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Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option

A Specialty Option in the Natural Resources major requires a minimum of 37 credits including at least 20 upper division credits and a minimum GPA of 2.25.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Option Requirements 1  
Measurements  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

BI 373

^FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY  

BI 375

FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FW 255

FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE  

FW 493

FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH  

NR 325

SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS  

RNG 441

VEGETATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS  
Foundations of Conservation  
FES 342 FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST 3
or FOR 111 INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY
FES 440 WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY 3-4
or FOR 346 TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE
or FOR 436 WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
FES 452/FW 452 BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS 3-4
or FW 370 CONSERVATION GENETICS
FW 251 PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 3
Fish and Wildlife Biology  
Select three courses from the following: 9-12

FW 302

BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS  

FW 311

ORNITHOLOGY  

FW 315

ICHTHYOLOGY  

FW 317

MAMMALOGY  

FW 320

INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS  

FW 321

APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY  

FW 331

ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS  

FW 473

FISH ECOLOGY  

FW 481

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY  

Z 423

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY  

Z 473

HERPETOLOGY  
Habitat Management  
Select two courses from the following: 6-9

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FW 326

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 426

COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

FW 434/OC 434

ESTUARINE ECOLOGY  

FW 435

^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS  

FW 456

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION  

FW 479

WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY  

RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 455

RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

SOIL 366

ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS  

or SOIL 388

SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH

or SOIL 466

SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
Natural Resource Policy  
Select one course from the following: 3

FES 486

^PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT  

FW 350

*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY  

FW 415

FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY  

FW 439

^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  

FOR 462

NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW  
Electives  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

BI 347

*OCEANS IN PERIL  

ENSC 479

^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES  

FW 323

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST  

FW 360

ORIGINS OF F&W MANAGEMENT-EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND ECOLOGY  

FW 366

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE  

FW 371

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FISHES  

FW 419

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING  

FW 421

AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS  

FW 427

PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES  

FW 439

^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  

FW 451

AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT  

FW 454

^FISHERY BIOLOGY  

FW 462

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES  

FW 465

MARINE FISHERIES  

FW 467

ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION  

FW 469

METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA  

FW 474

EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES  

FW 475

WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR  

FW 476

FISH PHYSIOLOGY  

FW 497

^AQUACULTURE  

FW 498

AQUACULTURE LABORATORY  

NR 325

SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS  

OC 333

*OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE  

OC 340

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY  

RNG 457

HABITAT ANALYSIS 1: HABITAT USE AND MOVEMENT  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  

Z 350

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR  

Z 365

BIOLOGY OF INSECTS  

Z 477

AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY  
Total Credits 37-46

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects or study abroad may be used to fulfill credit requirements in this option as approved by petition