Fisheries and Wildlife Administration Graduate Major (PSM)
Also available via Ecampus.
The Professional Science Master’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Administration (PSMFWA) provides advanced training for early- and mid-career professionals employed by natural resources agencies, non-government organizations, and other entities with a need for expertise in fisheries and wildlife science. The PSMFWA degree will help employers meet workforce planning goals and contribute to self-improvement goals of current employees.
It is taught primarily as a distance, online curriculum via Ecampus, although some students may choose to work toward the PSMFWA degree while in residence at OSU or at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.
The PSMFWA degree is offered as a non-thesis program only. Students have an advisor and graduate committee to review their program of study, provide career and internship advice, and evaluate a final report based on the internship experience.
For general information about the FW PSM program, email fw.gradadvising@oregonstate.edu.
Major Code: 1331
The 45-credit PSMFWA curriculum is organized into six main sections:
1. Biology, Ecology, and Habitat core (15-16 credits)
2. Technical Skills core (6-8 credits)
3. Social Sciences core (9-10 credits)
4. Communication and Management Skills core (6-8 credits)
5. Ethics (1 course)
6. Internship (6 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, Ecology, Habitat Core | ||
| Select a minimum of 15 credits from the following courses, including at least one course from the Habitat list: | 15 | |
| Wildlife | ||
| THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES | ||
| WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY OF WILDLIFE | ||
| BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA | ||
| WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR | ||
| WILDLIFE ECOLOGY | ||
| Fish | ||
| FISHERY BIOLOGY | ||
| MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| MARINE FISHERIES | ||
| FISH ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| FISH PHYSIOLOGY | ||
| AQUACULTURE | ||
| Habitat | ||
| CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS | ||
| INVASIVE PLANTS: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS | ||
| COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| ESTUARINE ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION | ||
| FOREST WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT | ||
| FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| ECOSYSTEM SERVICES | ||
| WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY | ||
| STREAM ECOLOGY | ||
| TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| ADAPTING FORESTS TO CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOREST ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| WILDLAND RESTORATION AND ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN RESOURCES | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | ||
| SOIL: A NATURAL AND SOCIETAL RESOURCE | ||
| Technical Skills Core Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| FIELD METHODS IN PLANT ECOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| MONITORING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND THEIR HABITATS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FISHERIES ASSESSMENT | ||
| ICHTHYOPLANKTON IDENTIFICATION LABORATORY | ||
| SPECIES RECOVERY PLANNING AND RESTORATION | ||
| AQUACULTURE LABORATORY | ||
| GISCIENCE I: INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | ||
| GISCIENCE II: ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| REMOTE SENSING I: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS | ||
| SATELLITE IMAGE ANALYSIS | ||
| MOLECULAR TOOLS | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF DATA ANALYTICS | ||
| DATA ANALYTICS I | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL WATER TRANSACTIONS | ||
| Social Sciences Core Courses | ||
| FW 560 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISIONS | 3 |
| Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| MARINE ECONOMICS | ||
| MANAGING AT THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE | ||
| URBAN FOREST PLANNING, POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW | ||
| HISTORY OF FISHERIES SCIENCE | ||
| ECOLOGICAL POLICY | ||
| WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| MARINE POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY | ||
| SOCIAL ASPECTS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Communication and Management Skills Core Courses | ||
| Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following courses: | 6 | |
| ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS THEORY | ||
| LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN RELATIONS | ||
| COMMUNICATION AND THE PRACTICE OF SCIENCE | ||
| CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MEETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ||
| THE INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM: DIFFERENCE, POWER AND DISCRIMINATION | ||
| LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS | ||
| LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONVERSATIONS | ||
| WATER CONFLICT MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION | ||
| Ethics | ||
| Select one of the following courses: | 2-3 | |
| RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| RESEARCH ETHICS | ||
| BASIC BELIEFS AND ETHICS IN NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| Internship | ||
| FW 510 | PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | 6 |
| or FW 506 | PROJECTS | |
| Total Credits | 45 | |
All courses on these lists are available online. Students taking on-campus or hybrid courses may find logical substitutions that can be approved by the program director.
Major Code: 1331