NRES 385

Fall 2026 Part of Term B

Part of Term B
Oct 19-Dec 9

Field Experience

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 field trips to visit representative natural resource and environmental science settings with supporting active learning exercises. Field trips vary by section (multiple day trips or longer single trip at the end of the course). 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 term up to 4 hours if topics vary or separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: NRES 201 and NRES 219. The department strongly recommends that students take only one section per semester, except under highly unusual circumstances.

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NRES 385 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			80358	Online	BCR	6:30PM -8:30PM	W	n.a.	Curtis Quick, J	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/19/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Bahamas Coral Reef Field 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 in early January 2027 (exact dates TBD). 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 <a href="https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11672">https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11672</a>. Students registered in this section pay a STUDY ABROAD FEE assessed through the ACES Education Abroad Office.
			80357	Lecture-Discussion Study Abroad	YUC YUC	ARRANGED ARRANGED	n.a. n.a.	Location Pending Location Pending	Coates, H Ward, M Coates, H Ward, M	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/19/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Yucatan: Ecol, Cul & Env Sust Section Info: In this course we will examine the ecology of tropical forests and mangroves, the culture of the current and pre-European Mayan communities, and the sustainability of the environment and culture in the Yucatan. The course will have three evening (dates, times, and location TBD) lectures. The dates of the travel component in early January are TBD. Students will first apply to the program at <a href="https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11845">https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=11845</a>. Students registered in this section pay a STUDY ABROAD FEE assessed through the ACES Education Abroad Office.