Basic wildland fire behavior including factors that impact the start and spread of wildfires. Learn foundational skills needed for wildland firefighters. Topics also include an introduction to the incident command and incident management systems. A day-long field day is required as part of the course.
The course provides students with the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively, written and orally, in a variety of professional settings. Students will meet with forestry and natural resource professionals at their place of business, professional conferences, and in class.
Forest health is a ubiquitous goal in forest management. Everyone wants a healthy forest but what exactly does this mean? Definitions of what constitutes a healthy forest vary widely and can be different depending on forest type, management goals, and spatial scale. Tree health is an important part of forest health, but the two things are not synonymous. A wide range of abiotic and biotic factors can contribute to the decline of trees. While some level of mortality is healthy in natural systems (and unavoidable), other threats can jeopardize entire forests and/or forestry operations.
An experiential learning opportunity designed to introduce students to basic concepts of forest wildlife management. Become familiar with common techniques to determine wildlife presence and relative abundance. Learn how forest management practices can directly and indirectly impact many wildlife species and their habitats in Kentucky. Understand how forestry and wildlife professionals manipulate forests to meet wildlife management and biodiversity conservation objectives at various spatial scales. Learn the direct and indirect impacts of some wildlife species on forest management.
Review the ethical foundations of conservation biology, discuss the scientific evidence that illustrates recent rapid loss of biological diversity at multiple spatial and temporal scales, identify and elaborate on the causative factors of biodiversity loss, discuss various strategies for conserving biodiversity, and discuss ways that various human cultures and associated resource use influence non-human life and the human societies that depend on them.
An advanced study of the physical, chemical, and biochemical significance of lipids in foods. Topics include the structure and function of lipids in post- harvest physiology, interaction with other food components, and the effect of lipids on the physical properties of foods during processing and storage.
Seminar in economic geography, including, for example, global, regional, and local economic restructuring, global financial systems; foreign direct investment and trade; geography of multinational corporations; geography of labor; spaces of production and spaces of consumption; gender and economic space; space-time convergence; information and communications. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits under different subtitles.
Introduces changing perceptions of homosexuality over time, as well as the creation of LGBTQ identities and social movements; explores the meanings of same-sex love prior to the existence of current terminology, and how, when, and why such language developed; and examines the cultural context in which "homosexual" came to represent a person rather than a behavior in 19th century Euro-American culture and the concurrent medicalization of homosexuality and gender nonconformity.
This course is designed for students interested in gaining personal insight into their busy mind's activity and learning how to settle the mind and more effectively deal with daily life stressors. Mindfulness practices will be discussed on evidenced based health outcomes and will be applied through personal mindfulness practice experiences.
This course explores the idea of historic preservation as a tool for economic development. Students will critically reflect on the relationship between historic preservation and issues such as low income housing, poverty, and gentrification. It will also introduce students to the tools and techniques being used by preservationists, urban planners, private and non-profit developers, housing advocates, and others to promote the revitalization of economically distressed communities.
