATS 484) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES/WATS 484, AGRO/GEOL/NRES 884.)
- GEOG 902
- General Seminar (1-2 cr, max 3)
- NRES 101
- Natural Resources Orientation (1 cr) Lec 1. NRES 101 requires field exercises in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Pass/ No Pass only. Introduction to natural resource disciplines. Fisheries, wildlife, forestry, grasslands, climate, and water science. (Course cross-listing: None.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 108
- Earth's Natural Resource Systems Laboratory (3 cr) Lab. Introduction to Earth's natural resource systems. Interactions between the geosphere (solid earth) and the hydrosphere. The atmosphere and biosphere over many different spatial and temporal scales, and role of humans as part of the system.
- NRES 211
- Introduction to Conservation Biology (3 cr I) Lec 3. Prereq: Sophomore standing. Introduction to problems faced in fulfilling the ever increasing human needs while maintaining ecosystem and biodiversity. The integration of biological fields such as wildlife biology, ecology, evolution, and genetics with non-biological fields such as economics, philosophy, and politics to the dilemma this presents. View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 323
- Natural Resources Policy (3 cr I) Lec 3. Prereq: Junior standing. Conflicts and common ground perpetuated by increasing demands on our natural resources. Policy development and issue analysis stressed. Historical policy actions reviewed and evaluated. View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 348
- Wildlife Damage Management (3 cr II) Lec, lab. Fundamentals of prevention and control of damage caused by vertebrate pests, principally birds and mammals. Philosophical, ecological, and behavioral basis for controlling population levels or individuals of pest species. View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 370
- Basic and Applied Climatology (METR 370) (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: METR 200. Processes that give rise to spatial and temporal differences in climate. Various interrelationships between humans and climate. Influence of climate on building styles, the economy, water resources, human health, and society. Humans' inadvertent and purposeful modification of the atmosphere. (Course cross-listing: METR 370.)
- NRES 415
- Water Resources Seminar (GEOG 481/881; GEOL, NRES 415/815) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG 481/881, GEOL 415/815.)
- NRES 422
- Fundamental concepts related to understanding Earth's changing natural systems in the past, present and the future. Specific emphasis on the cycling of matter and energy, the relationship between human activity and environmental change, and the consequence of these relationships. (Course cross-listing: NRES 422/822.)
- NRES 428
- Leadership in Public Organizations (ALEC 428) (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: Junior standing. Leadership in theories, research, and practices in public organizations and natural resource agencies. (Course cross-listing: NRES 828, ALEX 428/828.)
- NRES 445
- Human Remains in Forensic Science (FORS 445/856) (4 cr I) Lec2, lab 2, Prereq: FORS 120 Forensic anthropology within the broader context of forensic sciences and physical anthropology. Decomposition and the bone modification through artificial means. Determination of individual identify, diet, chronic pathology and cause of death from human remains. (Course cross-listing: FORS 445/845, NRES 845.)
- NRES 446
- Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, and Forensic Science (FORS 446/846) (4 cr I) Lec 2, lab 2, Prereq: BIOS 109 and FORS 120 Collection processing, identification of common North American pollen types. Pollination ecology relating to scene reconstruction. Fundamental statistics and presentation requirements for a legal and scientific audience. (Course cross-listing: FORS 446/846, NRES 846.)
- NRES 450
- Biology of Wildlife Populations (BIOS 450/ 850) (4 cr II) Lec 3, lab 3. Prereq: BIOS 220 or permission. Principles of population dynamics. Management strategies (for consumptive and nonconsumptive fish and wildlife species) presented utilizing principles developed. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 450/850, NRES 850.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 452
- Climate and Society (AGRO, GEOG, METR 450/850) (3 cr) Prereq: METR 200 or 351 or equivalent, or permission. Offered spring semester of even-numbered calendar years. Impact of climate and extreme climatic events on society and societal responses to those events. Global in scope and interdisciplinary. (Course cross-listing: AGRO, GEOG; METR 450/850.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 463
- Fisheries Science (4 cr I) Lec 3, lab 3. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fisheries biology emphasizing the determination and evaluation of vital statistics for the management of fish populations. Basis of specific management techniques. (Course cross-listing: NRES 863.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 465
- Soil Geomorphology and Paleopedology (NRES 465/865) (3 cr) Lec 2, lab 3. Prereq: GEOL 450/850 and NRES 477/877; or permission. Two field trips required. Soils and paleosols as evidence in reconstruction landscape evolution and paleoenvironments. Role of paleosols in stratigraphy. (Course cross-listing: GEOL 465.)
- NRES 467
- Global Climate Change (METR 467/867) (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: Junior standing; MATH 106; 5 hrs PHYS; METR 453/853. Offered fall semester of even-numbered calendar years. Elements of climate systems, El Nino and/or LaNina cycle and monsoons, natural variability of climate on interannual and interdecadal scales. Paleoclimate, and future climate, developed climate change scenarios and climate change impacts on natural resources and the environment. (Course cross-listing: METR 467/867, NRES 867.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 474
- Herpetology (BIOS 474) (4 cr) Lec 4. Prereq: BIOS/NRES 386 and permission. BIOS 388 recommended. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fossil and living amphibians and reptiles. Anatomy, classification, ecology and evolution. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 474/874, NRES 874.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 484
- Water Resources Seminar (AGRO, GEOG, GEOL, NRES 484/884; WATS 484) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/WATS 484, AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES 884.)
- NRES 489
- Ichthyology (NRES 489/889) (4 cr I) Lec 3, lab 4. Prereq: 12 hrs biological sciences. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fishes, their taxonomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology. Dynamics of fish stocks and factors regulating their production. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 489/889, NRES 889.)
- NRES 809
- Laboratory Earth: Earth and Its Systems (3 cr) Lec, lab. The earth as a system and the "real world" applications of fundamental physical science processes in this system. Interaction of energy and matter in the geosphere, in the hydrosphere, and in the atmosphere. The earth's relationships to the sun, moon, and other astronomical objects in the solar system. (Course cross-listing: .)
- NRES 814
- Laboratory Earth: Earth's Natural Resource Systems (3 cr) Lec, lab. Fundamental concepts in the Earth and physical sciences in the understanding of Earth's natural resource systems. Rock and mineral, water, soil, and energy resources. Social factors, human dependence, and the impact of these on natural resource systems
- NRES 815
- Water Resources Seminar (GEOG 481/881; GEOL, NRES 415/815) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG 881, GEOL 815.)
- NRES 822
- Fundamental concepts related to understanding Earth's changing natural systems in the past, present and the future. Specific emphasis on the cycling of matter and energy, the relationship between human activity and environmental change, and the consequence of these relationships. (Course cross-listing: NRES 422/822.)
- NRES 828
- Leadership in Public Organizations (ALEC 428) (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: Junior standing. Leadership in theories, research, and practices in public organizations and natural resource agencies. (Course cross-listing: NRES 828, ALEC 428/828.)
- NRES 845
- Human Remains in Forensic Science (FORS 445/856) (4 cr I) Lec2, lab 2, Prereq: FORS 120 Forensic anthropology within the broader context of forensic sciences and physical anthropology. Decomposition and the bone modification through artificial means. Determination of individual identify, diet, chronic pathology and cause of death from human remains. (Course cross-listing: FORS 445/845, NRES 445.)
- NRES 846
- Pollen Analysis for Behavioral, Biological, and Forensic Science (FORS 446/846) (4 cr I) Lec 2, lab 2, Prereq: BIOS 109 and FORS 120 Collection processing, identification of common North American pollen types. Pollination ecology relating to scene reconstruction. Fundamental statistics and presentation requirements for a legal and scientific audience. (Course cross-listing: FORS 446/846, NRES 446.)
- NRES 848
- Advanced Topics in Wildlife Damage Management (2 cr II) Lec 2. Prereq: NRES 348 Participation in a three day professional conference is strongly encouraged. Economic, global, and public policy issues relative to situations in which wildlife damage personal property or natural resources, threaten human health and safety, or are a nuisance. Technological advances in fertility control, damage resistance, toxicology, behavioral modification and biological management. (Course cross-listing: NRES 448.)
- NRES 850
- Biology of Wildlife Populations (BIOS 450/ 850) (4 cr II) Lec 3, lab 3. Prereq: BIOS 220 or permission. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 450/850, NRES 450.)
- NRES 852
- Climate and Society (AGRO, GEOG, METR 450/850) (3 cr) Prereq: METR 200 or 351 or equivalent, or permission. Offered spring semester of even-numbered calendar years. Impact of climate and extreme climatic events on society and societal responses to those events. Global in scope and interdisciplinary. (Course cross-listing: AGRO, GEOG; METR 450/850.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 863
- Fisheries Science (4 cr I) Lec 3, lab 3. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fisheries biology emphasizing the determination and evaluation of vital statistics for the management of fish populations. Basis of specific management techniques. (Course cross-listing: NRES 463.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 867
- Global Climate Change (METR 467/867) (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: Junior standing; MATH 106; 5 hrs PHYS; METR 453/853. Offered fall semester of even-numbered calendar years. Elements of climate systems, El Nino and/or LaNina cycle and monsoons, natural variability of climate on interannual and interdecadal scales. Paleoclimate, and future climate, developed climate change scenarios and climate change impacts on natural resources and the environment. (Course cross-listing: METR467/867, NRES 467.)
- NRES 874
- Herpetology (BIOS 474) (4 cr) Lec 4. Prereq: BIOS/NRES 386 and permission. BIOS 388 recommended. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fossil and living amphibians and reptiles. Anatomy, classification, ecology and evolution. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 474/874, NRES 474.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 884
- Water Resources Seminar (AGRO, GEOG, GEOL, NRES 484/884; WATS 484) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES/WATS 484, AGRO/GEOG/GEOL 884.)
- NRES 889
- Ichthyology (NRES 489/889) (4 cr I) Lec 3, lab 4. Prereq: 12 hrs biological sciences. May also be offered at Cedar Point Biological Station. Fishes, their taxonomy, physiology, behavior, and ecology. Dynamics of fish stocks and factors regulating their production. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 489/889, NRES 489.)
- NRES 916
- Environmental Law and Water Resource Management Seminar (CIVE 916; LAW 774G) (1-4 cr, max 4) Prereq: Permission An interdisciplinary seminar with the Department of Civil Engineering. Contemporary environmental issues and water resource management. (Course cross-listing: CIVE916, LAW774, LAW 774G.)
- WATS 484
- Water Resources Seminar (AGRO, GEOG, GEOL, NRES 484/884; WATS 484) (1 cr II) Prereq: Junior standing or above or permission. Seminar on current water resources research and issues in Nebraska and the region. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES 484, AGRO/GEOG/GEOL/NRES 884.)