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THEA (Theatre)
  

VET (Veterinary Science)
  

  • VET 503 - Animal Diseases and Their Control

    Credits: 3
    This course will discuss the various factors that contribute to the development of animal disease and how these factors can be manipulated to prevent or control disease. Emphasis will be placed on understanding disease control concepts and how production and management techniques influence the expression of disease in domestic animals and wildlife.


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  • VET 524 - Medical and Veterinary Virology

    Credits: 3
    Basic course discussing the characterization, structure, and replication of viruses and the pathogenesis of viral disease in man and animals. Prerequisites: BIOL 204 or instructor consent. Cross-Listed: MICR 524 .


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  • VET 576 - Advanced Mammalian Physiology

    Credits: 4
    An advanced study of the physiological mechanisms utilized by mammals to regulate body functions with the nervous and endocrine systems, to acquire and use chemical energy from their environment, and to integrate the functions of the organs systems to maintain the health of the animal. Emphasis is placed on applying physiological concepts and principles to solve problems. Notes: Previous courses in anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry are recommended.


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WL (Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences)
  

  • WL 515 - Upland Game Ecology and Management

    Credits: 3
    Upland game birds and mammals as components of ecosystems. Effects of farming; industry; social change; technology; and federal, state, and private programs on game and non-game species. Techniques for individual species management.  Corequisites: WL 515L .


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  • WL 517 - Large Mammal Ecology and Management

    Credits: 3
    Large mammal life histories and distributions. Relationships of nutrition, reproduction, interspecific competition, and predation to management of big game habitat and harvest. Techniques for research and management of large mammals. Corequisites: WL 517L .


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  • WL 518 - Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates

    Credits: 3
    The identification of and ecological relationships associated with aquatic invertebrates; aquatic ecosystems of the north-central states are emphasized. Corequisites: WL 518L .


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  • WL 519 - Waterfowl Ecology and Management

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of ecological and socio-economic factors affecting waterfowl habitat and waterfowl populations. State and federal programs affecting wetland drainage and preservation. Field inspection of waterfowl habitat in the north-central states. Corequisites: WL 519L .


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  • WL 521 - Grassland Fire Ecology

    Credits: 3
    The course describes the ecological effects of fire on grassland ecosystem components, from soil and vegetation to wildlife and beef cattle. It also provides insight into the history of fires, the people who use them and why, the parts of a fire, how fires behave in relation to fuel and weather, and the conducting and safety of prescribed burns.  Cross-Listed: RANG 521 .


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  • WL 525 - Wildlife Nutrition and Disease

    Credits: 3
    Emphasis is placed on nutrient requirements and acquisition, conditions and characteristics of important diseases, and their management implications. Focal areas include the biochemical, physiological, and ecological bases for studying nutrition and disease; nutrition and disease relationships to wildlife and habitat; protein, energy, vitamin, and mineral requirements and their relationships to diseases; and strategies for satisfying nutritional requirements. Corequisites: WL 525L .


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  • WL 527 - Limnology

    Credits: 4
    Physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lentic freshwater ecosystems. Analysis of and methods for quantifying processes that function in lentic freshwater ecosystems. Corequisites: WL 527L .


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  • WL 529 - Ecology of Fishes and Habitat

    Credits: 3
    Study of fish as an organism and the interrelations of fish with other organisms and with their habitat. Corequisites: WL 529L .


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  • WL 531 - Advanced Fisheries Management

    Credits: 3
    Advanced management and ecology of public and private water bodies through manipulation of habitat, organisms, and human users. The course will address water body design and construction, limnology, hydrology, channel morphology, water quality, biological production, fish management, troubleshooting, and pond and stream opportunities. Corequisites: WL 531L. Prerequisites: WL 412.


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  • WL 531L - Advanced Fisheries Management Lab

    Credits: 0
    Laboratory to accompany WL 531. Corequisites: WL 531 . Prerequisites: WL 412L.


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  • WL 712 - Wetlands Ecology and Management

    Credits: 3
    Botanical, zoological, hydrological, pedological, and biogeochemical components of wetland systems are studied. Course includes the management of wetlands for various functional values, government jurisdiction in wetland regulation, and wetland classification. North American wetland systems are discussed with emphasis on northern glaciated prairie wetlands. Corequisites: WL 712L .


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  • WL 713 - Animal Population Dynamics

    Credits: 3
    Methods of analysis and interpretation of vital statistics of animal populations. Current theories on natural regulation of animal populations. Particular emphasis on vertebrate species of economic and/or recreational importance. Comparison of environmental controls on of various animal groups. Corequisites: WL 713L .


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  • WL 715 - Wildlife Research Design

    Credits: 3
    Use of the scientific method for designing wildlife research and developing proposals. Familiarization with field and laboratory methods. Practical experience with statistical data analysis. Corequisites: WL 715L .


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  • WL 717 - Aquatic Trophic Ecology

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of selected biological processes influencing the organization of aquatic communities. Complex trophic interactions and their effects on the life histories and bioenergetics of aquatic organisms are examined. Corequisites: WL 717L .


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  • WL 720 - Quantitative Fisheries Science

    Credits: 3
    An advanced analytical fisheries course that focuses on quantitative techniques. Emphasis is placed on populations (e.g., recruitment, growth, mortality), and quantitative assessment of communities (e.g., predatory-prey interactions) and ecosystems (e.g., biostressors). Suggested background courses include population dynamics, experimental design, and graduate statistics and/or biometry. Corequisites: WL 720L .


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  • WL 723 - Fisheries Ecology & Management

    Credits: 3
    Principles and techniques of selected practices for reservoir, lake, pond and lotic fisheries management. Corequisites: WL 723L .


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  • WL 724 - Advanced Human Dimensions in Natural Resource Management

    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to provide students aspiring to work in fisheries and wildlife or other natural resource management fields, whether at the federal, state, or local level of government or non-government agency, with a basic level of understanding of the social aspects of management and some practical applied human dimensions skills. Students will explore the human dimensions’ literature and discuss practical applications of findings to current management issues.


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WMST (Women’s Studies)
  

  • WMST 519 - Women in Media

    Credits: 3
    This course examines contributions of women to the mass media from colonial era to present. It also studies the portrayal of women by the news media and by advertising, and it studies the roles currently played by women in the media and in supporting areas of advertising and public relations. Cross-Listed: MCOM 519 .


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