Wildlife Biology - Terrestrial
General Degree Requirements
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Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - WILDLIFE BIOLOGY; TERRESTRIAL CONCENTRATION
- This major requires a minimum GPA of 2.5.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Required Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| BIOB 160 | Principles of Living Systems | 3 |
| BIOB 161N | Principles of Living Systems Lab | 1 |
| BIOB 170N | Principles of Biological Diversity | 3 |
| 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 274 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife | 3 |
| WILD 346 | Wildlife Physiological Ecology | 3 |
| WILD 398 | Internship (fulfills the Wildlife Biology Experiential Learning requirement. Alternatives are possible. See the Wildlife Biology Advisor.) | 2 |
| WILD 410 | Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics | 3 |
| or NRSM 422 | Natural Resource Policy and Administration | |
| or NRSM 427 | Water Policy | |
| or NRSM 428 | Climate Policy | |
| WILD 480 | The Upshot--Applied Wildlife Management | 3 |
| or BIOB 480 | Conservation Genetics | |
| or BIOB 486 | Genomics | |
| or BIOM 460 | Ecology of Infectious Diseases | |
| or NRSM 379 | Collaborations in Natural Resource Decisions | |
| or PTRM 300 | Recreation Behavior | |
| WILD 494 | Senior Wildlife Seminar | 1 |
| Major Required Courses - Terrestrial Concentration | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| NRSM 360 | Rangeland Management | 3 |
| or FORS 347 | Multiple Resource Silviculture | |
| WILD 370 | Wildlife Habitat Conservation & Management | 4 |
| WILD 470 | Conservation of Wildlife Populations | 4 |
| Complete two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| Biology and Management of Fishes | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
| Outside Major Required Courses | ||
| 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 | 4 |
| or WILD 240 | Intro to Biostatistics | |
| Advanced Writing Requirement | ||
| Complete any three of the courses from the following lists: | ||
| The following courses are required in the Terrestrial Concentration: | ||
| Conservation of Wildlife Populations | ||
And two of the following three: | ||
| Biology and Management of Fishes | ||
| Ornithology | ||
| Mammalogy | ||
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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Total Hours | 76-78 | |