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Graduate Study Courses
 
     
 

650 Range Plants - 3 Credits
Identification, distribution, and forage value of important U.S. range plants. 1 lecture and 2 two-hour laboratories. Prereq: Bot 314. Cross-listed with Biol. Fall.

652 Geographic Information Systems in Range Survey - 3 Credits
Analysis of methods for determining range composition, condition, and productivity. Emphasis will be given to the use of Geographic Information Systems. 3 lectures. Offered odd years; fall. Prereq: RNG 336.

653 Rangeland Resources and Watershed Management - 3 Credits
Study of the management of physical/biological settings and processes along with human activities on water and watersheds considering preventative and restorative strategies in a natural resources rangeland setting. Spring. Prereq: RNG 336. Cross-listed with NRM.

654 Wetland Resources Management - 3 Credits
Principles of wetland systems, wetland management, wetland functions, wetland assessment, and wetland improvement. Offered odd years; Spring. Prereq: RNG 336. Cross-listed with NRM.

656 Range Habitat Management - 3 Credits
Study of specific techniques and systems approaches to maintenance and improvement of rangeland ecosystems. 3 lectures. Offered odd years; spring. Prereq: RNG 336.

658 Grazing Ecology - 3 Credits
Grazing processes and systems, and their effects on plants and herbivores. 3 lectures. Offered even years; spring. Prereq: RNG 336.

660 Plant Ecology - 3 Credits
See Botany for description.

662 Rangeland Planning and Analysis - 3 Credits
Capstone course to include developing the basics of planning and the use of advanced planning tools for managing public and private rangelands. 3 lectures. Offered even years; spring. Prereq: RNG 336, 456, 458.

716 Agrostology - 3 Credits
Identification and description of U.S. grasses and grass-like plants. 2 lectures, 2 two-hour laboratories. Offered even years; fall. Prereq: BOT 314. Cross-listed with BOT.

717 Aquatic Vascular Plants - 3 Credits
Identification and description of aquatic vascular plants. 1 lecture, 2 two-hour laboratories. Offered odd years; fall. Prereq: BOT 314. Cross-listed with BOT .

765 Analysis of Ecosystems - 3 Credits
Introduction to advanced statistical techniques to evaluate plant communities, plant-animal interactions, and plant-soil relationships. Emphasis on multivariate analysis. 2 lectures. 1 two-hour laboratory. Offered even years, spring. Prereq: STAT 330.

The following variable credit courses are also offered:

 
  790 Graduate Seminar 1-3 Credits  
  793 Individual Study/Tutorial 1-5 Credits  
  795 Field Experience 1-15 Credits  
  796 Special Topics 1-5 Credits  
  797 Master's Paper 1-3 Credits  
  798 Master's Thesis 1-10 Credits  
  799 Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits  
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Contact:
Donald Kirby, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
School of Natural Resource Sciences
701.231.8386
donald.kirby@ndsu.edu
   

   
* Last Updated: September 5, 2008