Complete course offerings for the 401-Series Fire Ecology and Management Certificate
Required courses for the certificate
Course | Type | Prerequisites | Dates Offered * |
Fire Ecology
|
FOR 450: Fire Ecology for Professionals
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trips | FOR 310 or Instructor consent** | Spring |
Ecology, Biology and Environmental Science
|
FOR 310: Forest Ecology for Professionals
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom | None | Fall |
Fire and Fuel Management (Choose One)
|
FOR 317: Silvilcuture and Fire Applications
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
4-5 Day Field Trip and Lab | FOR 310 or Instructor consent** | Spring
(Odd Years) |
FOR 318: Fuel Treatments and Modeling
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trip | None | Spring
(Even Years) |
Measurement, Analysis and Technology (Choose One)
|
FOR 351: Fire Monitoring and Modeling
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
1 Week Classroom and Field Trip | Instructor consent** | Fall
(Odd Years) |
FOR 425: Forest Management Applications in GIS
(3 units) | 3 Week Web
1 Week Classroom | None | Winter
(Even Years) |
Management, Planning and Policy (Choose One)
|
FOR 360: Natural Resources Policy
(3 units) | 4 Week Web | None | Winter
(Odd Years) |
FOR 444: Wilderness Management for Professionals
(3 units) | 6 Week Web
4 Day Classroom | None | Fall
(Even Years) |
*Spring classes generally run January through March; Fall
classes, October through December; and Winter classes, December through
January.
** For instructor consent, please call 928-523-8810.
Additional online courses offered
These courses are not directly part of the Undergraduate
Fire Ecology and Management Certificate, but are available to satisfy additional
units that may be needed beyond the certificate. These courses are regular Northern Arizona University distance learning courses and are not designed especially for managers. Current
offerings are a good introduction to Vista and Forestry.
Please Note: There is some indication that 100 and
200 level courses may not satisfy the 401-series requirements. Please check
with your human resources officer.
Course | Type | Prerequisites | Dates Offered |
FOR 101: Forestry Introduction
(3 units) | Web Only | None | Fall/Spring |
FOR 212: Trees and Forests of North America
(2 units) | Web Only
| None | Fall |