Course Guide
Beginning Fall 2022 ESSM, RENR, and WFSC course prefixes, and in some cases, course names will change to reflect the department in which each course now belongs, either the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology (ECCB) or Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management (RWFM). Below are the new and legacy courses and the semesters each course is offered.
For ESSM, RENR, and WFSC courses not on the list below, please contact an advisor for a list of new RWFM courses. Some WFSC graduate courses will continue to be listed as WFSC.
Course Offerings
| Legacy Course | New Course | Name | Legacy Name | Semester Taught | Credits | Type | Notes |
| ESSM 102 | RWFM 102 | Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management | fall | 1 | Lec | legacy students need to take asap | |
| ESSM 201 | RWFM 101 | Exploring Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management | Exploring Ecosystem Science and Management | fall/spring | 1 | Lec | |
| ESSM 203 | ECCB 203 | Forest Trees of North America | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 291 | ECCB 291 | Research | fall/spring/summer | 0 | Res | ||
| ESSM 291 | ECCB 291 | Research | fall/spring/summer | Res | |||
| ESSM 300 | ECCB 325 | Field Studies in Forest Ecosystems | summer | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 301 | RWFM 301 | Wildland Watershed Management | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 302 | RWFM 302 | Wildland Plants of North America | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 303 | ECCB 312 | Agrostology | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 304 | ECCB 301 | Diversity and Evolution of Plants | Rangeland Plant Taxonomy | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | decreased to 3 credits |
| ESSM 305 | RWFM 325 | Watershed Analysis and Planning | fall | 3 | Lec | legacy students need to take asap | |
| ESSM 306 | no longer taught | Plant Functional Ecology and Adaptation | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 307 | ECCB 307 | Forest Protection | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 308 | ECCB 308 | Fundamentals of Environmental Decision-Making | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 309 | ECCB 309 | Forest Ecology | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 310 | ECCB 310 | Forest Tree Physiology and Breeding | Forest Tree Improvement and Regeneration | spring | 3 | Lec | |
| ESSM 311 | ECCB 303 | Fire Ecology and Biogeochemistry | Biogeochemistry and Global Change | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | |
| ESSM 313 | RWFM 313 | Vegetation Sampling Methods and Designs in Ecosystems | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 314 | RWFM 314 | Principles of Rangeland Management Around the World | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 315 | RWFM 315 | Rangeland Inventory and Monitoring | fall | 1 | Lab | legacy students need to take asap | |
| ESSM 316 | RWFM 316 | Range Ecology | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 317 | RWFM 317 | Vegetation Management | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 318 | ECCB 318 | Coupled Social and Ecological Systems | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 319 | ECCB 319 | Principles of Forestry | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | decreased to 3 credits | |
| ESSM 320 | ECCB 320 | Ecosystem Restoration and Management | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 324 | ECCB 324 | Forest Measurements | spring | 2 | Lab | ||
| ESSM 351 | ECCB 351 | Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 404 | RWFM 434 | Changing Natural Resource Policy | not currently offered | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 405 | ECCB 405 | Forest Resource Assessment and Management | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 406 | RWFM 436 | Natural Resouces Policy | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 415 | RWFM 415 | Range Analysis and Management Planning | fall | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 416 | ECCB 416 | Fire Ecology and Natural Resource Management | spring (even yrs) | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 417 | ECCB 417 | Prescribed Fire | spring (odd yrs) | 4 | Lec/Lab | increased to 4 credits | |
| ESSM 420 | ECCB 420 | Ecological Restoration of Wetland and Riparian Systems | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 430 | ECCB 430 | Advanced Restoration Ecology | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 440 | RWFM 440 | Wetland Delineation | summer | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 444 | ECCB 444 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 446 | ECCB 446 | Drones for Environmental Remote Sensing | Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Remote Sensing | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | |
| ESSM 459 | ECCB 407 | Programming for Spatial Data Applications | not currently offered | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 462 | ECCB 406 | Advanced GIS Analysis for Natural Resources Management | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 480 | RWFM 480 | Plant Identification and Undergraduate Range Management Exam Team Competitions | fall/spring | Comp | |||
| ESSM 481 | see advisor | Senior Seminar | see advisor | 1 | Sem | ||
| ESSM 484 | ECCB 484 | Internship | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| ESSM 491 | ECCB 491 | Research | fall/spring/summer | Res | |||
| ESSM 605 | ECCB 605 | The Research Process | fall | 2 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 621 | ECCB 621 | Physiological Plant Ecology | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 622 | ECCB 622 | Biogeochemistry of Terrestrial Ecosystems | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 624 | ECCB 607 | Terrestrial Ecosystems and Global Change | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 626 | ECCB 626 | Fire Ecology | spring (odd yrs) | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 631 | ECCB 620 | Ecological Restoration of Wetland and Riparian Systems | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 633 | ECCB 633 | Coastal Processes and Ecosystem Management | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 635 | ECCB 635 | Ecohydrology | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 646 | ECCB 646 | Drones for Environmental Remote Sensing | Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Remote Sensing | odd spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | |
| ESSM 647 | ECCB 612 | Agrostology | Range Grasses and Grasslands | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | |
| ESSM 648 | ECCB 648 | Wetland Plant Taxonomy | not currently offered | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 651 | ECCB 651 | Geographic Information System for Resource Management | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 652 | ECCB 652 | Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 655 | ECCB 644 | Remote Sensing of the Environment | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 656 | ECCB 656 | Advanced Remote Sensing | even spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 660 | ECCB 660 | Landscape Analysis and Modeling | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| ESSM 671 | ECCB 671 | Ecological Economics | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| ESSM 681 | ECCB 681 | Seminar | fall/spring/summer | 1 | Sem | ||
| ESSM 684 | ECCB 684 | Professional Internship | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| ESSM 685 | ECCB 685 | Directed Studies | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| ESSM 691 | ECCB 691 | Research | fall/spring/summer | Res | |||
| FRSC 420 | ECCB 408 | Arboriculture | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| new | ECCB 101 | Introduction to Ecology and Conservation Biology | fall | 1 | Lec | ||
| new | ECCB 600 | Population, Communities and Ecosystems | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| new | ECCB 285 | Directed Studies: Professional Writing | fall/spring | 1 | Ind | ||
| new | ECCB 485 | Directed Studies: Senior Writing | not yet offered | 1 | Ind | ||
| RENR 205 | ECCB 205 | Fundamentals of Ecology | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| RENR 215 | ECCB 215 | Fundamentals of Ecology–Laboratory | fall/spring | 1 | Lab | ||
| RENR 345 | RWFM 346 | Park Ecology and Management | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| RENR 375 | RWFM 375 | Conservation of Natural Resources | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| RENR 400 | RWFM 400 | Study Abroad in Natural Resources | summer | Lec | |||
| RENR 405 | ECCB 351 | Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| RENR 410 | RWFM 411 | Ecosystem Management | spring | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| RENR 460 | ECCB 460 | Nature, Values, and Protected Areas | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| RENR 470 | RWFM 470 | Environmental Impact Assessment | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| RENR 484 | ECCB 484 | Internship | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| RENR 659 | ECCB 671 | Ecological Economics | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| RPTS 308 | RWFM 322 | Community Development and Sustainability | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| RPTS 316 | RWFM 323 | Parks and Protected Area Management | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 291 | RWFM 291 | Research | fall/spring | Res | |||
| WFSC 300 | ECCB 300 | Field Studies | summer | 3 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 301 | RWFM 306 | Wildlife and the Changing Environment | spring | 3 | Lec | legacy students need to take asap | |
| WFSC 302 | ECCB 302 | Diversity and Evolution of Vertebrates | Natural History of the Vertebrates | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | |
| WFSC 303 | RWFM 308 | Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 304 | ECCB 304 | Conservation Biology | Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | |
| WFSC 311 | ECCB 311 | Ichthyology | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 314 | ECCB 314 | Down River: Biology of Gulf Coastal Fishes | summer | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 315 | ECCB 315 | Herpetology | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 316 | ECCB 316 | Field Herpetology | spring | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 327 | RWFM 309 | Wildlife Diseases | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 335 | ECCB 313 | Diversity and Evolution of Invertebrates | Natural History of the Invertebrates | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | removed lab, decreased to 3 credits |
| WFSC 401 | ECCB 401 | General Mammalogy | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 402 | ECCB 402 | General Ornithology | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 403 | ECCB 403 | Population and Community Ecology | Animal Ecology | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | removed lab, remained 3 credits |
| WFSC 404 | RWFM 404 | Aquatic Ecosystems | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 405 | RWFM 405 | Urban Wildlife and Fisheries | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 406 | RWFM 406 | Wildlife Habitat Management | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 407 | RWFM 407 | Field Wildlife Habitat Management | not currently offered | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 408 | RWFM 408 | Techniques of Wildlife Management | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 409 | RWFM 409 | NATURE in the Classroom: Needed Activities To Understand Resource Ecology | not currently offered | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 410 | RWFM 410 | Principles of Fisheries Management | fall | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 413 | RWFM 413 | Problem Solving in Wildlife and Fisheries | not currently offered | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 414 | RWFM 414 | Ecology of Lakes and Rivers | not currently offered | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 415 | ECCB 415 | Coastal Marine Biology and Geology of Alaska | summer | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 417 | RWFM 417 | Biology of Fishes | not currently offered | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 418 | RWFM 418 | Ecology of the Coastal Zone | not currently offered | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 419 | RWFM 419 | Wildlife Restoration | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 420 | RWFM 420 | Ecology and Society | not currently offered | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 422 | ECCB 422 | Behavioral Ecology | Ethology | spring | 3 | Lec | |
| WFSC 427 | RWFM 427 | Disease Management in Fisheries and Aquaculture | not currently offered | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 428 | RWFM 428 | Wetland Ecosystem Management | not currently offered | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 433 | ECCB 400 | Molecular Ecology | Molecular Ecology in Wildlife and Fisheries | fall/spring | 3 | Lec | |
| WFSC 444 | RWFM 443 | Aquaculture I: Principles and Practices | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 447 | RWFM 447 | Aquaculture II: Aquatic Animal Nutrition, Feeding and Disease Management | fall | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 448 | ECCB 448 | Fish Ecophysiology | fall | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 449 | RWFM 449 | Professional Aspects of Aquatic Ecology | fall | 3 | Lec | legacy students need to take asap | |
| WFSC 450 | ECCB 450 | Caribbean Conservation | summer | 2 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 451 | ECCB 451 | Caribbean Research Seminar | summer | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 454 | ECCB 454 | Amazon Field School | not currently offered | 4 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 462 | ECCB 462 | Amazon River Tropical Biology | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 481 | see advisor | Senior Seminar | see advisor | 1 | Sem | ||
| WFSC 484 | RWFM 484 | Internship | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| WFSC 485 | RWFM 485 | Directed Studies | fall/spring/summer | Ind | |||
| WFSC 491 | RWFM 491 | Research | fall/spring/summer | Res | |||
| WFSC 602 | ECCB 616 | Field Herpetology | spring | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 604 | ECCB 603 | Ecological Modeling | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 605 | see note | Community Ecology | inactivated | replaced by ECCB 600 | |||
| WFSC 613 | no longer taught | Animal Ecology | inactivated | ||||
| WFSC 614 | ECCB 614 | Down River: Biology of Gulf Coastal Fishes | summer | 1 | Lab | ||
| WFSC 618 | WFSC 618 | Wildlife Study Design and Analysis | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 619 | WFSC 619 | Wildlife Restoration | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 623 | WFSC 623 | Aquaculture | see advisor | 4 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 624 | ECCB 613 | Dynamics of Populations | fall | 3 | Lec | removed lab; reduced from 4 to 3 credits | |
| WFSC 627 | WFSC 627 | Ecological Risk Assessment | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 628 | WFSC 628 | Wetland Ecology and Pollution | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 630 | WFSC 630 | Ecology and Society | not currently offered | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 631 | ECCB 631 | Ecological Applications in R | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 633 | ECCB 634 | Conservation Genetics | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 636 | WFSC 636 | Wildlife Habitat Management | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 637 | WFSC 637 | Wildlife Diseases | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 638 | WFSC 638 | Techniques of Wildlife Management | fall/spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 639 | no longer taught | Wildlife Ecotoxicology | inactivated | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 641 | WFSC 641 | Sustainable Military Land Management | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 642 | WFSC 642 | Field Military Land Management | see advisor | 1 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 644 | WFSC 644 | Wildlife and Natural Resource Policy | see advisor | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 646 | ECCB 606 | Quantitative Phylogenetics | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 648 | ECCB 602 | Molecular Evolution | spring | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 654 | ECCB 654 | Amazon Field School | not currently offered | 3 | Lec/Lab | ||
| WFSC 655 | ECCB 655 | Applied Biodiversity Science I | spring | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 670 | ECCB 670 | Excel Biometry | not currently offered | 3 | Lec | ||
| WFSC 681 | WFSC 681 | Seminar | see advisor | 1 | Sem | ||
| WFSC 684 | WFSC 684 | Professional Internship | fall/spring | Ind | |||
| WFSC 685 | WFSC 685 | Directed Studies | fall/spring | Ind | |||
| WFSC 691 | WFSC 691 | Research | fall/spring | Ind |
