Courses

Field study concentrating on outdoor skills, forest measurements, site diagnosis, and an integrated overview of the ecological, social and economic basis for forest management. Fees will be assessed to meet expenses. Credit will be granted for only one of FRST 350 or 351.

Community forests and community forestry throughout the world, with special attention to participation by aboriginal peoples; emphasis is on forms of governance, public participation, and adaptive learning.

Effects of forest management activities on fish and aquatic ecosystems.

Role of climate and climate change in the population dynamics, outbreak potentials and resultant impacts to forest ecosystems associated with herbivorous forest insects.

The development, implementation, and analysis of forest policy.

Analyze and interpret existing management plans, prescribe solutions for achieving specific forest management goals at multiple scales, use basic tools to evaluate the financial implications of such solutions, and create a forest management plan for a virtual forest. Offered entirely online. Students in any of the Forestry programs requiring FRST 423 (6 cr) in order to graduate will not be granted the 3 cr of FRST 425 toward degree completion.

Basic biological concepts related to interpretation of remote sensing data for land management, including the use of films and filters, and interpretation of air photographs, and other imagery.

Site diagnosis and preparation of management options in coastal forests. Extrasessional course; fees will be assessed to meet expenses.

How individuals perceive their environment. Emphasis will be given visual perception in the context of natural resource issues and the effects of those perceptions on individuals including issues of human wellbeing.

Hereditary, physiological, anatomical, environmental, and microbiological factors influencing forest tree diseases. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Psychological, social, and systemic dimensions of climate change communication; approaches for engaging diverse groups for low-carbon futures; overcoming climate inaction.

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Perceptual processes mediating behaviour in humans, with special attention given to the emotional processing of visual stimuli. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Analysis, perception, planning of landscapes, and integration of social acceptability with sustainability. Credit will be granted for only one of FRST 490 or FRST 551.

Concepts and principles at the site and landscape scale.

Preparation of landscape-level sustainable forest management plans that integrate ecological, social, and economic components.

Theory and evolution of adaptation at different scales in organizations and resource management systems, utilizing existing case studies, examining opportunities and barriers to adaptation, considering strategies and practices to manage climate impacts and risks. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Principles and practices of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Capturing spatial data and the use of remote sensing systems to map, monitor and better manage forest, vegetation and ecosystem resources. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]

Understanding geo-spatial data structures, databases and developing, maintaining and utilizing geo-spatial data.

Human geography of the modern world with particular attention to human-environment relationships, urbanization, and regional growth; trade and communications; environment and war; environmental governance and sustainability.

Science, impacts, and parallel crises of the climate emergency; decarbonization challenge and measuring progress towards emission targets; strategies and tools for climate action at local, national, and global levels.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the city in the context of contemporary globalization. Analysis of urban patterns and processes from the theoretical perspectives of various disciplines and methodologies.