"Structures are made from an infinite variety of shapes and materials making their design and analysis potentially very complex. A common first step is through simplification by grouping elements with the same patterns, or carrying similar type of loads, into simple structural elements. In this course, students of Construction and Architecture learn how to use structural idealization to estimate forces and stresses in building elements as a precursor for structural building design. The course employs realistic building examples to introduce students to fundamental engineering analysis.

"Structures are made from an infinite variety of shapes and materials making their design and analysis potentially very complex. A common first step is through simplification by grouping elements with the same patterns, or carrying similar type of loads, into simple structural elements. In this course, students of Construction and Architecture learn how to use structural idealization to estimate forces and stresses in building elements as a precursor for structural building design. The course employs realistic building examples to introduce students to fundamental engineering analysis.

Wood is an amazing building material: It is beautiful and warm to the touch. It is easy to machine and abundantly available. It is light, yet strong and stiff. And best of all: It comes from a renewable source. To build with wood, however, requires understanding its peculiarities: the variability of its properties, its interaction with water and the possibility of biodeterioration. This course introduces graduate students to the physical and mechanical properties of wood as applies to construction and architecture.

Provides graduate students with an opportunity to deepen their studies in Building Information Modeling (BIM), a concept that is at the heart of contemporary digital building planning and execution. This course also provides a thorough introduction into Autodesk Revit and covers applied topics in Trimble SketchUp, both industry-standard software in the AEC field.

Principles of Light-Frame Structure Technology provides students with an understanding of the construction industry, processes, and building materials used in contemporary residential & light-frame construction. We will review the entire process of residential construction project: from regulation and design through site preparation, project management, and ultimate delivery of a completed structure. Close attention will be paid to the sequence of events as they occur in most construction projects.

Perspectives on Sustainability is the foundational course introducing the field of sustainability science to graduate students at UMass Amherst. The course focuses on interdisciplinary aspects of the field, drawing on multiple disciplines to explore current societal challenges.

This course provides students with an understanding of basic statistical concepts critical to the proper use and understanding of statistics in ecology and conservation science and prepares students for subsequent ECO courses in ecological modeling.

Introduction to the research process in the natural resources sciences. Focus on research philosophy, concepts, and design, progressing from development of hypotheses, questions, and proposals, to grants and budgeting, and delivery of such research products as reports, publications, and presentations.

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