FRS 5102 Research Methods
2 credits: 2 hours lecture
Introduction to the conceptual and technical aspects of
research. Topics include the scientific method, science
reasoning, literature searching, scientific writing, and ethics.
FRS 5113 Statistics in Research I
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Fundamental concepts and applications of statistics with focus
on natural resources. Probability and distribution
theory; estimation and hypothesis tests involving one parameter;
hypothesis tests involving two parameters;
simple and multiple linear regression. Use of statistical
software.
FRS 5123 Statistics in Research II
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: FRS 5113 or permission of instructor
Essential concepts and applications of statistics with focus on
natural resources. Analysis of variance; multiple
range tests; analysis of covariance; higher order experimental
designs; categorical data; non-linear regression.
Use of statistical software.
FRS 5143 Landscape Ecology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: One course in ecology or permission of instructor
Advanced concepts associated with landscape ecology. Study of
spatial variation in landscapes at a variety of
scales. Includes biophysical and societal causes and
consequences of landscape heterogeneity.
FRS 5203 Human Dimensions in Natural Resources
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Foundations for understanding human-natural resource
relationships. Development of a theoretical
understanding of the importance of viewing humans as part of the
natural resource decision making process
FRS 5233 Natural Resource Policy
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Foundations for understanding forest and natural resource
policy. Includes historical context as well as social,
biological, and political constraints and ramifications of
policy.
FRS 5691 Seminar
1 credit: 1 hour lecture
Discussions and presentations relating to forest resource
topics. May be repeated for credit.
FRS 579V Research and Thesis
Variable credit
Research while enrolled for a master’s degree under the
direction of faculty members.
FOR 502V Special Topics
Variable credit
Selected topics in forest resources
FOR 5033 Advanced Forest Soils
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FOR 2033 and FOR 2041, or graduate standing and
permission of instructor
Preparation for professional and research careers in forest
soils. Quantitative evaluation of soil fertility and
water movement, and qualitative consideration of patterns and
processes of pedogenic processes across
forested landscapes.
FOR 5223 Forest Ecosystem Ecology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: Graduate status and one course in ecology
Advance study into the structure and function of forest
ecosystems including current and founding theories on
energy flow, nutrient cycling, temporal change in and
disturbance of ecosystems, landscape and spatial
relationships, biodiversity, and anthropogenic alteration of
ecosystems.
FOR 5253 Advanced Forest Economics
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: FOR 4684 or equivalent; MATH 1073 or equivalent;
FRS 5113 and FRS 5123
Advanced economic principles applied to forest-based natural
resource problems. Valuation, forecasting,
inventory models, supply and production of forest outputs,
regional economic analysis. Readings and problems.
FOR 5283 Tree Growth and Wood Properties
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Structure and properties of wood and wood products, tree growth
and wood properties, and the effects of
silviculture practices on wood quality.
FOR 5303 Forest Modeling
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FRS 5113 or permission of instructor
Model construction of ecological processes and their application
to solve practical and conceptual issues of
forestry.
FOR 5433 Forest Stand Dynamics
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: FOR 3434 of permission of instructor
Study of contemporary silvicultural practices and their
ecological, social, and economic underpinnings. Emphasis
on case studies from forests in Arkansas.
FOR 5723 Advanced Natural Resource Management
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FOR 4684 or permission of instructor
Natural resource principles considering timber and non-timber
resources; forest models; principles of forest
regulation; harvest scheduling; decision analysis; investment
analysis; and analytical techniques and computer
applications in forest management.
FOR 573V Forest Enterprise
Variable credit
Prerequisite: Graduate student status or permission of the
instructor
Forest enterprise is an endeavor, a struggle, a campaign to
assist private forest landowners in managing their
forest resources (water, wildlife, timber, recreation). Course
modules are 1 credit each. Module 1 focuses on
the role of consulting foresters in providing management
assistance. Module 2 stresses assistance from
government agencies and programs. Module 3 describes programs
from private, industrial, and non-government
organizations (NGOs). The course may be taken for 1-3 credits,
but may not be repeated.
FOR 589V Independent Study in Forest Resources
Variable credit
Consult the Independent Study and Research subheading in the
Graduate Program section of this catalog for
prerequisites and description.
SIS 502V Special Topics
Variable credit
Selected topics in spatial sciences
SIS 5043 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) I
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: FRS 5113 and SIS 3814
This course will cover advanced GIS topics such as spatial
database design, raster modeling, and 3D modeling.
The first third of the course will discuss spatial database
structures and the second third of the course
students will work on developing cartographic models and
performing raster analyses. For example, students will
use GIS raster modeling techniques to delineate watersheds and
determine viewsheds. For the third portion of
the course, students study how to display GIS data in three
dimensions and how to customize GIS software.
SIS 5053 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
(GIS) II
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: SIS 5043 and CIS 4623
This course has four focus areas: network analysis for solving
transportation and routing problems; metadata
creation tools and standards; advanced Global Positioning
Systems (GPS); and data services, including the design
of a data server and an internet-enabled GIS. Customized
applications will be incorporated into existing GIS
internet packages for display and presentation on the internet.
SIS 5063 Remote Sensing
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisite: SIS 3814
Remote sensing concepts including electronic and analog sensor
systems, land cover classification, rectifying and
registering images, and digital mapping.
SIS 5073 Spatial Statistics
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: SIS 3814 and FRS 5113, or instructor’s permission
This is an analytical, problem-based course that explores the
field of spatial statistics. Students will use
statistical tools to determine patterns of spatial variability
across a wide variety of data sets. Topics discussed
will include distance sampling, interpolation methods, such as
inverse distance weighing, kriging, co-kriging, and
point pattern analyses.
SIS 5083 Digital Photogrammetry
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: FRS 5113, SIS 3814, and FRS 5063
Image mosaicing, digital orthophoto creation, aerial
triangulation, single image and block triangulation, ground
control, ditigal terrain modeling extraction, orthorectification,
and mono and stereo terrain model editing.
SIS 5313 Digital Remote Sensing
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: FRS 5113 and SIS 3814, or permission of
instructor
Advanced digital remote sensing concepts. Includes principles of
remote sensing for mapping, landcover
classification, and analysis of spectral data.
SIS 589V Independent Study in Spatial Sciences
Variable credit
Consult the Independent Study and Research subheading in the
Graduate Program section of this catalog for
prerequisites and description.
WLF 502V Special Topics
Variable credit
Selected topics in wildlife ecology and management
WLF 5133 Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: One course in wildlife ecology or permission of
instructor.
Advanced concepts in wildlife-habitat relationships. Combines
study of natural history and ecological theory to
investigate and discuss wildlife-habitat concepts.
WLF 5143 Landscape Ecology
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: One course in ecology or permission of instructor.
Advanced concepts associated with landscape ecology. Study of
spatial variation in landscapes at a variety of
scales. Includes biophysical and societal causes and
consequences of landscape heterogeneity.
WLF 5153 Wildlife Population Analysis and
Management
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Introduction to the techniques used in the analysis,
interpretation, and management of wildlife populations.
Measures of abundance, dispersal, fecundity and mortality,
population modeling, competition and predation, and
the management of rare species and their habitats are discussed
in detail.
WLF 589V Independent Study in Wildlife Ecology
and Management
Variable credit
Consult the Independent Study and Research subheading in the
Graduate Program section of this catalog for
prerequisites and description.
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