Directed Studies Option
Working with your faculty advisor, you choose 5 to 7 courses that match your interests and enhance your professional development in wildlife ecology.
Required Courses
Working with your faculty advisor, you choose 5 to 7 courses that match your interests and enhance your professional development in wildlife ecology.
Aquatic Ecology Emphasis
You must take 11-14 credits within one or more of the following:
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| A S 468 | Concepts in Aquaculture | 3 |
| NATRS 416 | Fisheries Management | 4 |
| NATRS 417 | Special Topics | V |
| NATRS 460 | Watershed Management | 3 |
| Biol 410 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| Biol 412 | Biology and Management of Fishes | 3 |
| Biol 465 | Field Stream Ecology | 2 |
| Biol 486 | Marine Invertebrate Communities | 2 |
Habitat Ecology
You must take 11-14 credits within one or more of the following:
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Biol 460 | Plant Ecophysiology | 3 |
| Biol 462 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| Biol 463 | Field Ecology | 3 |
| ES/RP 444 | Environmental Assessment | 4 |
| ES/RP 486 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| NATRS 305 | Silviculture | 3 |
| NATRS 430 | Introduction to Wildland Fire | 3 |
| NATRS 460 | Watershed Management | 3 |
| SoilS 201 | Soil: A Living System | 3 |
| SoilS 301 | Ecological Soil Management | 3 |
| SoilS 374 | Remore Sensing and Airphoto Interpretation | 3 |
| SoilS 414 | Environmental Biophysics | 2 |
Animal Ecology
You must take 11-14 credits within one or more of the following:
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| A S 440 | Physiology of Domestic Animals | 3 |
| MBioS 301 | General Genetics | 4 |
| NATRS 417 | Special Topics | V |
| V An 308 | Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals | 4 |
| Entom 343 | General Entomology | 3 |
| Biol 301 | General Genetics | 4 |
| Biol 320 | Introductory Plant Physiology | 4 |
| Biol 324 | Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy | 4 |
| Biol 353 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| Biol 405 | Principles of Organic Evolution | 3 |
| Biol 412 | Biology and Management of Fishes | 3 |
| Biol 417 | Stress Physiology of Plants | 3 |
| Biol 423 | Ornithology | 4 |
| Biol 428 | Mammalogy | 4 |
| Biol 430 | Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| Biol 438 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| Biol 447 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
Conservation Biology
You must take 11-14 credits within one or more of the following:
Course |
Course Title |
Credits |
| Entom 343 | General Entomology | 3 |
| Entom 439 | Taxonomic Entomology | 2 |
| Entom 472 | Aquatic Entomology | 3 |
| ES/RP 444 | Environmental Assessment | 4 |
| ES/RP 486 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 |
| NATRS 460 | Watershed Management | 3 |
| Biol 301 | General Genetics | 4 |
| Biol 405 | Principles of Organic Evolution | 3 |
| Biol 410 | Marine Ecology | 3 |
| Biol 412 | Biology and Management of Fishes | 3 |
| Biol 423 | Ornithology | 4 |
| Biol 428 | Mammalogy | 4 |
| Biol 430 | Methods of Teaching Science | 3 |
| Biol 438 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| Biol 447 | Behavioral Ecology | 3 |
| Biol 460 | Plant Ecophysiology | 3 |
| Biol 462 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| Biol 463 | Field Ecology | 3 |
Careers
Wildlife ecology majors can find rewarding employment in a variety of areas:
- Nonprofit and private organizations
- State and federal agencies, such as the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and Washington Department of Wildlife
- The major helps you meet the U.S. Office of Personnel’s requirements for wildlife biologist, wildlife refuge manager, general biologist, zoologist, fish biologist, range conservationist, and soil scientist
Course Planning
Students should consult the Natural Resource Major course sheet for option course lists and course planning.
General Catalog
Students should consult the General Catalog for course descriptions and must meet course requirements as outlined in the catalog to graduate.