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 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.)
- 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.)
- GEOG 312
- Introduction to Geospatial Information Sciences (NRES 312) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab 2. Prereq: Junior standing; basic computer skills (spreadsheets, word processors, data and file management). Introduction to the theory and applications of geospatial information technology. Remote sensing, GPS data collection, GIS data types, editing GIS data, and spatial data analysis with emphasis on applications to natural resources using a problem based learning format. (Course cross-listing: NRES 312.)
- GEOG 412
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRES 412/812) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Lab exercises provide experience with GIS software. Introduction to conceptual foundations and applications of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). GIS database development, spatial data analysis, spatial modeling, GIS implementation and administration. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 812, NRES 412/812.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- GEOG 419
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources (GEOL, AGRO 419/819; NRES 420/820) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: GEOG/NRES 418/818 or permission. Introduction to the practical uses of remote electromagnetic sensing in dealing with agricultural and water-resources issues. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG,GEOL 819, NRES 420/820.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- GEOG 467
- Great Plains Field Pedology (AGRO 477/ 877, GEOG 467/867, SOIL 477) (4 cr II) Lec 3. Lab. Prereq: AGRO/SOIL 153 or permission. Spatial relationship of soil properties on various parts of landscape typical of the Plains, causal factors, and predictions of such relationships on other landscapes. Grouping these properties into classes, naming the classes, and the taxonomy that results from this grouping. Application of a taxonomy to a real situation through making a field soil survey in a region representative of the Plains border, predicting land use response of various mapped units as it affects the ecosystem, and evaluating the effectiveness of the taxonomic system used in the region surveyed. (Course cross-listing: AGRO 877, GEOG/NRES 867.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- 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 812
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRES 412/812) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Lab exercises provide experience with GIS software. Introduction to conceptual foundations and applications of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). GIS database development, spatial data analysis, spatial modeling, GIS implementation and administration. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 412, NRES 412/812.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- GEOG 819
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources (GEOL, AGRO 419/819; NRES 420/820) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: GEOG/NRES 418/818 or permission. Introduction to the practical uses of remote electromagnetic sensing in dealing with agricultural and water-resources issues. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG,GEOL 419, NRES 420/820.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- GEOG 867
- Great Plains Field Pedology (AGRO 477/ 877, GEOG 467/867, SOIL 477) (4 cr II) Lec 3. Lab. Prereq: AGRO/SOIL 153 or permission. Spatial relationship of soil properties on various parts of landscape typical of the Plains, causal factors, and predictions of such relationships on other landscapes. Grouping these properties into classes, naming the classes, and the taxonomy that results from this grouping. Application of a taxonomy to a real situation through making a field soil survey in a region representative of the Plains border, predicting land use response of various mapped units as it affects the ecosystem, and evaluating the effectiveness of the taxonomic system used in the region surveyed. (Course cross-listing: AGRO 877, GEOG/NRES 867.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- 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 104
- Climate in Crisis (3 cr II) Lec. 3. Past, present and future climate change. Climate science basics in the context of global changes (such as global warming, droughts, deforestation) that impact Earth and its inhabitants. Future climate change scenarios and possible impacts. View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 105
- Justin Smith Morrill Scholars Seminar (1 cr I) Lec 1. NRES 105 is open to Justin Smith Morrill Scholars Program students only. The life, experience, and accomplishments of Justin Smith Morrill, author of the Land-Grant College Acts of 1862 and 1890. The role of the Land-Grant University in the modern era. 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 208
- Applied Climate Sciences (3 cr I) Lec 3. Role of the atmosphere in the natural resource system. Solar radiation, water, wind and energy, hazards and risk in the plant soil atmosphere system. Role of weather and climate in crop zones, land use, and wildlife habitat. View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 281
- Introduction to Water Science (GEOG, NRES 281) (3 cr II) Prereq: High school chemistry or one semester college chemistry; one course in geology or physical geography or soil. Survey of the water science from the perspective of both natural and social sciences. Water budget, precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff and stream flow, groundwater, water quality parameters, economics of water, water policy, water law and water politics. (Course cross-listing: GEOG/WATS 281.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 310
- Introduction to Forest Management (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 4. Prereq: BIOS 109 or permission. One all-day Saturday field trip is required. Discussion of the history, biology, and management of the world's forest resources with emphasis on the Great Plains region. Topics include: forest types and their relationship to site conditions, ecological principles of forest management, basic forest management practices, economic and policy decisions in forest management. The field-oriented lab emphasizes tree identification, forest ecology, forest management and wood products. 311. Wildlife Ecology and Management (3
- NRES 312
- Introduction to Geospatial Information Sciences (GEOG 312) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab 2. Prereq: Junior standing; basic computer skills (spreadsheets, word processors, data and file management). Introduction to the theory and applications of geospatial information technology. Remote sensing, GPS data collection, GIS data types, editing GIS data, and spatial data analysis with emphasis on applications to natural resources using a problem based learning format. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 312.)
- 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 361
- Soils, Environment and Water Quality (AGRO, GEOL, WATS 361) (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: PHYS 141 or equivalent, one year chemistry, one semester biology and one of the following: AGRO 153 or GEOL 101 or CHEM 116 or 221. Selected soil properties that influence environmental and water quality. Waste site selection criteria, cleanup and remedial action, as well as federal regulations. Particular contaminants discussed vary but can include radioactive materials, pesticides, oil, sewage, nitrates, as well as other organic and inorganic materials. Identifying processes and role soil plays in modifying waste. Effects of particle soil properties on contaminant movement and attenuation. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/WATS/SOIL/GEOL 361.)
- NRES 406
- Plant Ecophysiology: Theory and Practice (AGRO, HORT 406/806) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 1. Prereq: Junior standing; 4 hrs ecology; and 4 hrs botany or plant physiology. Offered fall semester of even-numbered calendar years. Principles of plant physiology which underlie the relationship between plants and their physical, chemical and biotic environments. An introduction to the ecological niche, limiting factors and adaptation. An overview of the seed germination and ecology, plant and soil water relations, nutrients, plant energy budgets, photosynthesis, carbon balance and plant-animal interactions. An introduction to various field equipment used in ecophysiological studies. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/HORT 406/806, NRES 806.)
- NRES 408
- Microclimate: The Biological Environment (3 cr ) Prereq: MATH 106 or equivalent, 5 hrs physics or permission. Offered fall semesters. The physical factors that create the biological environment. Radiation and energy balances of earth's surfaces, terrestrial, and marine. Temperature, humidity, and wind regimes near the surface. Control of the physical environment through irrigation, windbreaks, frost protection, manipulation of light and radiation. Applications to air pollution research. Instruments for measuring environmental conditions and remote sensing of the environment. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/HORT/METR/WATS 408.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- 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 418
- Introduction to Remote Sensing (NRES 418/818) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: 9 hrs earth science or natural resource sciences including GEOG 150 and 152, or 155. Introduction to remote sensing of the earth from aerial and satellite platforms. Aerial photography, multispectral scanning, thermal imaging and microwave remote sensing techniques. Physical foundations of remote sensing using electromagnetic energy, energy-matter interactions, techniques employed in data acquisition and methods of image analysis. Weekly laboratory provides practical experience in visual and digital interpretation of aerial photography, satellite imagery, thermal and radar imagery. Applications in geographic, agricultural, environmental and natural resources analyses. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 418/818, NRES 818.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 420
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources (GEOL, AGRO 419/819; NRES 420/820) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: GEOG/NRES 418/818 or permission. Introduction to the practical uses of remote electromagnetic sensing in dealing with agricultural and water-resources issues. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG,GEOL 419/819, NRES 820.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 421
- Field Techniques in Remote Sensing (GEOG 421/821) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab. Prereq: NRES 418/818. Field techniques as they relate to remote-sensing campaigns. Research methods, systematic approaches to data collection, field spectroscopy, collecting ancillary information linked with spectroscopic data sets as well as aircraft or satellite missions and subsequent analyses of acquired data. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 421/821.)
- 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 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 451
- Soil Environmental Chemistry (ENVE *851) (3 cr II, offered even-numbered calendar years) Lec 3. Prereq: CHEM 252. Theory, mechanisms and processes related to chemical behavior in soil-water environments. Application of computer simulation models for predicting contaminant fate in soil. Basic chemical and biological principles of remediating contaminated soil and water. (Course cross-listing: ENVE 851, NRES 851.)
- 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 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 468
- Wetlands (BIOS 458, WATS 468) (4 cr II) Lec 4. Prereq: 12 hrs biological sciences; BIOS 220; CHEM 109 and 110. Offered even-numbered calendar years. Physical, chemical and biological processes that occur in wetlands; the hydrology and soils of wetland systems; organisms occurring in wetlands and their ecology wetland creation, delineation, management and ecotoxicology. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 458, NRES 868, WATS 468.)
- NRES 470
- Lake and Reservoir Restoration (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: 12 hrs NRES or related fields. NRES 470 is offered in even-numbered calendar years. Theory, processes, and mechanisms underlying lake and reservoir water quality degradation and/or pollution and remediation of eutrophications and its effects. Current techniques used to restore and protect degraded lakes. (Course cross-listing: NRES 870.)
- NRES 477
- Great Plains Field Pedology (AGRO 477/ 877, GEOG 467/867, SOIL 477) (4 cr II) Lec 3. Lab. Prereq: AGRO/SOIL 153 or permission. Spatial relationship of soil properties on various parts of landscape typical of the Plains, causal factors, and predictions of such relationships on other landscapes. Grouping these properties into classes, naming the classes, and the taxonomy that results from this grouping. Application of a taxonomy to a real situation through making a field soil survey in a region representative of the Plains border, predicting land use response of various mapped units as it affects the ecosystem, and evaluating the effectiveness of the taxonomic system used in the region surveyed. (Course cross-listing: AGRO 477/877, GEOG 467/867, NRES 877, SOIL 477.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 478
- Regional Climatology (METR 478/878) (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: NRES/METR 370. Regional differentiation of the climates of the earth on both a descriptive and dynamic basis. The chief systems of climatic classification. (Course cross-listing: NRES 878.) 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 808
- Microclimate: The Biological Environment (AGRO, GEOG, HORT, METR 408/808; WATS 408) (3 cr) Prereq: Junior standing, MATH 106 or equivalent, 5 hrs physics, major in any of the physical or biological sciences or engineering; or permission. Physical factors that create the biological environment. Radiation and energy balances of earth's surfaces, terrestrial and marine. Temperature, humidity, and wind regimes near the surface. Control of the physical environment through irrigation, windbreaks, frost protection, manipulation of light, and radiation. Applications to air pollution research. Instruments for measuring environmental conditions and remote sensing of the environment. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG/HORT/METR 808.)
- 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 812
- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (NRES 412/812) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Lab exercises provide experience with GIS software. Introduction to conceptual foundations and applications of computer-based geographic information systems (GIS). GIS database development, spatial data analysis, spatial modeling, GIS implementation and administration. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 412/812, NRES 412.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- 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 818
- Introduction to Remote Sensing (NRES 418/818) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: 9 hrs earth science or natural resource sciences including GEOG 150 and 152, or 155. Introduction to remote sensing of the earth from aerial and satellite platforms. Aerial photography, multispectral scanning, thermal imaging and microwave remote sensing techniques. Physical foundations of remote sensing using electromagnetic energy, energy-matter interactions, techniques employed in data acquisition and methods of image analysis. Weekly laboratory provides practical experience in visual and digital interpretation of aerial photography, satellite imagery, thermal and radar imagery. Applications in geographic, agricultural, environmental and natural resources analyses. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 418/818, NRES 418.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 820
- Applications of Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources (GEOL, AGRO 419/819; NRES 420/820) (4 cr) Lec 3, lab 2. Prereq: GEOG/NRES 418/818 or permission. Introduction to the practical uses of remote electromagnetic sensing in dealing with agricultural and water-resources issues. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOG,GEOL 419/819, NRES 420.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 821
- Field Techniques in Remote Sensing (GEOG 421/821) (3 cr II) Lec 2, lab. Prereq: NRES 418/818. Field techniques as they relate to remote-sensing campaigns. Research methods, systematic approaches to data collection, field spectroscopy, collecting ancillary information linked with spectroscopic data sets as well as aircraft or satellite missions and subsequent analyses of acquired data. (Course cross-listing: GEOG 421/821, NRES 421.)
- 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 825
- Geostatistics (GEOL *825) (3 cr I) Prereq: MATH 106 and STAT 218 Offered fall semester of odd-numbered calendar years. Practical methods for solving spatial interpolation and related estimation problems with emphasis on geostatistical methods. Introduction to applied statistical simulation and prediction in geology, hydrogeology and environmental studies. (Course cross-listing: GEOL 825.)
- 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 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 851
- Soil Environmental Chemistry (ENVE *851) (3 cr II, offered even-numbered calendar years) Lec 3. Prereq: CHEM 252. Theory, mechanisms and processes related to chemical behavior in soil-water environments. Application of computer simulation models for predicting contaminant fate in soil. Basic chemical and biological principles of remediating contaminated soil and water. (Course cross-listing: ENVE 851, NRES 451.)
- 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 853
- Hydrology (CIVE 853) (3 cr) Prereq: MATH 106 Credit in CIVE 353/853/NRES 853 will not count towards a major in civil engineering. Introduction to the principles of hydrology, with emphasis on the components of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, evaporation, groundwater flow, surface runoff, infiltration, precipitation runoff relationships. (Course cross-listing: CIVE 353, 853.) 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 868
- Wetlands (BIOS 458, WATS 468) (4 cr II) Lec 4. Prereq: 12 hrs biological sciences; BIOS 220; CHEM 109 and 110. Offered even-numbered calendar years. Physical, chemical and biological processes that occur in wetlands; the hydrology and soils of wetland systems; organisms occurring in wetlands and their ecology wetland creation, delineation, management and ecotoxicology. (Course cross-listing: BIOS 458, NRES 468, WATS 468.)
- NRES 870
- Lake and Reservoir Restoration (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: 12 hrs NRES or related fields. NRES 470 is offered in even-numbered calendar years. Theory, processes, and mechanisms underlying lake and reservoir water quality degradation and/or pollution and remediation of eutrophications and its effects. Current techniques used to restore and protect degraded lakes. (Course cross-listing: NRES 470.)
- NRES 877
- Great Plains Field Pedology (AGRO 477/ 877, GEOG 467/867, SOIL 477) (4 cr II) Lec 3. Lab. Prereq: AGRO/SOIL 153 or permission. Spatial relationship of soil properties on various parts of landscape typical of the Plains, causal factors, and predictions of such relationships on other landscapes. Grouping these properties into classes, naming the classes, and the taxonomy that results from this grouping. Application of a taxonomy to a real situation through making a field soil survey in a region representative of the Plains border, predicting land use response of various mapped units as it affects the ecosystem, and evaluating the effectiveness of the taxonomic system used in the region surveyed. (Course cross-listing: AGRO 477/877, GEOG 467/867, NRES 877, SOIL 477.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 878
- Regional Climatology (METR 478/878) (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: NRES/METR 370. Regional differentiation of the climates of the earth on both a descriptive and dynamic basis. The chief systems of climatic classification. (Course cross-listing: NRES 478.)
- 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 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.)
- NRES 917
- Environmental Isotope Hydrology (GEOL 917) (3 cr) Prereq: NRES 819 or equivalent or permission Theory and use of stable, radiogenic and radioactive isotopes in hydrologic studies. Abundance and variation of the stable isotopes of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, sulphur, chlorine, nitrogen, and strontium. Application of the isotopes to determine water origin, movement, geochemical history, recharge age and residence time, and to delineate contaminant sources and solute migration. (Course cross-listing: GEOL 917.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- NRES 918
- Applied Groundwater Modeling (3 cr I) Lec 3. Prereq: GEOL/NRES 488/888 or *889, MATH 208/208H, or equivalent Offered fall semester of odd-numbered calendar years. Forward and backward numerical analysis of groundwater flow systems and their interactions with other hydro-logic components. Groundwater model development and parameter estimation using MODFLOW, PEST, and other widely used modeling packages.
- NRES 920
- Xenobiotics in the Environment (AGRO 920; ENTO 920; HORT 920; TOXI 920) (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: Recommend one course each in organic chemistry, soil science, biochemistry, plant physiology, microbiology and ecology Offered odd-numbered calendar years. Fate and ecotoxicological impacts of biologically foreign compounds in soil-water-plant environments; uptake, mechanisms of toxicity and metabolism in plants and other biota. Herbicides and other pesticides. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/ENTO/HORT/TOXI 920.)
- NRES 954
- Turbulent Transfer in the Atmospheric Surface Layer (BSEN 954) (3 cr) Prereq: MATH 821; MECH 310 or NRES 808 or BIOS 857; or equivalent or permission Offered spring semester of odd-numbered calendar years. (Course cross-listing: BSEN 954.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- WATS 281
- Introduction to Water Science (GEOG, NRES 281) (3 cr II) Prereq: High school chemistry or one semester college chemistry; one course in geology or physical geography or soil. Survey of the water science from the perspective of both natural and social sciences. Water budget, precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff and stream flow, groundwater, water quality parameters, economics of water, water policy, water law and water politics. (Course cross-listing: GEOG/NRES 281.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- WATS 361
- Soils, Environment and Water Quality (AGRO, GEOL, WATS 361) (3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: PHYS 141 or equivalent, one year chemistry, one semester biology and one of the following: AGRO 153 or GEOL 101 or CHEM 116 or 221. Selected soil properties that influence environmental and water quality. Waste site selection criteria, cleanup and remedial action, as well as federal regulations. Particular contaminants discussed vary but can include radioactive materials, pesticides, oil, sewage, nitrates, as well as other organic and inorganic materials. Identifying processes and role soil plays in modifying waste. Effects of particle soil properties on contaminant movement and attenuation. (Course cross-listing: AGRO/GEOL/SOIL 361.)
- 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.)
- WATS 498A
- Senior Project I (2 cr, I, II) Prereq: Senior standing. WATS 498A is the first course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of WATS 498A and WATS 498B. Work as individual or as a team member to develop solutions to water resource problems. Problem involves multi-disciplinary features. Requires independent research, proposal preparation and presentation. (Course cross-listing: None.) View a Sample Syllabus.
- WATS 498B
- Senior Project II (2 cr, I, II) Prereq: WATS 498A. WATS 498B is the second course of a two-semester sequence of courses consisting of WATS 498A and WATS 498B. Continuation of WATS 498A. Carry out proposal and present findings orally and in writing. (Course cross-listing: None.)
- WATS 499H
- Honors Thesis (3-6 cr, max 6 I, II, III) Prereq: Admission to the University Honors Program and permission, AGRI 299H recommended. Conduct a scholarly research project and write a University Honors Program or undergraduate thesis. (Course cross-listing: None.)
