NRES 285

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Field Experience

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Credit: 1 OR 2 hours.

Field based course that exposes students to procedures and methods used in various resource settings in a hands-on manner. Includes weekly field trips to visit representative natural resource and environmental science settings with supporting laboratory exercises. Content of offerings vary by section, but all focus on resource management, environmental quality and assessment, and effects of consumption and use on the environment. Field trips required.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. May be repeated in the same or subsequent semesters to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219.

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NRES 285 class schedule data for spring 2020
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
35111	Lecture-Discussion	CAP	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	337 National Soybean Res Ctr		Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/20-03/13/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Student iCAP Section Info: The goal of this course is to engage students in the development of a climate action plan specific to the University of Illinois. Students will take their plan and integrate feasible ideas into the Illinois Climate Action Plan (iCAP) 2020 and assist in the presentation of that iCAP. There is no course fee for this section of NRES 285.
44491	Lecture-Discussion	ISF	2:00PM -6:50PM	T	S509 Turner Hall	Ashmore, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/20-05/06/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Illinois Sustainability Section Info: Introduces students to the importance of sustainability in the Public Policymaking process with emphasis on the policies and operations of key Illinois State Agencies including but not limited to the Depts of Natural Resources and Environmental Protections. Studies and evaluates various conceptual models and practices in sustainability public policy formulation at the state level. There are three required virtual field trips during the course meeting time with dates still to be determined.
55540	Online	SFP	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Fraterrigo, J Matthews, J Ugarte, C Ward, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/16/20-05/06/20 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Urban Ecology and Agriculture Section Info: This online field course focuses on aspects of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity in urban settings. Students will use their homes as hubs for examining land use and urbanization, food production systems, bird diversity, plant diversity, and urban habitats. Citizen science approaches will be explored. Lectures are integrated with hands-on activities and analysis of relevant data sets. There is no course fee for this section of NRES 285. Restriction(s): Restricted to Natural Resrcs & Environ Sci major(s). Restricted to students with Senior or Junior class standing.