Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Graduate Minor
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences minor creates an opportunity for students pursuing a degree in other academic disciplines to work with a faculty in FWCS to gain knowledge of FWCS topics that contribute to more effectively completing their thesis and expanding their disciplinary expertise. No specific coursework is required; rather, the student works with their minor advisor to select courses that are most appropriate given the students stated academic goals and career aspirations.
Minor Code: 1321
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
MS
- Conduct research or produce some other form of creative work.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly or professional activities in an ethical manner.
- Produce a well written thesis that placed their work in proper context and used correct style and grammar to effectively communicate major findings.
- Defend a well-organized and easy to follow defense seminar.
- Demonstrate good oral communications skills during the closed defense with their committee.
- Communicate evidence of critical thinking skills during the oral defense.
PhD
- Produce and defend an original significant contribution to knowledge.
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material.
- Conduct scholarly activities in an ethical manner.
- Produce a well written thesis that placed their work in proper context and used correct style and grammar to effectively communicate major findings.
- Defend a well-organized and easy to follow defense seminar.
- Demonstrate good oral communications skills during the closed defense with their committee.
- Communicate evidence of critical thinking skills during the oral defense.