Special topical or experimental courses in forestry for advanced graduate students. Special title required and must be approved by the chairperson of the Department of Forestry. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credits. Students may not repeat under the same subtitle.
An examination of how space and time are organized and how space and time influence human behavior. Included will be notions of territoriality, life-space and the meaning of space at the personal and social level. The course will explore implications of these concepts for understanding individual and group behavior in everyday life as well as important social issues.
This course examines the diversity of cultural attributes (both tangible and intangible) in the American landscape through a range of perspectives, e.g., environmental/historical, politics, gender, race, etc to understand how deeply held values manifest in minds and places.
Aerial photography is commonly used as a means of collecting information and enhancing the analysis of the earth's landscapes. This course provides the technical background necessary to use aerial photography in a research setting and includes the application of the techniques in specialized fields, including agriculture, forestry, geology, and urban studies.
The increasing role of information, communica- tions, and telecommunications in the economic and social transformations in rural and urban areas. Topics include geographic influences on the growth of information industries, the diffusion of innovations and patterns in newspaper, radio and television systems on economic development, and impacts of satellites and computers on information availability.
The study of dynamics of family interactions and issues when some family members are elderly. Emphasis is placed on perspectives from multiple generations and across various kin categories.
Study of dielectric and magnetic materials. Topics include dielectric relaxation, conduction and breakdown mechanisms, liquid crystals, ferroelectrics, magnetic resonance and relaxation, measurement techniques.
The course presents theory and practice related to (a) fiber optic cable and their fabrication, (b) fiber optic transmitters and detectors, (c) fiber optic communication systems and (d) fiber optic remote sensors.
An examination and study of historical and current perspectives of sexuality as it relates to behavioral patterns, cultural attitudes, social policy and practice.
The course focuses on differences between the richer global north and the poorer global south - sometimes referred to as the "Third World". The basic global patterns of "development" are studied and the various explanations for development or lack thereof are examined critically. Differences between regions of the global south are investigated through selected case studies from Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Fulfills the Gen Ed Global Dynamics requirement.
