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University of Arizona
Sample Circulum
There are several ways that a student can reach the
requisite number of 30 semester credit hours within the following framework:
Prior to Residency Semester
Meet Undergraduate and prerequisite requirements,
best to start in January.
Residency Semester
Required & Elective Courses |
12 hrs. |
Seminar Designed for Corps |
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3 hrs. |
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15 hrs. |
Post-Residency Semester
Project |
up to 6 hrs. |
Transfer of
credits |
up to 9 hrs. |
Web-based courses |
up
to 6 hrs. |
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15
hrs. |
Two examples are as follows:
Fall 2003
residency |
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HWR 500 |
3 hrs. |
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HWR 543 |
3 hrs. |
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GEOS 578 |
3 hrs. |
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HWR 642 |
3 hrs. |
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Seminar |
3 hrs. |
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CY 2003 |
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Project |
6 hrs. |
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Web-based course, ASU |
3 hrs. |
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Transfer of 2 courses |
6 hrs. |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
30 hrs. |
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Fall 2003
residency |
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Law 641 |
3 hrs. |
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PA 596L |
3 hrs. |
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HWR 521/543 |
3 hrs. |
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RNR 581 |
3 hrs. |
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Seminar |
3 hrs. |
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CY 2003 |
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Project |
6 hrs. |
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Web-based course, ASU |
3 hrs. |
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Transfer of 2 courses |
6 hrs. |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
30 hrs. |
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Table 1 -
Comparison of UCOWR Proposal & UA Courses
UCOWR Suggested Curriculum
|
University of Arizona Curriculum |
Philosophy of Planning
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HWR 500
AREC 575 |
Institutional Consideration |
AREC 575
LAW 641
HWR 500 |
Social Decision-Making
|
HWR 543
HWR 500
AREC 575 |
Ecology for Water
Resources Planning |
GEOS 578
HWR 560
HWR 550A/B |
CE 645
RNR-RA M 570
RNR Bsn Scl Limn |
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Engineering for Water Resources Planning
|
CE 527
CE 502 |
Economics for Water Resources Planning
|
HWR 543
AREC 577 |
Hydrology / Hydraulics / Climatology
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GEOS 578
CE 527 |
HWR 642
CE 523 |
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Quantitative Methods |
HWR 521
HWR 642
CE 502 |
ABE 508
ABE 523
ASU CEE 598 |
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Capstone Course
|
Project |
Table 2 - Detailed Comparison of UCOWR Proposed Course Content and Suggested
UA Core Courses
1. Philos. of Water
Res. Planning |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
perspectives
on resource use |
x |
x |
|
x |
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population growth
|
|
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overview,
env. policy & thought |
x |
|
|
x |
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planning & evaluation
|
|
x |
|
x |
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methods
for assessment & eval. |
x |
x |
|
x |
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demand forecasting
|
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|
x |
corps
mission
|
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x |
future of water resources
planning |
x |
x |
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x |
(table2 cont.)
2. Institutional Considerations |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
sources
of law - constitution |
x |
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x |
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sources of law -
legislative branch |
x |
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x |
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sources
of law -
judicial branch |
x |
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x |
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sources of law -
executive branch |
x |
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x |
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legal
roles, duties of Army Corps |
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x |
econ. evaluation of political
proc. |
|
x |
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water
law
|
x |
x |
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x |
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env. law - endangered species
act |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
x |
env.
law - clean water act
|
x |
x |
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x |
public trust doctrine |
|
x |
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x |
|
x |
(table2 cont.)
3. Social Decision-Making |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
current
WR decision-making |
x |
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market mechanisms
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|
x |
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regulation
|
x |
x |
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litigation
|
x |
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x |
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collab.
methods - public particip. |
x |
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collab. methods - alt.
dispute res. |
x |
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x |
x |
collab.
methods - shared visioning |
x |
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(table2 cont.)
4. Fundamentals of Ecol
for WR |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
organization
of the natural world |
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ecol. of organisms-temp
& water |
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energy
& nutrient relations
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x |
population distrib. &
abundance |
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population
dynamics
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population growth models
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interactions
- competition, niches, disease |
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interactions - mutualism,
pred. |
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community
ecology
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food webs, nutrient cycling
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x |
ecosystems
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x |
large-scale ecological
phenomena |
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ecosystem
management
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adaptive management
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sustainability,
economics, social/ legal political framework |
x |
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(table2 cont.)
5. Intro. to Water Res.
Structures |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
intro.
to engineering analysis |
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phys. principles of structr.
design |
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|
x |
types
of engineering studies |
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dams & reservoirs
|
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|
x |
hydropower
structures
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|
x |
flood control structures
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x |
navigation
structures
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channel regulating structures |
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water
supply structures, incl. gw |
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x |
envir. maintenance &
restoration |
x |
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non-structural
options
|
x |
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x |
emerging issues - rehab,
de-comm. |
x |
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(table2 cont.)
6. Microeconomics for
WR Plan |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
mathematical
review
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|
x |
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x |
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consumer demand
|
|
x |
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|
x |
supply
|
|
x |
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markets
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|
x |
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time
value of money
|
|
x |
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x |
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intro.
to welfare economics
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x |
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other
engin. economic tools
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|
x |
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x |
benefit-cost
analysis
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|
x |
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x |
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economic
forecasting
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x |
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public
sector pricing
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x |
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(table2 cont.)
7. Hydrology/Hydraulics/Climate |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
Intro.
to physical geography |
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|
x |
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geomorphology & fluvial
processes |
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x |
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basic
concepts of hydrol. cycle |
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|
x |
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hydrometeorology
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x |
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climatic
processes
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x |
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x |
precipitation processes
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x |
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x |
watershed
processes
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|
x |
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groundwater hydrology
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x |
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streamflow
hydraulics
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x |
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principles of fluid mechanics
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x |
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streamflow
hydraulics
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x |
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hydraulics of pipe systems
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flow
in estuaries
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x |
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flood processes
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x |
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risk
& uncertainty
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x |
x |
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(table2 cont.)
8. Quantitative Methods |
Course Component |
HWR500 |
AREC575 |
CE523 |
HWR543 |
LAW
641 |
Seminar
599 |
Dynamic
Simulation modeling - integrated res. planning & shared vision
planning |
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|
x |
Sensitivity Analysis
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x |
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Optimization
techniques
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Forecasting techniques
& use of remote sensing data |
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x |
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x |
Econometric
approaches for modeling and forecasting |
|
x |
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x |
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Revised 25 Jul 2008
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