M.S. in Fish & 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.

Program Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate a substantive breadth of knowledge of the field and sub-disciplines of ecology
  • Demonstrate effective written and oral communication of scientific material, both from original and other sources
  • Conduct substantive original research and produce written and oral reports of the body of work
  • Conduct scholarly and professional activities in an ethical manner

Courses

Wildlife Interest Program
BIOE 554Foundations of Ecology & Mgmt1
BIOE 555Communication in Ecol Sciences1
Choose two6-7
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
Thesis10
Fisheries Interest Program
BIOE 554Foundations of Ecology & Mgmt1
BIOE 555Communication in Ecol Sciences1
Choose two6
Fisheries Science
Fisheries Habitat Management
Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management
Electives (minimum)12
Thesis10