2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

FOR 4691 Seminar1 credit: 1 hour lectureOffered: SpringPrerequisite: Senior StandingNote: Same as WL F 4691Emphasizes the planning, organizational, and audio/visual computer skills necessary for deliveringprofessional presentations. Oral presentations tostudents, staff and faculty.FOR 4703 Cooperative Education in Forestry3 creditsOffered: On demandPractical training with a public agency or industrialfirm. Written report required for each work experience.Requirements documented in Cooperative EducationHandbook.FOR 4723 Natural Resource Management3 credits: 3 hours lectureOffered: FallPrerequisite: FOR 2022, FOR 3434Principles of resource management considering timberand non-timber resources; forest growth and yieldmodels; principles of forest regulation; risk assessmentand decision analysis; investment analysis and capitalbudgeting; forest and landscape-level managementplanning; and analytical techniques and computerapplications in forest management.FOR 4733 Forest Pest Management3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratoryOffered: FallPrerequisite: FOR 3434Biology, ecology, and management of disease and insectpests of southern forests. Laboratory work includesadult insect and pest damage collections.FOR 475V Advanced TopicsVariable creditOffered: On demandPrerequisites: Junior standing, consent of instructor,and approval of School Dean.Lectures and discussions in selected forestry topics.FOR 4773 Hardwood Silviculture3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 weekend field tripsOffered: On demandPrerequisite: FOR 3434Theory and practice of integrating silviculturaltreatments into functional silvicultural systems forbottomland and upland hardwood forest ecosystems.Emphasis on decision-making to satisfy bothconsumptive and non-consumptive resource uses.FOR 479V Independent Study in ForestryVariable creditOffered: On demandConsult the Independent Study Courses subheading inthe Academic Regulations section of this catalog forprerequisites and description.FOR 4823 Integrated Resource Planning andManagement3 hours: 9 hours laboratoryOffered: SpringPrerequisites: FOR 4003, FOR 4673, FOR 4723, FOR4733, SIS 3814NOTE: Same as WL F 4823Integrated problem solving to apply biological,ecological, quantitative, economic, social, political, andadministrative principles in solving natural resourcemanagement problems.FREN Courses(French)FREN 1003 Elementary French I3 credits: 3 hours lectureBasic language skills — listening, speaking, reading,and writing — with emphasis on grammaticalstructures and aural-oral practice.FREN 1013 Elementary French II3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: FREN 1003Continued study of basic language skills — listening,speaking, reading, and writing — with emphasis ongrammatical structures and aural-oral practice.FREN 2203 Intermediate French I3 credits: 3 hours lectureGrammar, vocabulary, and basic idiomatic expressions.FREN 2213 Intermediate French II3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: FREN 2203.Continued study of grammar, vocabulary, and basicidiomatic expressions.FREN 3223 Intermediate Reading3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: FREN 2203Course in detailed reading of French and Francophonepoetry and short stories with an emphasis on reviewinggrammar and acquiring new vocabulary and idioms.FREN 3403 Intermediate Conversation3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: FREN 2203Intensive oral practice allowing students to becomemore comfortable with expressing themselves in thetarget language. Course is designed to further developlistening comprehension and speaking capabilitiesthrough a continued expansion of grammar andvocabulary by employing various mediums: song,literature, periodicals, film, Internet, and the like..Course Descriptions185