M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management
The M.S. in Fish and Wildlife Management serves the needs of students whose thesis research addresses an applied fish or wildlife management problem. It may be a terminal degree leading to professional employment as a fisheries or wildlife biologist, but may also lead to a Ph.D. in Fish and Wildlife Biology or other discipline. Coursework associated with this degree tends to emphasize applied fish and wildlife management. To learn more about applying for the program, please see the Ecology Graduate Admissions Information page.
The student's graduate committee will work with the student following a required oral qualifying exam during the second semester in attendance to finalize one of the following required plans of study. The committee may require additional electives for completing a Master's degree in the Department of Ecology. Statistics courses may be recommended as electives.
Courses
| Wildlife Interest Program | ||
| BIOE 554 | Foundations of Ecology & Mgmt | 1 |
| BIOE 555 | Communication in Ecol Sciences | 1 |
| Choose two | 6-7 | |
| Landscape Ecol & Mgmt | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Applied Population Ecology | ||
| Population & Habitat Data | ||
| Wildlife-Habitat Relationships | ||
| Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management | ||
| Electives (minimum) | 11-12 | |
| Thesis | 10 | |
| Fisheries Interest Program | ||
| BIOE 554 | Foundations of Ecology & Mgmt | 1 |
| BIOE 555 | Communication in Ecol Sciences | 1 |
| Choose two | 6 | |
| Fisheries Science | ||
| Fisheries Habitat Management | ||
| Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management | ||
| Electives (minimum) | 12 | |
| Thesis | 10 | |