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Dec 27, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (BS)
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Program Educational Goals:
- Synthesize research information from the wildlife conservation and ecology literature to make appropriate inferences and deductions and generate testable hypotheses.
- Apply quantitative techniques to wildlife data and appropriately interpret the results.
- Solve real-world wildlife conservation and ecology problems, engage in scientific research, and address relevant local and global issues.
- Communicate knowledge and findings about wildlife conservation and ecology accurately and effectively with others, both orally and in writing.
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Major Requirements:
A minimum grade of C- is required for all ENWC credits used to satisfy departmental requirements. Wildlife Core:
Fundamental STEM - APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
or - ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
- MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3
or - MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3
or - MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4
or - MATH 221 - Calculus I Credit(s): 3
or - MATH 241 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus A Credit(s): 4
- PLSC 101 - Botany I Credit(s): 3
and - PLSC 104 - Botany 1 Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or - BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I Credit(s): 4
- PLSC 201 - Botany II Credit(s): 4
or - BISC 208 - Introductory Biology II Credit(s): 4
- STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice Credit(s): 3
Basic Wildlife Science - ENWC 165 - Introduction to Insect and Wildlife Field Studies Credit(s): 1
- ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 205 - Insects and Society Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 280 - GIS for Wildlife Conservation Credit(s): 3
or - GEOG 372 - Introduction to GIS Credit(s): 3
or - APEC 480 - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management Credit(s): 4
Advanced Wildlife Science
Note: Any of ENWC 413, 416, 417, 418, 425, 435, or 456 may be taken as the corresponding 600 level course, specifically, ENWC 613, 616, 617, 618, 625, 635, or 656. - ENWC 413 - Wildlife Policy and Society Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 315 - Wildlife Techniques Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 416 - Wildlife Habitat Management Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 417 - Introduction to Quantitative Ecology Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 418 - Ornithology Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 425 - Mammalogy Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 435 - Population Ecology Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 456 - Conservation Biology Credit(s): 3
- ENWC 465 - Senior Capstone Experience Credit(s): 1
Group I - Zoology:
Note: Any of ENWC 405, 406, 411, 422, 423, 424, 426, or 428 may be taken as the corresponding 600 level course, specifically, ENWC 605, 606, 611, 622, 623, 624, 626, or 628. Only one course (400-level or 600-level) from any dual-listed pair may be applied toward the requirement.
Six credits from the following: Group II - Written and Oral Communication:
Nine credits from the following: One Oral Communication Course:
Minimum three credits from the following:
One Written Communication Course:
Minimum three credits from the following:
One additional course:
A minimum of three credits from the above Written and Oral Communication lists or a Second Writing Requirement, approved by the College of Arts and Sciences, with the section enrolled being designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed, can be used to satisfy this requirement.
Group III - Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation:
Three credits required from the following: Group IV - Physical Sciences:
Ten credits required and must come from a minimum of two different disciplines. Group V - Botany:
Seven credits required. At least 3 credits from the following:
Courses taken in the Wildlife Core, PLSC101, PLSC104, and PLSC201, may also be used to fulfill this requirement. At least 3 credits from the following:
Electives:
Beyond required courses, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Calculus, organic chemistry, biochemistry, geographic information systems, and physics are strongly recommended. Only two credits of HBNS 120 activity may be counted toward the degree.
Credits to Total a Minimum of 120
Last Revised for 2024-2025 Academic Year
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