Wildlife Biology - Aquatic
Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Biology; Aquatic Concentration
W.A Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
Catalog Year: 2022-23
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
Code | Title | Hours |
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Major Required Courses | 34-36 | |
Major Required Courses - Aquatic Concentration | 22-21 | |
Outside Major Required Courses | 20-21 | |
Total Hours | 76-78 |
Degree Specific Credits: 76-78
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Major Required Courses
Note: WILD 398 fulfills the Wildlife Biology Experiential Learning requirement. Alternatives are possible. See the Wildlife Biology Advisor in the Forestry Building, room 204.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
BIOB 160N | Principles of Living Systems | 3 |
BIOB 161N | Principles of Living Systems Lab | 1 |
BIOB 260 | Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
BIOB 272 | Genetics and Evolution | 4 |
BIOE 370 | General Ecology | 3 |
BIOE 371 | General Ecology Lab (equivalent to 271) | 2 |
BIOO 320 | General Botany | 3-5 |
or BIOO 335 | Rocky Mountain Flora | |
WILD 180 | Careers in Wildlife Biology | 2 |
WILD 346 | Wildlife Physiological Ecology | 3 |
WILD 398 | Internship | 2 |
WILD 410 | Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | 3 |
or NRSM 422 | Natural Resource Policy and Administration | |
WILD 480 | The Upshot--Applied Wildlife Management | 3 |
or NRSM 422 | Natural Resource Policy and Administration | |
WILD 494 | Senior Wildlife Seminar | 1 |
Total Hours | 34-36 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Major Required Courses - Aquatic Concentration
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
BIOE 428 | Freshwater Ecology | 5 |
BIOO 340 | Biology and Management of Fishes | 4 |
NRSM 385 | Watershed Hydrology | 3 |
WILD 280 | Fisheries Techniques | 3 |
WILD 408 | Advanced Fisheries | 3 |
Complete one of the following courses: | 3-4 | |
Behavior & Evolution | ||
General Parasitology and General Parasitology Lab | ||
Entomology | ||
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology | ||
Total Hours | 21-22 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Outside Major Required Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete all of the following courses: | ||
CHMY 121N | Introduction to General Chemistry | 4 |
CHMY 123 | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry | 4 |
CHMY 124 | Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Lab | 2 |
COMX 111A | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
M 162 | Applied Calculus | 4 |
or M 171 | Calculus I | |
STAT 216 | Introduction to Statistics | 3-4 |
or WILD 240 | Intro to Biostatistics | |
Total Hours | 20-21 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced College Writing Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete any three of the courses from the following lists: | ||
The following courses are required in the Aquatic Concentration: | ||
Freshwater Ecology | ||
Biology and Management of Fishes | ||
Advanced Fisheries | ||
The following courses are additional options that can also be used to fulfill the Advanced College Writing requirement: | ||
Phylogenics and Evolution | ||
Field Ecology | ||
Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | ||
Behavior & Evolution Discussion | ||
Biology and Management of Fishes | ||
Ornithology | ||
Mammalogy | ||
Forest Ecology | ||
Timber Harvesting & Roads | ||
Practice of Silviculture | ||
Forest Stand Management | ||
Ecosystem Science and Restoration Capstone | ||
Climate Change Ethics and Policy | ||
Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | ||
Rangeland Ecology | ||
Environment & Development | ||
Recreation Behavior | ||
Tourism & Sustainability | ||
Wilderness & Protected Area Management | ||
Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | ||
Conservation of Wildlife Populations | ||
Thesis |
Minimum Required Grade: C-