The courses below lead towards a BSc in Forestry, the BSc in Environmental and Conservation Sciences, the BSc Environmental and Conservation Sciences / BA Native Studies, the BSc in Forest Business Management and the BSc in Agriculture.
Please note: Course listings are available for reference only, as per the University of Alberta Calendar. If you are a current Faculty of ALES - Undergraduate student, please discuss your specific program with an advisor in the Undergraduate Office.
Environmental and Conservation Sciences (ENCS) ENCS 201: Wildlife Biodiversity and Ecology ENCS 260: History and Fundamentals of Environmental Protection & Conservation ENCS 260 (Northern ENCS Initiative): History and Fundamentals of Environmental Protection and Conservation ENCS 271: The Politics of Food and Natural Resources ENCS 307: Environmental Assessment Principles and Methods ENCS 360: Soil and Water Conservation ENCS 364: Principles of Managing Natural Diversity ENCS 364 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Principles of Managing Natural Diversity ENCS 376: Wildlife Productivity and Management ENCS 455: Soil Remediation ENCS 461: Climates and Ecosystems ENCS 461 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Climates and Ecosystems ENCS 462: Protected Areas Planning and Management ENCS 462 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Protected Areas Planning and Management ENCS 464: Conservation and Management of Endangered Species ENCS 464 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Conservation and Management of Endangered Species ENCS 465: Environmental and Conservation Field Studies ENCS 467: Methods of Environmental Interpretation and Communication ENCS 474: Utilization of Wildlife Resources ENCS 475: Waste Management and Utilization ENCS 476: Dynamics of Wildlife and Rangeland Ecosystems ENCS 510: Wetlands Resource Management
Entomology (ENT) ENT 380: Forest Entomology
Forest Engineering (FOREN) FOREN 335: General Forest Harvesting and Transportation FOREN 355: Wood Science and Utilization
Forest Science (FOR) FOR 100: Introduction to Forestry FOR 101: Introductory Forestry Field School FOR 210: Forest Measurements FOR 314: Forest Soils FOR 322: Forest Ecosystems FOR 323: Silviculture FOR 405: Intermediate Forest Problems FOR 423: Advanced Silviculture FOR 431: Integrated Forest Management FOR 501: Individual Research Project in Advanced Forest Soils FOR 502: Problems in Forest Ecology FOR 503: Problems in Silviculture FOR 522: Advanced Forest Ecology FOR 523: Silvicultural Systems FOR 535: Problems in Forest Resources Management FOR 545: Problems in Forest Fire FOR 546: Advanced Fire Ecology FOR 555: Problems in Forest Hydrology FOR 565: Problems in Forest Recreation FOR 590: Seminar in Tree Improvement
Plant Science (PL SC) PL SC 385: Forest Pathology PL SC 221: Introduction to Plant Science
Renewable Resources (REN R) REN R 110: Natural Resource Measurement REN R 120: Woody Plants I REN R 201: Introduction to Geomatic Techniques in Natural Resource Management REN R 250: Water Resource Management REN R 299: Environmental Conservation Sciences and Forestry Field School REN R 321: Tree Physiology REN R 327: The Mosses of Alberta: Conservation and Identification REN R 340: Forest Fire Management REN R 350: Physical Hydrology REN R 401 Special Topics in Renewable Resources. Consent of Instructor required. REN R 401 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Special Topics in Renewable Resources - Water Protection and Watershed Stewardship REN R 401 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Special Topics in Renewable Resources - Northern Avian Ecology REN R 401 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Special Topics in Renewable Resources - Animal Behaviour REN R 410: Principles of Remote Sensing REN R 414: Agroforestry Systems REN R 421: Advanced Tree Physiology REN R 426: Geographical Information Systems Applications in Renewable Resources REN R 426 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Geographic Information Systems Applications in Renewable Resources REN R 430: Forest Resources Management REN R 439: Forest Management Planning REN R 440: Disturbance Ecology REN R 450: Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture REN R 535: Operations Research for Natural Resource Management REN R 452: Forest Watershed Management REN R 456: International Forest Conservation and Management REN R 468: Management and Conservation of Genetic Resources REN R 469: Biodiversity Analysis REN R 477: Wildlife-Human Activities: Conflicts, Assessment and Mitigation REN R 478 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Environmental Footprint Assessment REN R 480: Design and Data in Enviro Science REN R 480 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Experimental Design and Data Analysis in the Environmental Sciences REN R 495: Land Reclamation and Revegetation REN R 501: Special Topics in Renewable Resources REN R 545: Small Watershed Hydrology REN R 580: Biometrical Techniques in Agri-food, Environmental and Forest Sciences REN R 595: Advanced Land Reclamation REN R 601: Forest Biology REN R 602: Forest Resources Management REN R 603: Graduate Research Skills REN R 604: Graduate Research Seminar REN R 610: Seminar in Research Methods REN R 680: Advanced Biometrics REN R 690: Applied Multivariate and Spatial Statistics
Soil Science (SOILS) Soils 210: Introduction to Soil Science and Soil Resources Soils 210 (Northern ENCS Initiative): Introduction to Soil Science and Soil Resources Soils 420: Soil Formation and Landscape Processes Soils 430: Soil Biochemistry Soils 440: Soil Physics Soils 450: Soil Environmental Chemistry Soils 460: Soil Fertility