Course Descriptions

In this applied learning course students will be involved in the production and distribution of podcast and promotional content for the Bare Hill Review Podcast. Students with creative writing, communication, digital media, or visual art backgrounds will benefit from participating in skills in content generation, scripting, interviewing, and post-production, while also exploring audience engagement strategies. Prerequisite: Take ENG-101

• Communications
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course explores how communication intersects with diversity and encourages students to develop communication practices in order to help them be successful in our diverse world. This course will analyze the complexities of the sociocultural construction of identity, intersectionality and positionality. This course will further analyze the present and historical use of communication in various contexts such as but not limited to interpersonal, mass, public, social media, etc. used to oppress historically marginalized groups and communication practices that have been and can be used to demonstrate social justice. Prerequisite: Complete ENG 101 with a minimum grade of C-.

• Communications
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the field of environmental conservation. Students will explore career options and develop an educational plan. Academic skills including learning strategies, writing, and foundational critical thinking skills are practiced throughout the semester. Topics include a history of the conservation movement in the U.S., ecological succession, and current local issues in the discipline.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

The purpose of this course is to provide students with an introduction to vertebrate biology and ecology with emphasis on the identification and natural history of species. Students practice identification skills and information management. This course emphasizes vertebrates including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals found in New York.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course investigates the interactions and relationships between humans and the Earth. It provides the scientific foundation for analyzing today's pressing environment issues and solutions for a sustainable future. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation of the impact of humans on other living organisms, water, air, soil, fossil fuels, and mineral resources. In analyzing potential solutions to these environmental issues, students will evaluate the impact of their own choices on the Earth's resources as well as the relative role of governments in setting sustainable policies. In the laboratory component of the course, students will learn scientific methodology, sampling procedures and methods used to test environmental quality. A portion of the lab will include outdoor experiences.

• Environmental Conservation
• 4 Credit(s)
• (3-2) Contact Hour(s)

This course focuses on field techniques employed by wildlife professionals. Topics include proper animal handling, various capture techniques, measuring and tagging, telemetry, camera traps, sampling protocols and basic research design. Mammal and bird techniques will be emphasized with some reptile and amphibian techniques covered as appropriate.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This hands-on course provides students with field experiences utilizing various types of fisheries equipment. Emphasis is placed on sampling techniques for both fish and aquatic habitats. Topics include small boat operation, fish identification, fish capture and handling techniques, data collection, tagging and marking, aging, electrofishing, netting, radio telemetry, hydro acoustics, habitat assessment, and equipment maintenance.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course introduces students to laws for the protection and conservation of fish, wildlife and natural resources. The focus of the course is New York State and Federal law regulating the conservation of fish, wildlife and forest resources. Particular areas of study include the New York State Fish and Wildlife Law and Federal Fish and Wildlife Laws (eg: Lacey Act, Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Act). Students will study the evolution of the current body of New York State and Federal law relating to management of fish, wildlife and forest resources from a historical prospective. Students will also study legislative and administrative processes employed in the formation of Fish and Wildlife Laws and the functions and duties of the New York State and federal agencies charged with enforcing these laws.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

Introduction to Applied Field Techniques is designed to train students in the use of standard sampling methods and equipment currently used to measure and or assess a variety of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Students will collect and analyze field data using standard protocols and present their results in a variety of ways.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (2-2) Contact Hour(s)

Field Camp is designed to provide students with a survey of conservation field experiences. This experiential course focuses on species identification, fish, wildlife, forestry, and soil and water sampling equipment and techniques. Students engage in both pre-field preparation and immersive, applied experiences in the field.

• Environmental Conservation
• 1 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed for second year students in Horticulture and Conservation degree programs. An introduction to the scientific study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. Students examine the influence of biotic and abiotic variables on species evolution, population dynamics, and community composition. Students are required to conduct an independent field study to integrate and reinforce ecological concepts learned throughout the degree program. Prerequisite: Take ENG-101 and BIO-121 or BIO-125 with a Minmum Grade of C-

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

In this hands-on laboratory-based course, students will have the opportunity to conduct studies and perform experiments that enrich their knowledge and understanding of the scientific concepts learned in the lecture portion of CON 202/BIO 221 Principles of Terrestrial/Aquatic Ecology. Laboratory exercises will include a combination of field trips and observational and experimental studies as well as in-classes exercises aimed at preparing students for upper level coursework in the field of ecology (e.g. reading scientific papers, presenting data, interpreting graphs). Prerequisite: Take BIO-121 or BIO-125 with a Minimum Grade of C- Co-requisite: CON-202/BIO-221.

• Environmental Conservation
• 1 Credit(s)
• (2) Contact Hour(s)

This course presents topics in the field of environmental conservation. Current topics include: Herpetology, Birds, Wildflowers, Entomology, Winter Botany, Trees, Galls and Environmental Conservation Research. A comprehensive field identification test is required. A field component including a minimum of 40 hours of experiential learning, divided between the FLCC campus, Muller Field Station, and East Hill Campus is also required.

• Environmental Conservation
• 4 Credit(s)
• (4) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed for the second year Environmental Conservation student. Fisheries management stresses the relationship between humans, fish, and their environments. Students are introduced to the principles of fishery management including history, theory, and management strategies. The importance of habitat management, and population dynamics and their interactions is explored.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

The purpose of this course shall be to provide students with field travel experiences relative to their course work in Natural Resources Conservation. This expedition course, to different areas of the world, will emphasize identification and natural history of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, plants and a variety of ecological communities. Students will be provided with opportunities to observe employment options in Conservation, and gain experience in camping and group travel. Examples of travel experience include trips to: Florida Everglades and Keys, Wilderness Alaska, Costa Rica, Belize and various National Parks in the United States and Canada.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course will provide intensive classroom and some field experience in wildlife management theory including: population dynamics, mortality, natality and the relationship between wildlife and their habitats. Practical techniques used for aging, sexing, marking, and surveying will be presented. Students develop a wildlife management plan for a local species. Game and non-game species are included. Prerequisite: Take CON-102 with a Minimum Grade of C-

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to provide students an in depth exposure to fish culture practices and techniques. Students will review historic and current status of fish culture in the U.S and world. Culture methods, data collection, egg take, incubation, and fry hatching of walleye (Sander vitreus) cultured at the FLCC-Muller Field Station- Education and Research Center is emphasized. Trips to other culture facilities add to the student experience. Essential factors involving water quality, fish health, nutrition, species requirements, system design, equipment, and advanced re-circulation aquaculture systems are studied. This is a hands-on course.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to provide students with specialization in an area related to their occupational or educational interest and to provide students the opportunity to become more familiar with conservation practices. Topics typically involve a field component and may be held as a residential course at the Muller Field Station or the East Hill campus.

• Environmental Conservation
• 1 Credit(s)
• (1) Contact Hour(s)

This course is designed to provide students with specialization in an area related to their occupational or educational interest and to provide students the opportunity to become more familiar with conservation practices. Topics typically involve a field component and may be held as a residential course at the Muller Field Station or the East Hill campus.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (3) Contact Hour(s)

Field study, identification and natural history of non-woody and woody plant species and the communities to which they belong. Uses of forest trees by humans and wildlife is emphasized.

• Environmental Conservation
• 3 Credit(s)
• (4) Contact Hour(s)