• WATS 3050: Data Management for Natural Resources - Cleaning and Shaping Data

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This is a hands-on course in which students use Excel and R with ecological and hydrological data. It is intended to provide students data management and analysis competency that will serve as a foundation for higher-level science courses.
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• WATS 3060: Data Management for Natural Resources - Data Display and Analysis

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course builds on WATS 3050 and uses Excel and R with ecological, hydrological, and geospatial data. This course is intended to provide students with the skills to start analyzing, visualizing, and communicating results from their data.
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• WATS 3100: Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management (CI/DSC)

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course covers ecology, conservation, and management of freshwater, marine, and anadromous fishes and examines behaviors, distributions, population dynamics, species interactions, and ecosystem effects, as well as the societal importance of fishes and how endangered, recreational, commercial, and subsistence fisheries are managed. Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610 or BIOL 1620 Repeatable for credit: No Grade Mode: Standard
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  This course is a general education course.

• WATS 3110: Fish Ecology, Conservation, and Management Lab

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn the context for current fisheries management practices, and how data are used to inform fisheries management decisions. Students gain experience in data collection, laboratory analyses, data analysis, and interpretation. Includes field trip(s). Prerequisite(s): WATS 3100 (may be taken concurrently) Repeatable for credit: No Grade Mode: Standard
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• WATS 3450: Introduction to Coral Reefs-Field Course

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course is a 13-day field course on the biology and ecology of coral reefs and their many inhabitants. This course is taught at the Heron Island Research Station located in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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• WATS 3600: Geomorphology

  4.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn about geomorphic processes, origin of landforms and surficial deposits. The course emphasizes fluvial and hillslope landscape elements, and surficial geologic mapping. Both lectures and labs are included. Prerequisite/Restriction: MATH 1060, MATH 1100, MATH 1210, AP Calculus AB score of 3 or higher, or instructor permission PHYS 2210 recommended Cross-listed as: GEO 3600.
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• WATS 3700: Fundamentals of Watershed Science

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Study of water movement, hillslope processes, and nutrient movement in catchments, and its relevance to the properties, land use, and management of watersheds as natural resource units.
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• WATS 3910: Climatology and Hydrology for Western Watersheds

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn fundamental components of climate and hydrological systems and their interaction across time and space scales with applications to water resources in the western United States. A physics course is helpful, but necessary physical principles are covered in class. Prerequisites: MATH 1050, PHYS 2110 OR PHYS 2210 (recommended), MATH 1100 OR MATH 1210 (recommended)
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• WATS 4000: Natural Resources Teaching Experiences

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students will learn principles of outdoor education and will be trained in delivering hands-on environmental education lessons. Mentored by educators and agency professionals, students will deliver environmental education lessons to 4th grade students. Fall section - September. Spring section - Feb - April. Crosslisted as: WATS 6000 Pass/Fail only. Repeatable for credit.
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• WATS 4110: Biogeochemistry: Tracking Environmental Processes and Change

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn biological, hydrological, and geological controls on elemental cycling in Earth's critical zone. Application of elemental analyses to tracking environmental change and spatial/temporal variation in ecosystem processes is addressed. Human and natural controls are considered in aquatic, terrestrial, marine, and atmospheric environments. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1210, CHEM 1215, CHEM 1220 and CHEM 1225, and one of the following: WATS 2220 or WATS 3700 Repeatable for credit: No Grade Mode: Standard
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