Wildlife Management Graduate Certificate
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
A coursework-based, multidisciplinary approach that provides students with skills and knowledge in biology, assessment science, and social science so that they can understand and meet the demands of wildlife management and conservation, and terrestrial habitat management or restoration. Our nationally-recognized program is taught by our department faculty, bringing world-renowned expertise so that students may prepare to be the link between scientists, decision-makers and stakeholders.
The certificate can be a stepping stone to Oregon State’s Professional Science Master’s in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration degree or Master of Natural Resources degree as all credits earned while completing the certificate can be applied to either degree. Students completing the certificate have also transitioned to a thesis-based MS degree at OSU or elsewhere.
Prospective students must notify the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences of their intention to apply for this certificate.
Contact Information
For more information, please see our program website or contact Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservations Sciences graduate student advising at fw.gradadvising@oregonstate.edu
Certificate Code: CG12
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate mastery of subject material that relates to the natural sciences portion of the capstone paper.
- Locate sources, evaluate the credibility of those sources, and determine the relevance of that information to a specific conservation and management issue.
- Synthesize the peer-reviewed literature to produce a paper that is consistent with the norms of written communication of the fisheries and wildlife profession.
- Apply human dimensions concepts to persistent or emerging conservation concerns.
A minimum of 5 courses and 18 total credits are required.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Capstone Project | ||
| FW 506 | PROJECTS | 3 |
| Human Dimensions Core | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| US WILDLIFE LAW | ||
| COMMUNITY SCIENCE | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS | ||
| ECOLOGICAL POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| BASIC BELIEFS AND ETHICS IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Wildlife Sciences and Management | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| SEMINAR | ||
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
| MONITORING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| HERPETOFAUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF WILDLIFE | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| SPECIES RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION | ||
| Habitat Science, Restoration, and Management | ||
| Select at least one course from the following: | 3-4 | |
| URBAN ECOLOGY | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| STREAM ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | ||
| Select additional courses from any of the categories above to reach 18 total credits | 3-6 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Certificate Code: CG12