LRES
Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
Department of Land Resources & Environmental Sciences
(406) 994-7060
LRES 110 LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES LRES 201 SOIL RESOURCE LRES 261 SOIL EVALUATION LRES 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY LRES 280 SPECIAL TOPICS LRES 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION LRES 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH LRES 310 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION LRES 351 NUTRIENT CYCLYING LRES 355 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LRES 357 GPS FUNDAMENTALS & APPLICATIONS IN MAPPING LRES 401 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (Previously ENTO 401) LRES 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION LRES 418 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION LABORATORY LRES 421 HOLISTIC THOUGHT & MANAGEMENT LRES 426 REMOTE SENSING & DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING LRES 428 CROPPING SYSTEMS & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE LRES 441R CAPSTONE 1-FIELD APPLICATIONS LRES 442R CAPSTONE 2-FIELD APPLICATIONS LRES 443 WEED ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LRES 444 WATERSHED HYDROLOGY LRES 451 SOILS FIELD COURSE LRES 452 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LRES 453 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS LRES 454 LANDSCAPE PEDOLOGY LRES 457 ADVANCED GPS MAPPING FOR GIS LRES 458 TEACHING APPLICATIONS IN LRES LRES 460 SOIL REMEDIATION LRES 461 RESTORATION ECOLOGY LRES 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY LRES 476 INTERNSHIP LRES 480 SPECIAL TOPICS LRES 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION LRES 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY LRES 500 SEMINAR LRES 507 BIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT (Previously ENTO 507) LRES 515 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY LRES 525 APPLIED REMOTE SENSING LRES 530 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW LRES 535 TECHNIQUES OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS LRES 543 AGROECOLOGY/APPLIED PLANT ECOLOGY LRES 551 SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION LRES 552 ADVANCED SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY LRES 553 PLANT AND SOIL WATER RELATIONSHIPS LRES 554 SOIL LANDSCAPE MODELING LRES 555 SOIL AND AQUATIC CHEMISTRY LRES 556 ENERGETICS IN AQUATIC STYSTEMS LRES 557 THERMAL BIOLOGY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIAONAL PARK LRES 560 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION & LAND RECLAIMATION DESIGN ANALYSIS LRES 561 BELOWGROUND PLANT ECOLOGY LRES 562 LAND REHABILITATION FIELD PROBLEMS LRES 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY LRES 575 PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PAPER LRES 576 INTERNSHIP LRES 580 SPECIAL TOPICS LRES 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION LRES 590 MASTER'S THESIS LRES 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
LRES 110 LAND RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
F 3 cr. LEC 3
-- Introduction to land resource assessment and environmental science associated with managed landscapes. Students will learn how to identify scientific questions from issues, and how to develop scientifically-based objective information for answering environmental and land management questions. The class is a survey of agroecology, environmental biology, land rehabilitation, land resource analysis, and soil and water science. Students must be proficient in basic algebra and have an understanding of biological principles.
LRES 201 SOIL RESOURCE
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MATH 103 or equivalent.
-- Soils and their properties as components of landscapes and ecosystems. Application of soils knowledge to problems in environmental sciences and management of agricultural, wildland, and urban landscapes.
LRES 261 SOIL EVALUATION
F 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Field evaluation of genetic and morphologic landscape, climatic, and geologic features of soil and the influences of these features on land use potential. Participation on MSU soil judging team.
LRES 270 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1-3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 280 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: None required, but some may be determined necessary by each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
LRES 289R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT may be repeated. Maximum 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: LRES 290.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research and creative activity projects.
LRES 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
F,S,Su 1 - 4 cr. IND May be repeated. Maximum 12 cr.
COREQUISITE: Freshman or sophomore standing and approval of instructor.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or other creative project.
LRES 310 PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
S 1 cr. LEC 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Preparation for graduate school and the professions.
Creating a professional portfolio, goal, and plan; ethics; resume and cover letter, citizenship; graduate school requirements and procedures; finding jobs; internships; interactions with professionals; learning and contributing to one's discipline.
LRES 351 NUTRIENT CYCLING
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201, CHEM 132.
-- Soil characteristics and processes that control biogeochemical nutrient cycling, availability to plants, nutrient transport, and environmental impact of nutrients. Principles of plant nutrition, nutrient requirements, fertilizer materials, and practices for management of agricultural, forestry, horticultural, and rangeland systems.
LRES 355 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 2 REC 1
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 215, LRES 201.
-- Survey course covering behavior of inorganic and organic constituents in soil and water systems. Applications will focus on integration of chemical and biological processes that govern biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation, bioavailability, and transport of chemicals in managed, natural, and contaminated systems. Problem solving, team projects, and discussion of current literature will be emphasized in recitation.
LRES 357 GPS FUNDAMENTALS & APPLICATIONS IN MAPPING
F,S 3 cr. LEC 1, LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 and GEOG 211.
-- Theory and application of the global positioning system to mapping in natural resource and land management sciences. Lab and term mapping project include hands-on experience with GPS receivers and work with Pathfinder Office and Arc GIS software. Students must be proficient with basic computer and file management skills and must be proficient with the latest version of Arc GIS software.
LRES 401 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (Previously ENTO 401)
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: ENTO 204; and one of the following: BIOL 100, BIOL 101, or BIOL 102.
-- Management of insects and other pests via an integration of control strategies. Emphasis on chemical, cultural, and biological control; host plant resistance; sampling; use of economic principles; and new biotechnological developments in pest management. ID and biology of key insect pests.
LRES 415 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BCHM 340, MB 301 or consent of instructor.
-- The diversity of procaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms will be explored from both classical phenotypic and contemporary genotypic perspectives. The linkage between microbial diversity, its evolutionary origins, and its ecological value will be emphasized. Cross listed with MB 415.
LRES 418 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION LABORATORY
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 1 cr. LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: MB 301 and BCHM 340 or consent of instructor
COREQUISITE: LRES 415.
-- Traditional and contemporary methods used for analysis of microbial diversity, ecology and evolution, including microscopy, selective enrichment culture and micro sensor, molecular and chemical analysis. Cross-listed with MB 418.
LRES 421 HOLISTIC THOUGHT & MANAGEMENT
S 4 cr. LEC 4
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing.
-- Application of holism and systems thinking to natural and human resource management issues. Use of Holistic Management for decision-making, research, and policy formation. Use of real case studies involving BioRegions Program work in Greater Yellowstone, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, or other locations.
LRES 426 REMOTE SENSING AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Theory and application of remote sensing, the electromagnetic spectrum, earth-energy interactions, photographic and photogrammetic principles, and operation of multispectral sensors. Applications include basic photo interpretation and satellite image analysis for agriculture, environmental assessment, forestry, geology, rangeland, urban, wildlife, and others.
LRES 428 CROPPING SYSTEMS & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 and either PS 341 or PS 342.
-- Senior capstone course. Conventional cropping systems in the Northern Plains are analyzed, integrating land management and crop production knowledge. Sustainable agriculture issues are raised and alternative management strategies are explored, emphasizing no-till and organic systems. Students will gain a solid understanding of crop diversity, including effects on nutrient and water cycling, and crop pest management. The agronomic challenges of implementing alternative cropping systems will be featured in instructional methods. Students will gain "hand-on" research experience by completing an agronomy experiment during the semester.
LRES 441R CAPSTONE 1-FIELD APPLICATIONS
S 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: LRES major; Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Senior capstone course, first of two required semesters. Provides disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, experiences, and skills related to Land Resource and Environmental Sciences. Topic of course will be current land management issue in local area, and students will conduct laboratory analyses to provide information to local agencies. Course emphasizes writing and presentation skills, scientific methods, review of primary literature and planning a field campaign.
LRES 442R CAPSTONE 2-FIELD APPLICATIONS
F 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 441.
-- Senior capstone course, second of two required semesters. Provides disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge, experiences, and skills related to Land Resource and Environmental Sciences. Topic of course will be current land management issue in local area, and students will conduct laboratory analyses to provide information to local agencies. Course emphasizes field measurement and analysis techniques related to soils, plants, water, and microclimate, writing and presentation skills, and application of basic science to land management decisions.
LRES 443 WEED ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 303, LRES 201, MATH 170, PS 102, STAT 216
-- The principles of weed ecology including plant population demographics, biotic and abiotic regulating mechanisms, and plant community temporal and spatial dynamics in managed ecosystems. Weed population model construction, spreadsheet calculations and thorough assessment of pest threshold theory. The study of ecologically-based weed management approaches including cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical control practices.
LRES 444 WATERSHED HYDROLOGY
F 4 cr. LEC 2 LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: ESCI 112, LRES 110, LRES 201 (or equivalent understanding.)
-- Introduction to watershed hydrology. The course will examine how rainfall and snowmelt become streamflow, evapotranspiration, and groundwater with an emphasis on hydrological processes.
Discussion will revolve around state of the science, linkages to other disciplines, and management implications. Topical areas include: water balances, snow hydrology, hydrogeology, hyporheic zones, riparian zones, runoff process, and biogeochemical budgets.
LRES 451 SOILS FIELD COURSE
F 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Field examination, description, and classification of landscapes and their soils; determination of soil use potential; field application of pedology, geology, and ecology to landscape management.
LRES 452 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 132, LRES 201, and MB 301.
-- Microorganisms in soil environments: Emphasis on soil microbial ecology, plant-microbe interactions, biotransformations of inorganic or organic contaminants.
LRES 453 SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
F alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 recommended, MATH 170 or equivalent, computer literacy.
-- Soil physical properties and processes governing distribution and transport of water, heat, and soluble chemicals. Topics include water content and potential, infiltration, surface energy balance, evaporation, temperature and heat flow, saturated and unsaturated water and chemical flow. Laboratory stresses measurements and analyses.
LRES 454 LANDSCAPE PEDOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Processes leading to the formation and spatial distribution of soils on the landscape. Describing, classifying, and mapping soils. Management issues related to organic and mineral soil materials. The course includes a substantial hands-on field component.
LRES 457 ADVANCED GPS MAPPING FOR GIS
F 3 cr. LAB 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 357.
-- Advanced topics and techniques in GPS/GIS data collection, emphasizing data quality and documentation. Advanced datalogging options, complex offsets, external sensors, carrier phase data collection, mobile Internet, hyperlinks, Internet map applications and base station setup. Course emphasizes topic research and presentation, and service-learning project work.
LRES 458 TEACHING APPLICATIONS IN LRES
F 1 cr. RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201.
-- Application of teaching philosophies and methods through classroom, laboratory, and field teaching experiences.
LRES 460 SOIL REMEDIATION
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 201 or permission of instructor.
-- Principles of soil remediation in impacted landscapes. Soil reconstruction practices are presented for drastically disturbed lands. Treatment science is presented to repair soil systems contaminated by metals and salt as a result of resource extraction and landscape disturbance by man. Protection of water resources are examined as related to sediment loss control, acid rock drainage science and treatment, and selective handling of geologic stratum. A field trip to a contaminated landscape will demonstrate on-going soil remediation practices.
LRES 461 RESTORATION ECOLOGY
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101, and either ARNR 240 or BIOL 303.
-- Reviews ecosystem structure and function, and community and population processes in intact systems, along with the effects of major disturbances on natural systems. Restoration amendments will be discussed in terms of their effects on ecosystem structure and function. The course includes local, regional, and national case studies, and students will write a restoration plan.
LRES 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 476 INTERNSHIP
On demand 2 - 4 cr. IND Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
LRES 480 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
LRES 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Maximum 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: LRES 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
LRES 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S 1 - 4 cr. IND May be repeated. Maximum 12 cr.
COREQUISITE: Junior or Senior standing and approval of instructor.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis. USP scholarships or project support grants are available in many cases.
LRES 500 SEMINAR
F,S,Su 1 cr. SEM Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or seniors by petition. Course prerequisites as determined for each offering. Students prepare, present, and critique scientific presentations.
LRES 507 BIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT(Previously ENTO 507)
F alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101, BIOL 303, STAT 401.
-- Principles of risk analysis, including risk assessment, perception, communication, and management. Emphasis on human toxicology, ecotoxicology, dose-response relationships, exposure analysis, environmental fate, and deterministic and probabilistic risk assessment. Case studies will include examples from pesticides, biotechnology, and invasive species.
LRES 515 MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 415.
-- Critical review of literature on the distribution and activity of microorganisms in natural microbial communities based on microbial adaption and physical, chemical and biological features of the microenvironment. A critical discussion of literature and approaches. Cross-listed with MB 515.
LRES 525 APPLIED REMOTE SENSING
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 426 or consent of instructor.
-- Applications of remote sensing for graduate students, including advanced studies of multispectral and hyperspectal sensors and image processing algorithms. Emphasis is on using remote sensing technologies for solving applied land resource issues. Students will participate in discussions of current remote sensing literature.
LRES 530 NATURAL RESOURCE LAW
F alternate years, to be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: none
-- The course examines major natural resources laws, emphasizing the federal model. A modified case study approach is used to review legislation and related court cases governing natural resources, including water, minerals, timber, range, wildlife, recreation, and wilderness.
LRES 535 TECHNIQUES OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS
F alternate years, to be offered 2006 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: STAT 410 or consent of instructor.
-- Exploration and understanding of analytical techniques needed to deal with spatially correlated data. Emphasis is placed on practical applications within geographic information systems and image processing.
LRES 543 AGROECOLOGY/APPLIED PLANT ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 303, MATH 181, LRES 443, STAT 216
-- Focus on the principles and theories of population and community ecology as they relate to invasive plant species in natural and agroecosystems. Measuring plant interference and assessing population interactions and dynamics through empirical and theoretical models. Review theory and methodology concerning plant population demographics, dispersal , and natural trait selection. Examine the role of biodiversity and evolution in determining sustainable management of ecosystems.
LRES 551 SOIL SCIENCE & PLANT NUTRITION
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LEC 2 RCT 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 430 and LRES 351.
-- Chemical, physical and biological influences on phytoavailability of soil nutrients and their plant nutrition relations.
LRES 552 ADVANCED SOIL & ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LAB 3
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Advanced laboratory course. Mircoorganisms are targeted for isolation and characterization, emphasizing those not normally encountered in general microbiology laboratory. Biogeochemical cycling, contaminant biodegradation, extremophiles, and plant-microbe interactions are typical topics investigated. Students employ classic and novel cultivation approaches, identifying microbes based morphology, physiology, and phylogeny. Cross-listed with MB 552.
LRES 553 PLANT & SOIL WATER RELATIONSHIPS
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 430/PS 450 recommended.
-- Status and transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, including cellular and whole plant water relations, root and plant interactions with the environment, plant canopy biophysics, measurements and instrumentation, advanced current topics of particular interest.
LRES 554 SOIL-LANDSCAPE MODELING
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: LRES 454 and STAT 410.
-- Quantitative soil-landscape modeling with an emphasis on multi-variate spatial statistics, digital terrain modeling, and underlying landscape processes. The course is built around "hands-on" projects and discussions of peer-reviewed literature.
LRES 555 SOIL AND AQUATIC CHEMISTRY
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 2 REC 1
PREREQUISITE: CHEM 215, CHEM 228, LRES 201N or equivalent.
-- Advanced coverage of aqueous geochemistry in terrestrial and aquatic systems including chemical processes such as complexation, precipitation-dissolution, sorption-desorption, partitioning, oxidation-reduction and gas-water equilibria. Applications of these principles will be demonstrated in subject areas including biogeochemical cycling, bioremediation, contaminant fate and transport, salt-affected soils and wetland processes. Recitation will focus on current literature, applied problems, and case studies.
LRES 556 ENERGETICS IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS
S On demand 2 cr. LEC 2
PREREQUISITE: BCHM 122 or BCHM 340, MATH 170, BIOL 404, and BIOL 427.
-- Covers advanced aspects of heat flow, light penetration, advection, and diffusion dynamics of gases and nutrients within a liquid, and gas transfer at the air/water interface. Examines how aquatic microorganisms (bacteria and algae) reciprocate with each other and with their surrounding environment. Particular emphasis is placed on physiological adaptations by organisms to changing environmental conditions. The course stresses how these processes relate to the biological component of aquatic systems.
LRES 557 THERMAL BIOLOGY IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
Su 2 cr. LEC 1 RCT/DIS 1
PREREQUISITE: B.S. Science/Science Education; Enrollment limited to M.S. Science Education Graduate Program
-- A survey of the ecology of important organisms common in thermal habitats of Yellowstone National Park, including a review of different life forms (prokaryotes and eukaryotes) and their modes of metabolism, and the physical, and chemical habitats that define their environment. Course includes lecture, laboratory, and field components. Students will be asked to design curricula for K-12 audiences.
LRES 560 ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION & LAND RECLAIMATION DESIGN ANALYSIS
S alternate years, to be offered 2008 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: LRES 460, LRES 461.
-- State and federal legislation and regulation influence on land rehabilitation procedures and project design. Advanced land rehabilitation problem solving and design including data quality control, erosion control, landscape assessment using spacial analysis, wetland evaluation, management of toxic soil, and repair of contaminated riparian zones.
LRES 561 BELOWGROUND PLANT ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered 2007 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: STAT 401 or equivalent; BIOL 303 or equivalent; BIOL 430, PS 450 or equivalent.
-- Application of basic ecological principles to belowground interactions of plant communities. Topics include plant competition, belowground herbivory, plant-microbe interactions including mycorrhizae, and diversity/productivity links in soil systems. Case studies will include invasive species, plants growing on metal-contaminated substrates, and grassland species interactions.
LRES 562 LAND REHABILITATION FIELD PROBLEMS
Su alternate years, to be offered 2007 2 cr. LAB 2
PREREQUISITE: LRES 460, LRES 461.
-- Extended field trip to numerous drastically disturbed sites across the Northern Plains. On-site review of land rehabilitation problems, solutions, and methodologies. Participation by industry, regulatory agency staff, and rehabilitation professionals will occur at most sites.
LRES 570 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On demand 1 -3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor, approval of department head, and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
LRES 575 PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PAPER
On Demand 1-4 IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must have been mutually agreed upon by the student, the major advisor, and graduate committee.
LRES 576 INTERNSHIP
On demand 2 - 4 IND Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing, consent of instructor and approval of department head, and Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business or other organization to provide guided experience in a field of study.
LRES 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one-time need or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
LRES 589 GRADUATE CONSULTATION
F,S,Su 3 cr. TUT
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing and approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
-- This course may be used only by students who have completed all of their coursework (and thesis, if on a thesis plan), but who need additional faculty or staff time or help.
LRES 590 MASTER'S THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Master's standing.
LRES 690 DOCTORAL THESIS
F,S,Su 1 - 10 cr. IND Maximum credits unlimited.
PREREQUISITE: Doctoral standing.
