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Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Minor

A sequence in general biology equivalent to BI 221BI 222BI 223 or BI 204BI 205BI 206 is a prerequisite to one or more required classes in the Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences minor. A minimum of 27 credits selected from a foundational core, species evolution and biology and electives from the Fisheries and Wildlife curriculum are required. One course included may be taken for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grade. Double counting restrictions, when applicable, are listed for each section. Double counting towards baccalaureate core is permitted. 

Course List
Code Title Credits
Section 1: Foundation 1  
BI 370 ECOLOGY 3
FW 251 PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 1 3
Section 2: Species 2  
Species Evolution and Biology  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

FW 302

BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS  

FW 311

ORNITHOLOGY  

FW 315

ICHTHYOLOGY  

FW 317

MAMMALOGY  

FW 331

ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS  

Z 473

HERPETOLOGY  
Systematics  
Select one course from the following: 2-3

FW 312

SYSTEMATICS OF BIRDS  

FW 316

SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES  

FW 318

SYSTEMATICS OF MAMMALS  
Section 3: Electives 3  
Select a minimum of 14–16 credits from the following courses or from Section 2: 14-16

FES 485

*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

FW 301

FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION  

FW 303

SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE  

FW 320

INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS  

FW 321

APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY  

FW 323

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST  

FW 324

*FOOD FROM THE SEA  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

FW 326

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 328

WILDLIFE CAPTURE AND IMMOBILIZATION  

FW 340

*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES  

FW 341

FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT  

FW 345

*GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY  

FW 350

*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY  

FW 360

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

FW 366

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE  

FW 370

CONSERVATION GENETICS  

FW 371

ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FISHES  

FW 415

FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY  

FW 418

URBAN ECOLOGY  

FW 419

THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING  

FW 421

AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS  

FW 422

INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW  

FW 426

COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

FW 427

PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES  

FW 434/OC 434

ESTUARINE ECOLOGY  

FW 435

^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS  

FW 439

^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT  

FW 445/FES 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FW 451

AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT  

FW 452/FES 452

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS  

FW 454

^FISHERY BIOLOGY  

FW 456

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION  

FW 458

MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT  

FW 462

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES  

FW 464

MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY  

FW 465

MARINE FISHERIES  

FW 467

ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION  

FW 469

METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA  

FW 473

FISH ECOLOGY  

FW 474

EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES  

FW 475

WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR  

FW 476

FISH PHYSIOLOGY  

FW 479

WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY  

FW 481

WILDLIFE ECOLOGY  

FW 488

PROBLEM SOLVING IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE  

FW 489

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE  

FW 491/MB 491

FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE  

FW 493

FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH  

FW 496/MB 496

FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE LAB  

FW 497

^AQUACULTURE  

FW 498

AQUACULTURE LABORATORY  

FW 499

SPECIAL TOPICS IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE  
Total Credits 27

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

1

Double counting is allowed in this section

2

Two courses in this section may be double counted

3

None of these courses may be double counted