Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Minor
Also available at LaGrande and via Ecampus.
The Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences minor offers a broad foundation in biodiversity conservation, ecosystem function and human influences on natural resources, as well as fish and wildlife biology.
Minor Code: 734
A sequence in general biology equivalent to BI 221, BI 222, BI 223 or BI 204, BI 205, BI 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.
Code | Title | Credits |
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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 | |
BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS | ||
ORNITHOLOGY | ||
ICHTHYOLOGY | ||
MAMMALOGY | ||
ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS | ||
HERPETOLOGY | ||
Systematics | ||
Select one course from the following: | 2-3 | |
SYSTEMATICS OF BIRDS | ||
SYSTEMATICS OF FISHES | ||
SYSTEMATICS OF MAMMALS | ||
Section 3: Electives 3 | ||
Select a minimum of 14–16 credits from the following courses or from Section 2: | 14-16 | |
*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION | ||
SURVEY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN NATURAL RESOURCE | ||
INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS | ||
APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY | ||
MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST | ||
*FOOD FROM THE SEA | ||
*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY | ||
INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT | ||
WILDLIFE CAPTURE AND IMMOBILIZATION | ||
*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
FISH AND WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT | ||
*GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY | ||
*ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
ORIGINS OF F&W MANAGEMENT-EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND ECOLOGY | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE | ||
CONSERVATION GENETICS | ||
ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FISHES | ||
FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
URBAN ECOLOGY | ||
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
^HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS | ||
^FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
MARINE FISHERIES | ||
ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION | ||
METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA | ||
FISH ECOLOGY | ||
EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES | ||
WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
FISH PHYSIOLOGY | ||
WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
PROBLEM SOLVING IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE | ||
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS IN FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE | ||
FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE | ||
FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH | ||
FISH DISEASES IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND AQUACULTURE LAB | ||
^AQUACULTURE | ||
AQUACULTURE LABORATORY | ||
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
Minor Code: 734