RNG 301 - Career Orientat
Credits: 1.00
FALL Opportunity to explore rangeland careers in an informal, seminar-like
setting.
RNG 341 - Range Resources
Credits: 3.00
FALL Nature and management of rangelands. Integrated land use with emphasis
on plant-animal-soil interactions. Required: Field Trips.
RNG 347 - Arid Land Biomes
Credits: 3.00
FALL. Designed to acquaint students with the physical, climatic, and
vegetational characteristics of arid rangelands in the U.S. and their
world counterparts. An emphasis will be placed upon community level
descriptions of arid biomes. Required: Field trips and lab fee.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
RNG 347L - Arid Land Biom Lab
Credits: .00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
RNG 348 - Arid Land Plants
Credits: 2.00
FALL Emphasis is placed on identification of important plant species
occurring in arid land biomes of the U.S. Students are required to learn
both scientific and common names, ecological requirement and tolerances,
reaction to grazing and their value as forage and cover.
RNG 348L - Arid Lnd Plant L
Credits: .00
RNG 350 - Grassland Ecosystem
Credits: 3.00
FALL. Designed to acquaint students with grass-land systems with emphasis
on North American grasslands and comparison with grasslands of other
continents. Emphasis of the course will be on system structure, process
and function. Major consideration will be placed on phytoedaphic and
zootic relationships. Required: Field trips and lab fee.
RNG 350L - Grasslnd Ecosystem Lab
Credits: .00
RNG 355 - Desert Watershed Mgmt
Credits: 3.00
WINTER Principles and methods in managing rangeland for optimum production
and regulation of water yields as well as maintaining soil stability
and on-site productivity. Effects of grazing herbivores and their potential
as land use, manipulative tool. Concepts of arid land hydrology, with
emphasis on the resultant effects on runoff quantity and quality. Required:
Field trips and lab fee.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 355L - Wtrshd Mgmt Lab
Credits: .00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 403 - Senior Thesis
Credits: 1.00 to 16.00
SPRING Designated "writing intensive course".
RNG 405 - Reading & Conference
Credits: 1.00 to 16.00
RNG 406 - Projects
Credits: 1.00 to 16.00
RNG 407 - RNG 407
Credits: 1.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 421 - Range Imp & Rstrtn Ecol
Credits: 4.00
SPRING. Practices for rehabilitating degraded range-lands are studied.
This involves knowledge of manipulating plants, animals, and micro-environments
of rangelands for optimal sustained yield of rangeland resources, for
maintenance and improvement ecosystem functions. Prerequisites: Senior
level or consent of instructor, RNG 341. Required: Field trips and lab
fee.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 421L - Range Imp/Rest Eco Lab
Credits: .00
RNG 441 - Range Analysis
Credits: 4.00
SPRING 99 Techniques used to describe vegetation in shrublands, grasslands,
and forests. Use of measurements in resource management. Course is field-orientated,
emphasizing both theory and practice of wildland inventory methods.
Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics course is helpful, RNG 341.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 441L - Range Analysis Lab
Credits: .00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 442 - Rangeland Animal Rel
Credits: 4.00
WINTER. Domestic and wild animal use of rangelands as related to environmental
factors; palatability, food habits, nutrition, physiography, and their
effects on management of rangeland animal resources. Prerequisites:
Senior level or consent of instructor, RNG 341.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 442L - Rng Anim Relat Lab
Credits: .00
RNG 490 - Range Mgt Planning
Credits: 4.00
SPRING. Administration and management of rangelands; planning processes
involving goal setting, inventories, personnel manage-ment, environment,
conflict resolution, and other constraint necessary for decision-making.
Use of data collected from field problems to support the execution of
class plans. Required: Field trips and lab fee. Prerequisites: Senior
level or consent of instructor, RNG 341.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 490L - Rng Mgt Plan Lab
Credits: .00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
RNG 521 - Rng Imp & Graz Mgt
Credits: 4.00
SPRING. Practices for rehabilitating degraded range-lands are studied.
This involves knowledge of manipulating plants, animals, and micro-environments
of rangelands for optimal sustained yield of rangeland resources, for
maintenance and improvement ecosystem functions. Prerequisites: Senior
level or consent of instructor, RNG 341. Required: Field trips and lab
fee.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Denied Adm Undergraduate
Non-Admitted Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Graduate
Non-Admitted Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate
RNG 541 - Range Analysis
Credits: 4.00
SPRING. Techniques used to describe vegetation in shrublands, grasslands,
and forests. Use of measurements in resource management. Course is field-orientated,
emphasizing both theory and practice of wildland inventory methods.
Prerequisite: Introductory Statistics course is helpful, RNG 341.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Denied Adm Undergraduate
Non-Admitted Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Graduate
Non-Admitted Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate
RNG 542 - Rngland Anim Rel
Credits: 4.00
WINTER. Domestic and wild animal use of rangelands as related to environmental
factors; palatability, food habits, nutrition, physiography, and their
effects on management of rangeland animal resources. Prerequisites:
Senior level or consent of instructor, RNG 341.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Denied Adm Undergraduate
Non-Admitted Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Graduate
Non-Admitted Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate
RNG 590 - Rng Mgt Planning
Credits: 4.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Denied Adm Undergraduate
Non-Admitted Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Must be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Graduate
Non-Admitted Graduate
Post-Baccalaureate
AGRICULTURAL
AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
AREC 101 - Arec Orientation
Credits: 1.00
FALL Orientation to the land grant university system and to the fields
of study in agricultural and resource economics; theory, methods, and
applications; academic guidance and career planning. Prerequisite: Freshman
or new major. Graded S/U
AREC 211 - Mgmt in Agriculture
Credits: 4.00
WINTER Economic and business principles applied to the management of
agribusiness firms, farms and ranches; goal-setting and management information;
planning and decision-making tools; acquiring, organizing, and managing
land, labor, and capital resources. Prerequisite: ECON 201.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 221 - Marketing in Ag
Credits: 3.00
WINTER Organization and functions of agricultural markets; market channels
for various agricultural commodities; and the role of producers, agribusinesses,
cooperatives and wholesalers/retailers in agricultural marketing. Prequisite:
ECON 201
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 250 - Intro Environ Econ
Credits: 3.00
SPRING Examines how economic forces and social institutions cause environmental
degradation and help build management solutions. Explains key economic
concepts for valuing environmental resources and evaluating the trade-offs
of alternative management approaches from private markets to regulation.
Applies the concepts and theories to topical environmental issues such
as water pollution and conserving biodiversity.
AREC 260 - Intro Environ/Rsrce Law
Credits: 2.00
FALL, EdNet Evolution, current structure and organization of American
law, legal systems and legal research. Emphasizes relationships among
legal processes, economic principles, and environmental concerns.
AREC 311 - Microecon Theory
Credits: 4.00
FALL An examination of the theories of consumer behavior and demand,
production costs, the firm, supply, and competitive and monopoly market
structures. Prerequisites: ECON 201; MATH 241.
AREC 312 - Microecon Theory II
Credits: 4.00
WINTER Examination of the theories of imperfect competition, input markets,
general equilibruim and welfar economics. Prerequisite: AREC 311.
AREC 351 - Natural Res Econ & Pol
Credits: 3.00
FALL Application of principles of economics to identify the causes,
consequences, and ways of dealing with natural resource problems, including
problems associated with fisheries, forests, water resources, and land.
Conceptual topics and policy applications. Emphasis is on developing
students' skills in applying "economic way of thinking about natural
resources management." Prerequisites: ECON 201; MATH 111
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 353 - Pub Land Statutes/Pol
Credits: 4.00
WINTER, WEB/VIDEO Policies guiding the homesteading and economic development
of the western states; laws and policies guiding the regulation and
use of water, grazing, timber, and mineral resources. The significance
of the Prior Appropriations Doctrine beyond its familiar role in water
law and policy is emphasized. Prerequisite: ECON 201
AREC 370 - Agri Marketing
Credits: 3.00
SPRING Marketing functions; economics of agricultural markets; marketing
firms and their services; price determining forces; role of agribusiness,
cooperatives and government in marketing decisions, marketing problems;
and strategies. This course also includes a marketing tour of agricultural
producers and processors. Prerequisites: AREC 221, 311.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 388 - Agricultural Law
Credits: 4.00
FALL Application of the legal principles to business decision making
in farming, ranching, and the agricultural support industry. Consideration
of the obligations arising out of contract, tort, property, water, public
land, and natural resource law. Prerequisites: AREC 260
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 401 - Research
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 402 - Independent Study
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Prerequisite: Faculty approval required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 403 - Thesis
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Prerequisite: Senior standing, faculty approval required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Junior
Sophomore
AREC 405 - Reading and Conferencing
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Prerequisite: Faculty approval required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 406 - Projects
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Prerequisite: Faculty approval required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 407 - Seminar
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 408 - Workshop
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 410 - Ag Ec Internship
Credits: 2.00 to 6.00
Practical on-the-job training in agricultural business, marketing, commercial
agricultural production, or related private or public organizations.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. Submission of internship and
consent of Internship Program Coordinator. Graded S/U
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 432 - Environmental Law
Credits: 4.00
SPRING WEB/VIDEO Legal relationships arising out of rights to aid, water,
and land. The impact of federal and state regulation on pollution control
and on the production, use, and disposal of hazardous materials. Prerequisite:
AREC 260
AREC 434 - Envir & Nat Rsrce Econ
Credits: 3.00
ALT YRS Examines economic perspectives on the allocation of natural
resources and the management of environmental quality, emphasis on the
use of economic concepts in the design and evaluation of public policies.
Prerequisite: AREC 311, AREC 312 Writing Intensive Course research project.
Offered alternate years. Prerequisite: AREC 351; AREC211
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 441 - Agri Fin Mgmt
Credits: 4.00
FALL Principles of financial management in production agriculture and
agribusiness; sources and terms of agricultural credit; financial statements,
budgets, and capital investment analysis; risk management; legal aspects
of borrowing; taxation. Prequisites: AREC 211, BA 213, AREC 311
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 442 - Ag Bus Mgmt
Credits: 4.00
SPRING Application of economic, business, and management principles
to the analysis, planning and organization of agricultural firms; use
of analytical tools including mathematical programming and forecasting;
marketing, pricing, and competitive strategies; management information
systems; decision making under risk and uncertainty. Prerequisite: AREC
441.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 447 - Ag Price & Market Analy
Credits: 4.00
WINTER Price determination for agricultural commodities and factors;
quantitative analysis of prices, factors and markets; agricultural market
structures, performance and roles of institutions. Prerequisites: AREC
311; STAT 315/16 or STAT 327.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
AREC 453 - Public Land/Rsrce Law
Credits: 4.00
SPRING, ALT YRS, WEB/VIDEO Constitutional, administrative, and historical
foundations of federal natural resources law and related public policy.
Applicable case law emphasizing water, range, mineral, wildlife, and
recreational resources. Prerequisites: AREC 353 or AREC 260
AREC 454 - Rural Dev Econ & Policy
Credits: 3.00
SPRING, ALT YRS Theories of economic change in developed and less-developed
economies; natural resource sectors and the development of rural regions,
with emphasis on growth, diversification, and instability; resource
mobility and the spatial aspects of development; poverty and inequality;
rural development policy. Prerequisite: AREC 311.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
AREC 461 - Ag & Food Policy
Credits: 4.00
SPRING Principles of agricultural and food policy formulation; agricultural
adjustment processes; agricultural price and income policies in relation
to land use, water, and rural development policies; interrelationships
among U.S. and foreign agriculture and and trade policies. Designated
"writing intensive course." Prerequistie: ECON 201
ANIMAL
SCIENCE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
ANS 121 - Intro To Animal Sci
Credits: 4.00
WINTER Principles of breeding, physiology, nutrition, and management
as they apply to modern livestock and poultry production.
ANS 215 - Beef/Horse Industries
Credits: 3.00
FALL Introduction to beef and horse industries; history, current industry
status, and demonstration and practice of basic husbandry skills. Prerequisite:
ANS 121
ANS 215L - Beef/Horse Ind Lab
Credits: .00
ANS 311 - Animal Nutrition
Credits: 3.00
FALL Comparative nutrient metabolism and digestive physiolo gy; consequences
of nutritional deficiencies, ration formula tion and balancing. Prerequisite:
CHEM 103.
ANS 315 - Cont Soc Iss Animal Ag
Credits: 3.00
WINTER Discussion of contentious issues including role of animal products
and human health; use of hormones and antibodies; new animal biotechnologies;
animal rights/welfare; livestock grazing public lands.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
ANS 316 - Reprod Domestic Animals
Credits: 4.00
SPRING Anatomy and physiology of mamalian reproductive systems; fertilization,
embryonic and fetal development. Principles, techniques and recent development
in semen collection, artificial insemination, estrus detection/synchronization,
and embryo transfer. Prerequisite: ANS 121, Chem 103
ANS 317 - Reproduction Dmstc Anmls
Lab
Credits: 1.00
SPRING Semen collection and microscopic evaluation of semen, artificial
insemination, estrus detection/synchronization, and embryo transfer.
Prerequisite: ANS 121, CHEM 103
ANS 410 - Animal Sci Internship
Credits: 1.00 to 12.00
ANS 443 - Beef Production Systems
Credits: 4.00
WINTER Fundamentals of nutrition, reproductive physiology and health
programs and their applications in the care and management of beef cattle.
Prerequisite: ANS 311. Junior or Senior standing.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
ANS 443L - Beef Prodctn Syst Lab
Credits: .00
ANS 444 - Beef Production Systems
Credits: 3.00
SPRING Continuation of the study of beef cattle management. Students
will practice decision making processes using beef cattle operations
as case studies. Overnight field trip with extra fee charged. Prerequisite:
ANS 311, ANS 443. Junior or Senior standing.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CROP
AND SOIL SCIENCE COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
CSS 100 - Orien/Career Plan
Credits: 1.00
FALL Introduction to departmental, college and university programs.
Individual and group counseling and baccalaureate program planning.
Exposure to career opportunities in crop science. Graded P/N.
CSS 300 - Intro Crop Production
Credits: 4.00
FALL Fundamental principles, concepts, and illustrative examples relative
to the selection, planting, management, quality, rotation, and improvement
of agronomic crops. Prerequisite: General biology or botany sequence.
CSS 300L - Crop Science Lab
Credits: .00
CSS 302 - Applied Crop Product
Credits: 4.00
CSS 302L - Appld Crop Prod Lab
Credits: .00
CSS 305 - Prin of Soil Science
Credits: 4.00
SPRING Origin, formation, classification; physical, chemical, and biological
characteristics; effects of soil management on agricultural and forest
crop production. Prerequisite: Introductory chemistry. Lec/lab.
CSS 305L - Soil Sci Lab
Credits: .00
CSS 306 - Prob Solving Soil Sci
Credits: 1.00
SPRING Problem solving for, and in-depth exploration of, Principles
of Soil Science (CSS 305). Real-world problems requiring knowledge of
soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. Prerequisite: CSS
305
CSS 310 - Forage Production
Credits: 4.00
Importance of and current production practices for forage crops. Prerequisite:
CSS 300; CSS 305.
CSS 310L - Forage Prod Lab
Credits: .00
CSS 315 - Nutrient Management & Cycling
Credits: 4.00
SPING Nutrient forms, transformations, and plant availability in soils;
soil pH and management of acid and alkaline soils; characteristics and
use of fertilizers, soil amendments and organic wastes; soil fertility
evaluations and interpretations. Standard lab analysis procedures, nutrient
deficiencies, field trips. Designated "writing intensive course". Prerequisite:
CSS 305. Lab/Lec.
CSS 315L - Nutrient Mgt Lab
Credits: .00
CSS 320 - Prin Oil/Fiber Crp Prod
Credits: 1.00
FALL An overview of production practices and characteristics of oil
seed, essential oil, and fiber crops. Prerequisite: CSS 305.
CSS 321 - Prin Cereal Crop Prod
Credits: 1.00
FALL An overview of the production practices of cereal grains. Prerequisites:
CSS 300 or equivalent; CSS 305.
CSS 322 - Prin Potato Prod
Credits: 1.00
FALL Principles and practices governing all aspects of potato production,
storage and use. Prerequisites: CSS 300 or equivalent; CSS 305.
CSS 395 - World Soil Resources
Credits: 3.00
WINTER, ALT YRS The world soils order and their use by humans as rangelands,
forestlands, and croplands.
CSS 401 - Research
Credits: 1.00 to 16.00
Terms and credits arranged. Junior or senior standing required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 405 - CSS 405
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Terms and credits to be arranged. Junior or Senior standing required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 407 - Senior Seminar
Credits: 1.00
SPRING Senior seminar is intended to instruct students on proper techniques
for presentation of scientific material. Each student is expected to
prepare and present a scientific seminar and to submit written documentation
supporting that seminar. Graded P/N. Prerequisite: SPCH 112; Senior
standing in agronomic sciences.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Junior
Sophomore
CSS 408 - Workshop
Credits: 1.00 to 16.00
Various Topics. Terms and credits arranged.
CSS 410 - Internship
Credits: 1.00 to 15.00
Professional work experience previously approved and supervised by the
department. Written report required. Prerequisite: Junior standing,
major students only; instructor consent.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 430 - Plant Genetics
Credits: 3.00
WINTER The biology of plant genes and their manipulation in crop plants.
Prerequisite: CSS 300, one year of biology or botany. Junior or Senior
standing required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 440 - Weed Management
Credits: 4.00
FALL Principles of weed control by cultural biological, and chemical
means; weed identification; introduction to herbicides and factors influencing
their use. Prerequisite: Introductory botany or biology. Lec/Lab Junior
or Senior standing required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 440L - Weed Management Lab
Credits: .00
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 460 - Seed Production
Credits: 3.00
FALL Cultivation, processing, testing, certification and legal aspects
of crops grown for seed. Prerequisite: CSS 300.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 466 - Soil Morph & Classifica
Credits: 4.00
FALL. Soil profile descriptions; soil landscape patterns; morphology
and nomenclature of major soil groups; soil survey techniques and uses.
Prerequisite: CSS 305 Lec/lab. Junior or Senior standing required.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 475 - Agri Mgt Oregon Soil Res
Credits: 2.00
SPRING Field trips to study soil and crop management for agriculture
and forestry through the experiences of Oregon farmers, ranchers and
foresters. Trips visit both dryland and irrigated enterprises in Eastern
Oregon. Irrigated and non-irrigated operations in Western Oregon, and
managed forests and rangeland throughout Oregon. Field trip fee may
be charged. Prerequisites: CSS 300, 305, Junior or Senior standing.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
CSS 480 - Case Std Crop Syst Mgmt
Credits: 4.00
The decision-making process; cropping calendars; group and individual
problem-solving activities related to field crop production, management,
and marketing. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Class(es):
Freshman
Sophomore
