This course covers the use of computer spreadsheets and word processing applications
used in natural resource professions. The processes used to analyze and report field
data is covered in this course as well.
This course examines the management of natural resources for outdoor recreational
purposes.
This course includes the taxonomic classification, identification, geographic range,
and biology of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals native to South Carolina
and the Southeast.
This course is a study of agronomic principles of soil management and plant production,
including use and application of chemical fertilizers. Emphasis will be placed on
utilizing the tools to effectively manage soils for productive wildlife habitat.
This course is the study of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) concepts, including
coordinate systems, projections, datums, data models and sources, spatial statistics,
queries and analyses, and basic cartographic principles. Emphasis is on applications
within the NRM field.
This course is a study of basic concepts of remote sensing, including the use of aerial
photography and satellite imagery and their integration into a geographic information
system. This course covers classifying, reprojecting, filtering, analyzing and modifying
images from a variety of sources.
This course is a basic study and application of management and monitoring practices
which are beneficial to wildlife. Methods for increasing food production, developing
water sources, providing cover requirements, applied techniques of wildlife management
and improving wetlands are included.
This course covers the identification, taxonomy, and life histories of freshwater
fish. Management implications for various species of fish with commercial, sport or
ecological value are included.