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Show 88 82. Agricultural Economics. A study of the organization and functions of the marketing system, principles of price determination, and price problems of the farmer. Three quarter hours. Winter. Home 33. Agricultural Economics. Emphasis is given to agricultural policy, the utilization, valuation and tenure of land, and problems and policies associated with water use. Three quarter hours. Spring. Home Vocational Agriculture See the Technical Division and the Life Science Division in the Evening School Section for the courses offered in Vocational Agriculture. Forestry, Range, and Wildlife Management If a student plans to qualify for the Bachelor of Science degree in forestry, he may spend two years at Weber College and an additional two years at a senior college. Forestry CURRICULCM Freshman Year A W. S. Botany 1, 2, 9 5 5 5 English 1, 2, 3 3 3 3 Engineering lb 1 Forestry 1, 2, 3 2 11 Health Education 1 2 Mathematics 1, 3, 4 5 5 5 Orientation 1 2 Physical Education Ill Sophomore Year A. W. S. •Agriculture 20 5 Agriculture 1 5 Chemistry 1, 2, 3 5 5 5 Economics 1 _. 3 Engineering 4a, 5 3 3 Geology 1 5 Speech 1 or 3 3 Physics 4 5 Physical Education Ill *Wildlife Management majors take Zoology in place of Agriculture 20. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management 1. Forest Management. General study of professions related to forest, range, and wildlife management. Relation of management to multiple uses of land. Open to all students. Two quarter hours. Autumn. Staff 89 2. Range Management. Natural resources management. For students in the fields of forestry, range, and wildlife. One quarter hour. Winter. Staff 3. Wildlife Management. One quarter hour. Spring. Smart DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY S. P. Hayes Botany 1. General Botany. An introduction to the plant kingdom with emphasis upon form, function, and general educational aspects of plant study. Plant organization is stressed with emphasis upon cells, tissues, roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and inheritance. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Hayes 2. Principles of Botany. Plant kingdom survey. Consideration is given to the principal plant groups. Botanical generalizations are stressed with discussions directed toward plant identification. No prerequisites. Four lectures and one laboratory period a week. Five quarter hours. Winter. Hayes 6. Spring Flora, A study of the local spring flora, giving training in the identification and classification of the higher plants. Two lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Four quarter hours. Spring. (Given alternate years.) Staff 7. Trees and Shrubs. A study of the native and introduced trees and shrubs of the state. Special attention is given to their identification based upon twig and leaf characteristics and to their culture and economic importance. Three lectures and one laboratory period a week. Four quarter hours. Autumn. (Given alternate years.) Staff 9. Taxonomy of Vascular Plants. A fundamental course dealing with the systems, the history of taxonomy, relationships, classification, and identification of the flowering plants. Prerequisites: Botany 1. Three lectures and two laboratory periods a week. Five quarter hours. Spring. Staff DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY LD7E L. Ellison, M. Jacobs M. Lehner, B. Mumford The courses in Home and Family Life are planned to provide an introduction to and fundamental training in various phases of Homemaking and Family Life. They axe designed to meet the needs of both those students who complete their formal education at the end of one or two years and those who wish to continue a major at a higher institution of learning. |