NR 201, +MANAGING NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE, 3 Credits

Provides an overview of the complexities involved in managing global natural resources. Explores an array of natural resource management issues, and reveals how natural resource specialists strive to address those issues and work collaboratively to propose and implement solutions. Encourages introspection and expression of perspectives regarding natural resources, along with development of critical thinking skills useful in seeking solutions to complex natural resource management issues.

Attributes: CSC1 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Preparation

Prerequisite: CORE 100 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better or CORE 300 (may be taken concurrently) with D- or better

Available via Ecampus

NR 202, NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS, 3 Credits

Exploration of the multiple components (ecological, social, political, ethical) of selected natural resource problems. Uses case studies to illustrate how social and biophysical characteristics of environmental problems influence the methods used to try to solve these problems and their potential for success.

Recommended: NR 201

Available via Ecampus

NR 312, CRITICAL THINKING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE CHALLENGES, 3 Credits

Provides an introduction to critical thinking as it applies to issues and problems in natural resources. Attention is given to formal argument analysis, fallacies of argumentation, and critical scientific and philosophical concepts.

Recommended: Sophomore standing

NR 325, SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS, 3 Credits

Approaches to disciplinary and interdisciplinary problem analysis in natural resources. Introduces systems thinking and the benefits and limitations of different tools used to integrate information from multiple disciplines and stakeholders. Applications of alternative analysis tools are illustrated through selected forest-related case studies.

Prerequisite: MTH 111 with C- or better or MTH 111Z with C- or better or Math Placement - ALEKS with a score of 060

Recommended: NR 201 and (ST 243Z or ST 351)

Available via Ecampus

NR 351, *WHEN SCIENCE ESCAPES THE LAB: SCIENCE AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, 3 Credits

Role of science in solving natural resource problems. Selecting the "best available science." How science is portrayed, filtered, and used by the media and interests groups to affect policy and management. Analysis of case studies on use of science in natural resource decision making. (Bacc Core Course)

Attributes: CSST – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Science/Technology/Society

Recommended: Sophomore standing and NR 312

NR 380, NATURE IN STORYTELLING OVER THE CENTURIES, 3 Credits

Examines the historic tendency across cultures to mythologize elements of the natural world, resulting in celebrated myths, fables, and stories. The course examines nature-based folklore from past centuries, uncovering early perceptions of landscapes, creatures, and plants held by societies and cultures. Focus then shifts to exploration of how elements of the natural world have been portrayed in contemporary film, television, and advertising, revealing how perceptions of nature have evolved over the past century. Connections between contemporary popular culture and old-world myths, fables, and stories will thus be revealed.

Available via Ecampus

NR 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

NR 401, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

NR 403, THESIS, 1-16 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

NR 405, READING AND CONFERENCE, 1-9 Credits

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

NR 406, PROJECTS, 1-9 Credits

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

NR 407, SEMINAR, 1-9 Credits

This course is repeatable for 18 credits.

NR 410, INTERNSHIP, 1-6 Credits

This course is repeatable for 12 credits.

Available via Ecampus

NR 455, +NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING, 4 Credits

Investigates effective decision strategies used in collaborative natural resource planning. Emphasizes building skills and practices that effectively engage stakeholders in the decision making process, and offer sound natural resource decisions that are supported by multiple interests.

Attributes: CSC2 – Core Ed - Beyond OSU Career Engagement

Prerequisite: (NR 201 with D- or better or FE 007 with D- or better or FOR 007 with D- or better or WSE 007 with D- or better) and (FES 485 [D-] or FES 485H [D-]) and (BI 371 [D-] or BI 373 [D-] or ENSC 479 [D-] or ENSC 321 [D-] or FE 460 [D-] or FE 463 [D-] or FES 486 [D-] or FW 435 [D-] or FOR 460 [D-] or FOR 463 [D-] or FW 439 [D-] or FW 454 [D-] or FW 497 [D-] or GEOG 323 [D-] or HORT 318 [D-] or SOIL 395 [D-] or WR 462 [D-] or CROP 325 [D-] or SOIL 325 [D-] or SUS 325 [D-])

Available via Ecampus

NR 477, *AGROFORESTRY, 3 Credits

Theory and worldwide practice of multiple-crop low input sustainable systems involving concurrent production of tree and agricultural products. Biological, economic, social, and political factors that underlie the application of agroforestry technology. CROSSLISTED as FES 477/NR 477 and FES 577.

Attributes: CSGI – Bacc Core, Synthesis, Contemporary Global Issues

Equivalent to: FES 477, RNG 477

Recommended: Introductory course in biology

NR 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Equivalent to: NR 499H

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.

NR 499H, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-16 Credits

Attributes: HNRS – Honors Course Designator

Equivalent to: NR 499

This course is repeatable for 16 credits.