Undergraduate Course Catalog 2010-2011

College of Life Sciences and Agriculture

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The agribusiness minor is designed to provide students in disciplines other than environmental and resource economics training in the economics and management of agricultural and other natural resource business firms. This program prepares students to work for private companies, governmental agencies, or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. Students who are interested in operating their own businesses will also find this minor very useful. The courses in the agribusiness minor emphasize the applications of economic and business management principles.

Required
EREC 411, Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
EREC 501, Agriculture and Natural Resource Product Marketing or MKTG 550, Survey of Marketing
EREC 504, Business Management for Natural Resource Firms
EREC 606, Land Economics Perspectives: Uses, Policies, and Taxes
EREC 715, Linear Programming and Quantitative Models

For additional information, contact John M. Halstead, Environmental and Resource Economics Program coordinator, 114 James Hall, (603) 862-3914.

Animal Behavior Minor

The animal behavior minor is designed for students who are interested in learning more about the mechanisms underlying the behavior of many different types of animals, as well as the reasons why certain behaviors may have evolved. Students interested in the animal behavior minor must complete a total of 20 credits of coursework (approximately five courses), from the list of courses below. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in each of these courses and no more than eight major requirement credits can be counted toward the minor. If a student is interested in using a relevant course that is not included in the following list, they must seek permission from either Michelle Scott or Win Watson in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Required Courses:
ZOOL 713, Animal Behavior
ZOOL 777, Neurobiology and Behavior

Elective Courses (must take three, and one must be a psychology course):
PSYC 512, Psychology of Primates
PSYC 521, Behavior Analysis
PSYC 531, Psychobiology
PSYC 710, Visual Perception
PSYC 731, Brain and Behavior
PSYC 733, Drugs and Behavior
PSYC 735, Neurobiology of Mood Disorders
PSYC 737, Behavioral Medicine
PSYC 741, Animal Cognition
BCHM 702, Endocrinology
ZOOL 714, Ecology of Animal Behavior (Shoals)
ZOOL 733, Behavioral Ecology

Marine Biology

The minor is designed to provide a foundation in marine biology and related sciences to any UNH undergraduate student with the exception of students majoring in Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology. It is offered through the Department of Biological Sciences. The minor consists of 20 credits with grades of C- or better and no pass/fail courses. No more than eight major requirement credits may be used towards the minor. All courses in the program are selected in consultation with the minor adviser (contact Larry Harris, Department of Biological Sciences).

Students should declare their intention to minor in marine biology before the end of the junior year. During the final term, students should apply to the dean to have the minor shown on their transcript.

Required
Five courses (20 credits); two of the five courses (eight credits) can count toward the major.

Introductory course in Marine Science (choose one):
ZOOL/PBIO 503, Introduction to Marine Biology
ESCI 501, Introduction to Oceanography
ZOOL 674, Field Marine Science

Four additional courses selected in consultation with the minor adviser.

In addition, students are encouraged to become involved in a research project, either by working in a professor’s laboratory or by participating in the Undergraduate Ocean Research Project (TECH 797).

Sustainable Living

Issues of sustainable living involve every aspect of life. Humans are part of, and dependent upon, healthy functioning ecosystems. Sustainable living requires learning to live with ecosystem limits. Students increase their knowledge and awareness of environmental issues and problems, gain an understanding of ecology, and develop thinking and communication skills in order to help solve complex problems and move humanity toward a more sustainable future. The minor consists of 20 credits with grades of C- or better, and no pass/fail courses.

Required Courses

1. NR 784, Sustainable Living
2. NR 601, Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Living Internship
3. NR 785, Systems Thinking for Sustainable Living

4. Environmental Issues - One course below

NR 415, Global Biological Change
NR 435, Contemporary Conservation Issues and Environmental Awareness
NR 502, Forest Ecosystems and Environmental Change
NR 650, Principles of Conservation Biology
NR 720, International Environmental Politics and Policies for the 21st Century
NR 724, Resolving Environmental Conflicts
GEOG 673, Environmental Geography

5. Ecology - One course below

NR 433, Wildlife Ecology
BIOL 541, General Ecology
NR 527, Forest Ecology
NR 660, Ecology and Biogeography of New Zealand
ZOOL 474, Intro to Marine Science (Shoals Marine Lab)
ZOOL 503, Intro to Marine Biology

For additional information, contact Robert Eckert, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, (603) 862-2508.

Water Resources Management

Students in biology, environmental conservation studies, forestry, plant biology, wildlife and conservation biology, environmental engineering, environmental and resource economics, community and environmental planning, and related fields should consider a minor in water resources management. There is a strong demand among consulting firms, state and federal agencies, and not-for-profit organizations for persons with knowledge and experience relevant to water resource management.

Required
1.    NR 504, Freshwater Resources
2.    NR 703, Watershed Water Quality Management
3.    ESCI 705, Principles of Hydrology

Choose from the list below or from category three above for eight additional credits:
NR 658, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
NR 711, Wetland Ecology and Management
NR 716, Wetland Delineation
NR 719, Wetlands Restoration and Mitigation
NR 751, Aquatic Ecosystems
NR 760, Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
NR 542, Forestland Measurement and Mapping
ESCI 710, Groundwater Hydrology
ZOOL 708, Steam Ecology
ZOOL 717, Lake Ecology

For additional information, contact William McDowell, Department of Natural Resources, (603) 862-2249.

Wetland Ecology

Students in biology, environmental conservation studies, forestry, plant biology, environmental sciences, wildlife and conservation biology, and related majors should consider obtaining a minor in wetland ecology. There is a strong demand among consulting firms, and state and federal agencies for employees with knowledge and experience relevant to wetland resource management.

Required
NR 504, Freshwater Resources or NR 703, Watershed Water Quality Management
NR 711, Wetland Ecology and Management
NR 716, Wetland Delineation or NR 719, Wetlands Restoration and Mitigation, or ZOOL 708, Stream Ecology

Recommended
PBIO 566, Systematic Botany
PBIO 625, Introduction to Marine Botany
PBIO 722, Marine Phycology
PBIO 747, Aquatic Plants in Restoration, Management and Conservation
GEN 713, Microbial Ecology and Evolution
NR 527, Forest Ecology
NR 765, Community Ecology
NR 751, Aquatic Ecosystems
NR 425, Field Dendrology
NR 501, Introduction to Soil Sciences
NR 602, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
NR 621, Field Description of Soils
NR 706, Soil Ecology
ZOOL 725, Marine Ecology

For additional information, contact David Burdick, (603) 862-4523, or William McDowell, (603) 862-2249.