2003-2005 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Graduate Course DescriptionsCourse Listing GuideThe Course Listings section of the catalog provides descriptions of all coursesapproved by the faculty. Any of these courses may be scheduled during the University’sacademic terms. The listings follow a uniform pattern. The listing for FRS 5133 can serveto explain the course listings of this section.FRS 5133 Wildlife-Habitat Relationships3 credits: 3 hours lecturePrerequisite: One course in wildlife ecology or permission of instructor.Advanced concepts in wildlife-habitat relationships. Combines study of natural historyand ecological theory to investigate and discuss wildlife habitat concepts.The first line of the listings entry consists of:Prefix: in this case FRS, prefixes always consist of upper case letters, prefixes used byparticular divisions of the University are listed below;Number: in this case 5133, numbers always consist of four digits (or the letter V): thefirst number indicates the level of the course (1 for freshman level, 2 for sophomore level, 3for junior level, 4 for senior level, 5 for graduate level), the last digit indicates the numberof credits earned in the course (V means that credit may vary or that credits in the courseexceed 9);Title: The course’s full title which may be abbreviated in some course listings andschedules.The second line of the listing states the number of credits a student may earn in thecourse and indicates the number of weekly hours the course requires in classroom lectureor laboratories.The third line lists course prerequisites (courses) which must be passed beforeregistering for the course) and corequisites (courses which the student must either havepassed previously or be enrolled in concurrently).The course description follows the items identified above.Prefixes Used By University Academic UnitsAgriculture prefixes include: AGEC, AGEN, AGRI, AGRO, ANSC, ENTO, HORT;Arts and Humanities prefixes include: ART, ENGL, FREN, JOUR, MODL, PHIL,SPAN, SPCH;Business prefixes include: ACCT, ECON, FIN, G B, MGMT, MKT;Computer Information Systems courses have the prefix CIS.Education prefixes include: ECED, EDFD, EDLD, EDUC, EXSC, MLED, P E, READ,SPED;Forest Resources prefixes include: FOR, FRS, SIS, WLF;Mathematical and Natural Sciences prefixes include: ASTR, A T, BIOL, C S, CHEM,ENGR, ESCI, GEOL, GSCI, MAED, MATH, PHSC, PHYS, SCED;Music prefixes include: MUS, PMUS;Social and Behavioral Sciences prefixes include: ANTH, C J, GEOG, HIST, PSCI, PSY,SOC, SOSC, SWK.All Nursing courses have the prefix NURS.The College Skills Course has the prefix DEV.Professional Development courses have the prefix: PDA prefix of U ST may designate a course taught by a faculty in any subdivision of theUniversity which is done experimentally or for a short period of time.Graduate Programs233