Fall Term Courses
FES 430/530 – FOREST AS CLASSROOM
OSU Extended Campus, Fall 2019, Credits: 4 Instructor: Dave Stemper
Forest as Classroom (FES 430/530) is an online course designed for students interested in teaching others about natural resources, while learning a bit about those resources along the way.
Through examination of forest ecology, forest succession, and broader natural resource management issues, students not only learn about natural resources, they discover some interdisciplinary methods used to teach about science, math, and other fields.
Forest as Classroom meets various requirements and options within the Natural Resources Degree Program, and can serve as an elective within the Education Double Degree and Education Minor programs.
In addition, Forest as Classroom can be used as an elective within the following degree programs: Master of Natural Resources (MNR, online), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T. online), Master of Education (Ed.M., online), and Master of Science in Science Education (M.S., on campus). Please speak with your advisor if interested in pursuing any of these options.
TRAL 352 – WILDERNESS MANAGEMENT
OSU Extended Campus, Fall 2019, Credits: 3 Instructor: Dave Stemper
A very timely issue in Oregon, as wilderness managers are considering strategies to help mitigate the effects of excessive visitor use in the popular Three Sisters Wilderness. We’ll learn about those strategies, and hear from the natural resource professionals involved.
Through online content and outdoor exploration, you’ll discover unique wilderness characteristics, and the variety of approaches used to manage this vital American resource.
TRAL 493/593 – ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION
OSU Extended Campus, Fall 2019, Credits: 4 Instructor: Dave Stemper
Sharpen your communication skills… Energize your presentations, displays, and exhibits. Students learn how to craft concise, effective messages for the general public. They participate in real-world interpretive projects available through agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and Oregon State Parks, and connect to internship and employment opportunities available through these and other agencies.
Environmental Interpretation adds value to your transcript, and satisfies core requirements and specialty options within OSU’s Natural Resources (NR) and new Tourism, Recreation and Adventure Leadership (TRAL) degree programs. In addition, students are made aware of additional training and certification opportunities available through the National Association for Interpretation (NAI).
GEO 331 – ASTROBIOLOGY: LIFE BEYOND EARTH CRN: 20290
OSU Corvallis Campus, Fall 2019, Credits: 3 Instructors: Martin Fisk, Rick Colwell
It covers scientific, philosophical, and social aspects of the age-old question of whether there is life and intelligent life elsewhere in the universe and gives context to our place and time in the universe.
The course is designed for students who have completed their baccalaureate core perspective requirements in physical and biological sciences. From our experience of teaching Astrobiology as a colloquium in the Honors College for ten years, we know that students in all disciplines are interested in this topic.
Here is the 2019Schedule for this course
