[MPWG] Online Academic Course on NTFP Culture & Management Available

[Eric T Jones]

Please share the following announcement with students and 
professionals...Thank you.


In Spring  2007 an anthropology and forestry course on nontimber 
forest product culture and management will be offered online through 
Oregon State University (OSU) Extended Campus (Ecampus).  Domestic 
and International students are welcome as well as professionals 
seeking continuing education credit.  Enrollment is limited to 25 participants.

Description:
This course brings anthropology and forestry together to look at the 
fascinating and complex world of nontimber forest product (e.g., 
mushrooms, floral greens, medicinal plants, seeds) harvesting and the 
implications for sustainable forest management.  Throughout time 
harvesting nontimber forest products has been an important activity 
in forest ecosystems.  Around the world, thousands of species are 
regularly gathered by millions of people for subsistence, income, and 
recreation, or as part of spiritual, educational or scientific 
endeavors.  In this course we will explore the cultural, ecological, 
political, and economic dimensions of harvesting.  Geographically, 
the course will have an emphasis on the United States and use case 
studies from the Pacific Northwest, but will also bring in 
international linkages and perspectives.  Examples of topics that 
will be covered include gathering historically, ethnobotany and local 
knowledge, Indian reserved rights, household economy, rural and urban 
connections, immigration and labor issues, political ecology, 
management needs and strategies, and market-oriented forest 
conservation.  The course will include group exercises and fieldwork 
activities that participants will do in their local area, as well as 
lectures, reading, and short answer essay exams.

Course Info:
Title: Nontimber Forest Products Culture and Management
Level: Upper division undergraduate
Course: ANTH 480 Topics in Applied Anthropology
CRN:  37979
Credits: 4
Term: Spring 2007
Length: 10 weeks
Weblink at Ecampus: 
http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/soc/ecatalog/ECourseList.aspx?subjectCode=ANTH&termcode=all
Instructor: Eric T. Jones, Ph.D.  Dr. Jones is an ecological 
anthropologist at the Institute for Culture and Ecology and has 
researched and published on domestic and international nontimber 
forest product culture, management, policy, and ecology.  You can 
read about the work of the Institute for Culture and Ecology in 
nontimber forest products as www.ifcae.org/ntfp/


Credits and Costs (US$):
OSU is an accredited university in the United States.  Domestic and 
foreign students, managers, and others with an interest in the 
subject can take the course, for credit or not.  The course will 
qualify for continuing education credits (e.g., SAF CFE) for most 
professionals.

OSU Ecampus courses cost the same for in state, out-of-state, and 
international students: $200/credit ($800 total for this four credit 
course).  There is an additional $25 application fee and $25 account 
creation fee.

For questions about the course contact the instructor: etj at ifcae.org

Sign Up Information for People not already at Oregon State University

To sign up for the course online you must have an email address.

Step 1) You must first create an account ($25 fee) at: 
https://adminfo.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/prod/bwskalog.p_disploginnew?in_id=&cpbl=&newid=

Step 2) Once the account is created you will be taken to a page where 
you can select an application type.  Choose "Applications for 
Non-Degree Students."  The link takes you to information further down 
the page where you will click on "Non-Degree Application."

Step 3)  At the application sign in page ignore any statements that 
the form is for U.S. Residents -- it is also for foreigners, both 
students seeking degrees and professionals interested in continuing 
education.  Select Spring Term, enter you name, and then click the 
link "Fill Out Application" and complete all forms.

Step 4) After you submit the application the administration will 
process it and email you back login information and a link where you 
can register for the class.

If you have problems with registration email 
<mailto:osuadmit at orst.edu>osuadmit at orst.edu, or phone 800-291-4192 
(011-541-737-4411 if outside U.S.).  You can also email the 
instructor at etj at ifcae.org or Lorrie Kauffman at OSU Ecampus at 
lorrie.kauffman at oregonstate.edu.


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