Course ID
033695
Course Description
The objective of the course is to provide upper-division undergraduate and graduate students with a background in watershed management. The course will be taught from a landscape perspective addressing the linkage between hillslope processes to channel characteristics. The role physical watershed characteristics have in regulating hydrological processes will be examined. The effects of land use and the application of best management practices on the soil and water resources will be reviewed. The students will also be presented with a set of tools for performing a watershed assessment and analysis. Graduate students will submit a literature review on a topic in watershed management.
Min Units
4
Max Units
4
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Component
Laboratory
Optional Component
Yes
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No