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Conservation Sciences (CONS) Courses

Academic Unit: Fish Wildlife & Cons Bio, Dept

CONS 8001 - Conservation Biology Seminar
(1 cr; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8001 until 06-SEP-16
Topics vary.
CONS 8004 - Economic and Social Aspects of Conservation Biology
(3 cr; Prereq-CBio student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8004 until 06-SEP-16
Economic/social aspects of conservation biology. Ecological economics, human dimension of conservation biology, values of conserving species/ecosystems.
CONS 8093 - Directed Study Experience
(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Periodic Fall; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8093 until 06-SEP-16
Directed Study Experience
CONS 8095 - Contemporary Problems in Conservation Biology
(1 cr; Prereq-8004, FW 8452, instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8095 until 06-SEP-16, was CBIO 8002 until 18-JAN-00
Comprehensive review of conservation biology issue. Written exam.
CONS 8103 - Research in Support of Resource Management: a Dialog With Land Managers
(2 cr; S-N only; offered Fall Odd Year)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8103 until 06-SEP-16
Effective communication between researchers and natural resource managers. Organized around research needs of land managers. Students select topics of interest from these needs and, as small teams, prepare short research proposals to address each topic.
CONS 8201 - How to Excel in Graduate School
(2 cr; S-N only; offered Every Fall; may be repeated for 8 credits; may be repeated 4 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8201 until 06-SEP-16
Overview of history/philosophy of science as framework for writing thesis or dissertation. How to conduct research. Time management.
CONS 8333 - FTE: Master's
(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8333 until 06-SEP-16
(No description)
CONS 8444 - FTE: Doctoral
(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8444 until 06-SEP-16
(No description)
CONS 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8666 until 06-SEP-16
TBD
CONS 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's
(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8777 until 06-SEP-16
(No description)
CONS 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral (independent study)
(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; prior to passing written and oral prelims, must have: 1 yr coursework in program; approval on a degree program; 1-2 pg research proposal (approved by adviser) to DGS asst; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)
Equivalent courses: was CBIO 8888 until 06-SEP-16
Doctoral thesis credit.

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