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Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
- Understand the physical and ecological elements and processes sustaining ecosystems, and recognize the implications of altering those components.
- Apply conservation principles in developing conservation approaches for ecosystems or organisms within ecosystems.
- Incorporate social information in fisheries and wildlife management.
- Understand the biology, ecology, and evolution of at least one major vertebrate taxon, and explain how the structure, behavior, and physiology of animals in that taxon adapts them to their environment and influences their ecology.
- Interpret, represent, and present data in accordance with professional standards.
- Recognize biases and assumptions in published and unpublished scientific writing.
- Use logic, reasoning, analysis, and synthesis to arrive at defensible conclusions.
- Demonstrate the capacity to clearly and effectively express themselves in written communication.
- Demonstrate the capacity to clearly and effectively express themselves in oral presentations.
- Develop and learn about the importance of professional collegiality and team building.
One course used to meet major requirements may be taken for a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grade.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Baccalaureate Core | ||
| Skills Courses (16 credits) | ||
| Fitness | ||
| *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | ||
| *LIFETIME FITNESS (or approved PAC course) | ||
| Mathematics | ||
| Met with Fisheries and Wildlife Core | ||
| Speech | ||
| Met with Communications | ||
| Writing I | ||
| Met with Communications | ||
| Writing II | ||
| Met with Communications | ||
| Perspective Courses (24 credits) 1 | 24 | |
| Biological Science (Lecture/Lab) | ||
| Met with Fisheries and Wildlife Core | ||
| Cultural Diversity (CD) | ||
| Literature and the Arts (LA) | ||
| Physical Science (Lecture/Lab or Lab) | ||
| Met with Physical and Earth Sciences | ||
| Social Processes and Institutions (SPI) | ||
| Western Culture (WC) | ||
| Difference, Power, and Discrimination Courses (DPD) (3 credits) | ||
| Met with Human Dimensions | ||
| Synthesis Courses (6 credits) 2 | ||
| Select one course from each of the following: | ||
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Contemporary Global Issues (CGI) |
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Science, Technology, and Society (STS) |
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| Writing Intensive Course (WIC) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ^FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
| ^AQUACULTURE | ||
| Communications | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | ||
| *HONORS WRITING | ||
| *TECHNICAL WRITING | ||
| *SCIENCE WRITING | ||
| Fisheries and Wildlife Core (69-71 credits) | ||
| Select one of the following series: | 12 | |
| Series 1: Principles of Biology | ||
| *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS and *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS |
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| Series 2: Introductory Biology | ||
| *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II and *INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY III |
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| Select one of the following series: | 15 | |
| Series 1: General Chemistry | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *GENERAL CHEMISTRY |
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| Series 2: General Chemistry and Lab | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 231 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 232 |
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| GENERAL CHEMISTRY and *LABORATORY FOR CHEMISTRY 233 |
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| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FW 107 | ORIENTATION TO FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE | 1 |
| FW 209 | CAREER SKILLS IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES | 1 |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| FW 255 | FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE | 3 |
| FW 289 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS | 4 |
| FW 307 | SPECIALIZATION DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| FW 320 | INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS | 4 |
| FW 321 | APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FW 410 | INTERNSHIP | 4-6 |
| FW 488 | PROBLEM SOLVING IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE | 3 |
| MTH 227 | *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | 4 |
| or MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | |
| or MTH 245 | *MATHEMATICS FOR MANAGEMENT, LIFE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | |
| or MTH 251 | *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | |
| ST 351 & ST 352 |
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS and INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS |
8 |
| Vertebrate Biology (7-11 credits) | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS | ||
| ORNITHOLOGY | ||
| ICHTHYOLOGY | ||
| MAMMALOGY | ||
| ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS | ||
| HERPETOLOGY | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 2-3 | |
| SYSTEMATICS OF BIRDS | ||
| SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES | ||
| SYSTEMATICS OF MAMMALS | ||
| Select one additional course from the preceding two lists: | 2-4 | |
| Advanced Core (18-26 credits) | ||
| Select one course from each of the following categories, and one additional course from any category: 3 | 5 | |
| Genetics and Evolution | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ANIMAL GENETICS | ||
| GENETICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO EVOLUTION | ||
| CONSERVATION GENETICS | ||
| PLANT GENETICS | ||
| Behavior and Physiology | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL NUTRITION | ||
| ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FISHES | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| FISH PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| VERTEBRATE PHYSIOLOGY II | ||
| Habitats and Ecosystems | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-5 | |
| MARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST ECOLOGY | ||
| FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST | ||
| WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY | ||
| URBAN ECOLOGY | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| Species Conservation and Management | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ^FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| FISH ECOLOGY | ||
| EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE | ||
| Botany | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| PLANT STRUCTURE | ||
| PLANT SYSTEMATICS | ||
| ^FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE WORLD | ||
| PLANT PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| AQUATIC BOTANY | ||
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| ADVANCED PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS | ||
| WILDLAND PLANT IDENTIFICATION | ||
| Physical and Earth Sciences (9-14 credits) | ||
| Select three courses from the following two categories: 4 | ||
| Physics, Math, and Chemistry | ||
| Select no more than two courses from the following (cannot double count with FW core): | 6-10 | |
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF LIVING SYSTEMS | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| *CALCULUS AND PROBABILITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES I | ||
| CALCULUS AND PROBABILTITY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES II | ||
| *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS | ||
| INTEGRAL CALCULUS | ||
| CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| *DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| *DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY: STARS AND THE UNIVERSE | ||
| *INQUIRING INTO PHYSICAL PHENOMENA | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS | ||
| *SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY | ||
| *STARS AND STELLAR EVOLUTION | ||
| *GALAXIES, QUASARS, AND COSMOLOGY | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | ||
| *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS | ||
| Earth Sciences | ||
| Select no more than two courses from the following: | 6-8 | |
| *CLIMATE SCIENCE | ||
| *PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE | ||
| *EVOLUTION OF PLANET EARTH | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | ||
| *LIVING WITH ACTIVE CASCADE VOLCANOES | ||
| *MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *NATIONAL PARK GEOLOGY AND PRESERVATION | ||
| *GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES | ||
| *OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| SOIL SCIENCE and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205 |
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or CSS 205 |
*SOIL SCIENCE | |
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or CSS 305 |
PRINCIPLES OF SOIL SCIENCE | |
| Human Dimensions (9-11 credits) | ||
| Select one course from each of the following lists: 4 | 7 | |
| Difference, Power and Discrimination | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| *ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS | ||
| *MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE | ||
| Environmental Law, Policy and Economics | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW | ||
| *ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| Other | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES | ||
| ECONOMIC AND ETHNOBOTANY: ROLE OF PLANTS IN HUMAN CULTURE | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| *CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| *FOOD FROM THE SEA | ||
| *GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
| ORIGINS OF F&W MANAGEMENT-EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND ECOLOGY | ||
| *RIDGE TO REEF: SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN PALAU | ||
| ^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES | ||
| SOCIETY, CULTURE, AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL THEORY | ||
| SCIENCE AND POLITICS | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| *SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Specialization (24 credits) | 24 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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No more than two courses (or lecture/lab combinations) from any one department may be used by a student to satisfy the Perspectives category of the core
2
The two courses used to fulfill the Synthesis requirement may not be in the same department
3
^WIC courses may double count
4
CGI, STS, WC, SPI, and DPD courses can double count as BCC. CGI and STS courses cannot be from the same department
Degree plans are subject to change and the following is only an example of how students may complete their degree in four years. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best degree plan for them. Contact details for advisors can be found on the Academic Advising page.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL | CREDITS | |
| CH 121 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| FW 107 | ORIENTATION TO FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE | 1 |
| COMM 111
or COMM 114 |
*PUBLIC SPEAKING
or *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE |
3 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
| Math Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| WINTER | ||
| CH 122 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| WR 121 | *ENGLISH COMPOSITION | 4 |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| CH 123 | *GENERAL CHEMISTRY | 5 |
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| Math Course (if needed) | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| BI 221 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: CELLS | 4 |
| FW 209 | CAREER SKILLS IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCES | 1 |
| Physical & Earth Sciences Course | 4 | |
| Communications Course | 3 | |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| WINTER | ||
| BI 222 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: ORGANISMS | 4 |
| FW 251 | PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION | 3 |
| Physical & Earth Sciences Course | 4 | |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| SPRING | ||
| BI 223 | *PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY: POPULATIONS | 4 |
| FW 255 | FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE | 3 |
| FW 289 | COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS | 4 |
| Physical & Earth Sciences Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| BI 370 | ECOLOGY | 3 |
| FW 307 | SPECIALIZATION DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| FW 410 | INTERNSHIP | 1 |
| Writing Intensive Course | 3 | |
| Human Dimensions Course | 3 | |
| Advanced Core Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| WINTER | ||
| FW 320 | INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS | 4 |
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Bacc Core Course | 3 | |
| Advanced Core Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| FW 321 | APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | 3 |
| ST 352 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Advanced Core Course | 3 | |
| Vertebrate Biology Course | 3 | |
| Vertebrate Biology Course | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SUMMER | ||
| FW 410 | INTERNSHIP | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| Advanced Core Course | 4 | |
| Human Dimensions Course | 3 | |
| Specialization Course | 4 | |
| Specialization Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| WINTER | ||
| FW 488 | PROBLEM SOLVING IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE | 3 |
| Advanced Core Course | 3 | |
| Vertebrate Biology Course | 2 | |
| Specialization Course | 3 | |
| Specialization Course | 4 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| SPRING | ||
| Advanced Core Course | 3 | |
| Human Dimensions Course | 3 | |
| Specialization Course | 3 | |
| Specialization Course | 3 | |
| Specialization Course | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
