Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences - Minor
The Department of Rangeland, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management offers an 18-hour minor in Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences as a supplement to other related majors. The minor includes three required courses as well as three additional courses that students can choose from which include courses centered on wildlife management, fisheries management, habitat management, and differences among the different types of wildlife. Students will get an exposure to both terrestrial and aquatic wildlife and habitats. BIOL 111 and BIOL 112 as well as RENR 205 are required prerequisites for several of these courses.
Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
WFSC 302 | Natural History of the Vertebrates | 3 |
WFSC 304 | Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation | 3 |
WFSC 403 | Animal Ecology | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Ichthyology 1 | ||
General Mammalogy | ||
General Ornithology | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Urban Wildlife and Fisheries | ||
Wildlife Habitat Management | ||
Principles of Fisheries Management 1 | ||
Select one of the following | 3 | |
Aquatic Ecosystems 1 | ||
Techniques of Wildlife Management | ||
Marine Fisheries 1 | ||
Aquaculture I: Principles and Practices 1 | ||
Aquaculture II: Aquatic Animal Nutrition, Feeding and Disease Management 1 | ||
Fish Ecophysiology 1 | ||
Total Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
1 | Aquatic course |
Students must choose at least one terrestrial and one aquatic course.