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The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, created in 1925, is dedicated to providing programs of excellence in teaching, research, and public service to prepare students for a career in the modern agricultural and renewable natural resources industry. Moreover, the School houses the CASNR Water Center, established to coordinate and foster research and outreach activities related to water resources within the College. For more in-depth information about the research being conducted and the awards being received by the College of Agricultural and Natural Resources, visit their College NewsCenter. The College's water-specific news can be found at the Water NewsCenter.

Most courses offered in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources deal with natural resources, which includes water resources and water use in agricultural production and consumption. The listing below shows the courses offerings in the college that have a direct focus on water resources. In the listing, AAEC refers to courses in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, PSS to courses in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, LARC to courses in the Department of Landscape Architecture, and RWFM to courses in the Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management.

You may also wish to visit the list of water-related faculty in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

Undergraduate Courses

AAEC4313. Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: AAEC 3315 and junior standing. Economics of natural resource use and allocation including land economics, economics of water development, and environmental economics. S

PSS 2330. Urban Soils (3:3:0). Utilization of soils in urban environments with emphasis on nutrients, water management, and physical properties. (Credit not given for PSS 2432.)

PSS 4325. Crop Water Management (3:3:0). Comprehensive evaluation of soil-plant atmosphere interactions affecting supply and demand of water for crop production.

PSS 4336. Soil Physical Properties (3:3:0). Prerequisite: PSS 2432 and 6 hours of mathematics. Physical properties of soils: structure and movement of water, air, and temperature.

RWFM 2302. The Ecology and Conservation of Natural Resources (3:3:0). An introduction to the ecology and conservation of renewable natural resources of native lands, including their multiple use for timber, water, range, recreation, and wildlife. F, S.

RWFM 2305. Introduction to Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries (3:3:0). Survey and management of freshwater habitats: types of organisms, adaptations, and ecological interactions; and effects of solar radiation, temperature currents, dissolved gases, chemicals, and pollution. F, S.

RWFM 3333. Pond Fish Management (3:2:3). Management of ponds for recreational fishing. Includes principles of pond construction, fish stocking, water quality and habitat management, and assessment of common problems. Field trips required.

RWFM 4310. Principles of Waterfowl Management (3:2:3). Prerequisite: RWFM 2301. Ecology and management of continental waterfowl resources. Life histories, population management, and habitat manipulation are stressed. Field trips required. F, even years.

RWFM 4314. Watershed Planning (3:3:0). The watershed as a unit of resource-oriented planning and development. Principles and objectives of watershed management. Physical description of watershed. Relationship between land-use conditions and the water delivery character of watersheds. Watershed analysis, including techniques, collection of field data, and sources of information. F, S.

RWFM 4330. Aquaculture (3:3:0). Prerequisite: BIOL 1404 and CHEM 1308 or consent of instructor. A global overview of aquaculture including fish, aquatic invertebrates, plants, and design and operation of production facilities. F, odd years.

RWFM 4335. Fisheries Science (3:3:0). Prerequisite: RWFM 2301, 2302, 2305, and ZOOL 4310. Scientific study of aquatic organisms. Includes resource sampling, ecology, analysis of populations, resource conflict, and management. S, even years.

RWFM 4401. Fisheries Management (4:3:3). Prerequisite: AAEC 3401 or MATH 2300 or RWFM 3308. Theory and practice of fisheries management with emphasis on basic strategies used in effective management of aquatic renewable natural resources. Applied field problems, equipment use. F, even years. (Writing Intensive)

Graduate Courses

AAEC 5308. Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ECO 5312 or consent of instructor. Economic techniques employed in the efficient management, valuation, and intertemporal use of natural and environmental resources. F.

AAEC 6308. Advanced Natural Resource Economics (3:3:0). Prerequisite: AAEC 5308. Economic theory and analysis of environmental and natural resource issues, both domestic and global. F.

LARC 5315. Landscape Architecture Site Construction and Development (3:2:2). Prerequisite: LARC 5314. Complex grading and drainage, drainage structures: storm water management, and horizontal and vertical circulation alignment in large scale site development.

PSS 5334. Soils and Crops in Arid Lands (3:3:0). Potentials for utilizing soils, rainfall patterns, and plant characteristics for crop production in arid lands. F, odd years.

PSS 5323. Environmental Crop Physiology (3:3:0). The plant-environment interaction in relation to growth and production of crop communities. Radiant energy, carbon dioxide, water, and temperature relationships in crop stands. F, odd years.

PSS 5335. Soil Physics (3:3:0). Physical characteristics of soils and porous media and principles underlying flow and distribution of water, air, and heat in soils. S.

PSS 6323. Plant-Water Relations (3:3:0). Comprehensive understanding of biophysical factors affecting water status of plant tissue and resultant physiological responses. S, even years.

RWFM 5312. Ecology of Renewable Natural Resources (3:3:0). An introduction to the ecology of renewable natural resources such as vegetation, wildlife, soil, and water. Not open to biological science majors.
 
RWFM 5316. Waterfowl Ecology (3:2:3). Prerequisite: RWFM 4310. An ecological examination of waterfowl behavior, breeding biology, and habitat requirements. Field trips required. F, even years.

RWFM 5317. Watershed Management (3:3:0). Management concepts of watersheds as a holistic unit. Inventory techniques, information sources, analysis procedures, and economic and financial effects applicable to watershed management planning. F, S.

RWFM 5324. Physiological Ecology of Aquatic Organisms (3:3:0). Regulatory mechanisms and adaptive significance of selected physiological processes in aquatic vertebrates. S, even years.

RWFM 5330. Advanced Aquaculture (3:3:0). A global overview of aquaculture including fish, aquatic invertebrates, plants, and design and operation of production facilities. F, odd years.

RWFM 5335. Advanced Fisheries Science (3:3:0). Scientific study of the use of aquatic organisms. Includes resources, sampling, ecology and analysis of populations, resource conflicts, and management. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken RWFM 4335. S, even years.

RWFM 5401. Advanced Fisheries Management (4:3:3). Theory and methodology used in managing aquatic renewable resources; applied field problems, equipment use. May not be taken for credit by students who have taken RWFM 4401. F, even years.