5101 Graduate Seminar (1-0)
A course designed to give graduate students the opportunity to present oral papers and receive evaluation of the presentation, or to review job search techniques and employment opportunities for new graduates. Should be repeated for credit (proposal and defense semesters).

5302 Seminar in Range and Wildlife Management (3-0)
This course is designed to be flexible to meet the needs of graduate students studying various disciplines in Range and Wildlife Management. May be repeated under different subject matter titles. Recent courses include GIS applications; Applied Wildlife Research; Wildlife Research, Grants and Publications; Principles of Ecology; Wildlife Conservation for Teachers; Advanced Techniques in Vegetation Analysis; Range Reserch Techniques. May be repeated under different subject matter titles.

5303 Special Topics (3-0)
Advanced studies in current agricultural and natural resources sciences research. Topics assigned according to student interest and need. Registration approval by the NRM chair. May be repeated under different subject matter titles.

5304 Research (0-6)
Advanced studies in natural resource management. Problems assigned according to the experience, interest and needs of the individual student. Registration approval by the NRM chair.

5305 Range and Wildlife Research Methods (3-0)
An overview of the design and analysis of research projects pertaining to the ecology and management of wildlife species and rangeland ecosystems. Specific problems pertaining to the Trans-Pecos region will be stressed, but regional and national issues will be discussed. Methods discussed in the classroom will be applied in field situations.

5306 GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing for Resource Managers (2-2)
An advanced course on the rapidly growing geographic technology used by natural resource managers and scientiest including: geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS) and remote sensing methods. Prerequisite: Geology 3401

5311 Scientific Writing (3-0)
An advanced study of proposal and thesis format in Animal Science or Range and Wildlife Management. Covers publication styles common in each student's chosen field. Scientific publications are emphasized.

5312 Biostatistical Analysis I (2-2)
An introduction to statistical concepts and models applied to agricultural and biological systems. The course will cover experimental designs, paired-sample hypotheses, multisampling hypotheses (ANOVA), multiple comparisons, factorial and nested ANOVA, data transformations, linear regression, and correlation, multiple regressions and correlation, ploynominal regression and the binomial distribution. Emphasis will be placed on data analysis and interpretation using computer statistical applications. Prerequisite: NRM 5312 or permission of instructor. Offered spring.

5313 Biostatistical Analysis II (2-2)
An advanced course in statistical concepts and models applied to agricultural and biological systems. The course will cover experimental designs, paired-sample hypotheses, multisample hypotheses (ANOVA), multiple comparisons, factorial and nested ANOVA, data transformations, linear regression and correlation, multiple regression and correlation, polynomial regression and the binomial distribution. Emphasis will be placed on data analysis and interpretation using computer statistical applications. Prerequisite: NRM 5312 or permission of instructor.

5316 Project Research (1 to 9-0)
Research for thesis project. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Master of Science students that have been admitted to candidacy.

5403 Special Topics (4-0)
Advanced studies in current agricultural and natural resource sciences research. Topics assigned according to student interest and need. Registration approval by the NRM chair. May be repeated under different subject matter titles.

5409 Wildlife Population Dynamics (3-2)
Advanced course dealing with the mechanics of growth and structure of populations, departures from stability and natural and artificial regulation of population levels, and techniques used to survey and monitor wildlife populations.

6301 Thesis Proposal (0-6)
Satisfactory completion of this course will result in an acceptable prospectus presented to the Graduate Committee. The student will normally register for this course no earlier than the second semester of graduate study.

6302 Thesis Defense (0-6)
The student will enroll in this course each semester or summer term in which assistance is provided by Committee members or when use of the library or other research facilities of Sul Ross State University is made. Satisfactory completion of this course will result in the completed thesis presented to the graduate committee, accepted by the ANRS dean and filed in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.