Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology Core Curriculum

Courses in common for all 3 Specializations: Fisheries, Wildlife, & Conservation Biology

Prerequisites are listed in brackets; Semester usually offered is indicated

Students interested in graduate school should consider a full year of calculus (MATH 1271 & 1272) and chemistry (CHEM 1061/1066).

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Mathematical Thinking (8)

  • Calculus; (4), Math 1142, 1271, or 1281, Fall & Spring
  • Statistics; (4), FW 4001 Fall or ESPM 3012, Spring

Chemical and Biological Sciences (18)

  • CHEM 1061/1065 Chemical Principles I; (4) [mandatory placement exam or CHEM 1015], Fall & Spring
  • BIOL 1009 General Biology; (4), Fall & Spring
  • BIOL 2012 General Zoology; (4) [BIOL 1009], Fall & Spring
  • FW 4301 Conservation Genetics; (3), Spring: even years or GCD 3022 Genetics; (3) [Biol 1009], Fall & Spring
  • EEB 3407 or EEB 3408W or EEB 3807 Ecology; (3 or 4), [BIOL 1009, Calculus], Fall & Spring

Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Courses (9-11)

  • FW 1001 Orientation to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; (1), Fall
  • FW 2001W Introduction to Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology; (3) [BIOL 1001 or 1009], Fall
  • FW 3104 Skills for Field Techniques in Habitat Assessment, Research & Conservation; (2), ONLINE, Summer, Field Session; it is offered every year in August, and in May even years.
  • FW 3106 Important Plants in Fisheries and Wildlife Habitats; (1), Spring & Fall *
  • FW 3108 Field Methods in Research and Conservation of Vertebrates; (3), Spring & Fall*
  • Professional Experience: Internship ESPM 4096, or CFAN 3096; (1) Spring and Fall

*FW 3106 & 3108 must be taken concurrently

Experiential and Interdisciplinary Learning (college requirement; credits covered above)

  • Experiential Learning: ESPM 4096 or CFAN 3096
  • Interdisciplinary Learning: FW 2001W

Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major

Students are required to take one upper-division writing intensive course within the major.