NRES 499

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Experimental course on a special topic in natural resources and environmental sciences.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 12 hours as topics vary.

Field trip fee may be assessed for some sections.

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NRES 499 class schedule data for fall 2024
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
60223	Online	BCR	6:30PM -8:30PM	W	n.a.	Curtis Quick, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/24-12/11/24 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Bahamas Coral Reef Grad Exp Section Info: This course will combine a series of online class meetings in October through December, with a field experience on Andros Island, Bahamas January 4-11, 2025. Students will build skills to assess reefs and connecting habitats in conjunction with studies of how humans are impacting fish behavior and/or distribution. Students will first apply to the program at https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11672. Students registered in this section pay a STUDY ABROAD FEE assessed through the ACES Education Abroad Office.
66942	Laboratory Lecture	FI FI	3:00PM -4:50PM 4:00PM -4:50PM	R T	W9 Turner Hall W115 Turner Hall	Larson, E Larson, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Section Fee: NRES Field Trips $15.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Freshwater Invertebrates Section Info: NRES 499 surveys the diversity of freshwater invertebrates, including their life history and ecology, and introduces students to their identification through hands-on classroom activities and the development of a reference collection. This course will have a field trip fee of $15. PREREQUISITE: Completion of IB 104 or IB 150 & IB 151.
70873	Online	XM2	6:00PM -8:00PM	M	n.a.	Walling, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/26/24-12/11/24 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Illinois Environmental Law&Pol Section Info: In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of environmental law and policy as well as strategies to impact policy development and passage at the state and local level. Students in this course will learn legal research skills sufficient to find and understand key environmental laws and track and analyze bills under consideration by the state legislature. During the course, students will study bills and issues that are currently under consideration in the governmental body of their choice, but with a heavy focus on learning the dynamics of the Illinois state legislature. Students will not only analyze what elements are needed to pass policy sufficiently protective of the environment, but will also learn skills such as organizing, negotiation, and power analysis to understand the possibility of enacting the best environmental policies into law. Online scheduled class sessions require each student to have high speed internet access and either a headset with microphone or an external microphone and speakers so they may participate in the class discussions. Wireless internet is not recommended.