174/ FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION

FRC 611-SEMINAR I credit
 Subjects in natural resource areas such as wildlife and forest ecology; physiology,
soils, recreation, economics; wood properties and uses. Current research and literature are
stressed. May be repeated with change of content up to a maximum of 3 credits. Graded as
S/U.
FRC 612-ToPIcs IN FORESTRY I to 5 credits
 Selected topics in the forest sciences and the multiple-use management of forest land
for timber production, wildlife, and recreation. May be repeated with change of content up
to a maximum of 9 credits.
FRC 614-NATURAL RESOURCES COLLOQUIUM 0 to I credit
 Interdisciplinary discussions of topics of current interest to renewable natural
resources and environmental quality. May be repeated with change of content up to a
maximum of 3 credits. (Students making scheduled presentations may register for 1 credit;
others register for zero credit.)
FRC 615-FOREST AND RANGE WILDLIFE ECOLOGY 1 4 credits
 Major ecosystems in the U.S. for forest and range animals. Plant and animal
components and their relation to reproductive patterns and factors controlling wild animal
populations.
FRC 616-FOREST AND RANGE WILDLIFE ECOLOGY 2 4 credits
 Continuation of FRC 615.
 FRC 618-TROPICAL FORESTRY 4 credits
 Prerequisite: FRC 403. Forests of the tropics, climatic influences, local laws and
 customs affecting forestry practice, multiple-use implications, wood properties and uses in
 relation to forest development, forest types and management; stress on American tropics.
 FRC 620-ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY OF FOREST TREES 3 credits
 Prerequisite: BTY 515. Factors influencing forest tree and stand energy balance,
 flowering, seed production, germination, water relations and growth; applications to
 forestry problems.
 FRC 621-BIOCHEMISTRY OF TREES 3 credits
 Identical with BTY 611. Prerequisite: BCH 403. Metabolic processes and constituents
 associated with tree growth, reproduction, formation of wood, terpene and other natural
 products. Formation of important forest tree chemicals.
 FRC 626-FOREST GENETICS 1 4 credits
 Prerequisite: An acceptable background in genetics. Application of principles of
 genetics in the silvicultural handling of forest stands; selection, hybridization, and
 tree-breeding techniques.
 FRC 627-FOREST GENETICS 2 4 credits
 Continuation of FRC 626.
 FRC 630-FOREST SOILS 4 credits
 Identical with SLS 630. Prerequisites: SLS 421, SLS 423, FRC 403. Soil as a
 component of forest ecosystems. Soil chemical, physical, and biological properties
 influencing tree growth and biogeochemical cycles.
 FRC 631-ADVANCED WOOD PRESERVATION 4 credits
 Relationships between wood and wood-deteriorating agencies; evaluation and analysis
 of preservatives; factors involved in treating wood; treatment and service evaluation.
 FRC 652-TIMBER PHYSICS 3 credits
 Prerequisite: PS 215. Physical nature and properties of wood in relation to moisture,
 heat, sound, electricity, and mechanical forces.
 FRC 653-WOOD CHEMISTRY 3 credits
 Prerequisite: Organic chemistry. Chemical nature and properties of wood and its
 constituents in relation to industrial processing.
 FRC 680-ADVANCED FOREST ECONOMICS 4 credits