Program Overview

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option is offered within the Natural Resources undergraduate major (BS, HBS) in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University. This option is also available at OSU-Cascades and via Ecampus.

Overview

This option prepares students for a career in the broad arena of natural resource and wildlife conservation. It emphasizes understanding the relationship between animal species and their habitat requirements and the ability to apply this knowledge to the management of ecosystems as a means of conserving fish and wildlife.

Requirements

• Minimum of 40 credits is required with at least 20 upper-division credits.
• The following courses are required:
  • Measurements (3-4 credits): Select one course from the following:
    • BI 373: FIELD METHODS IN MARINE ECOLOGY
    • BI 375: FIELD METHODS IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
    • FW 255: FIELD SAMPLING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
    • FW 493: FIELD METHODS FOR MARINE RESEARCH
    • NR 325: SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS
    • RNG 441: RANGELAND ANALYSIS
  • Foundations of Conservation (12-14 credits):
    • FES 342: FOREST TYPES OF THE NORTHWEST
    • or FOR 111: INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY
    • FES 440: WILDLAND FIRE ECOLOGY
    • or FOR 346: TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE
    • or FOR 436: WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
    • FES 452/FW 452: BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN MANAGED FORESTS
    • or FW 370: CONSERVATION GENETICS
    • FW 251: PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
  • Fish and Wildlife Biology (9-12 credits): Select three courses from the following:
    • FW 302: BIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE MAMMALS
    • FW 311: ORNITHOLOGY
    • FW 315: ICHTHYOLOGY
    • FW 317: MAMMALOGY
    • FW 320: INTRODUCTORY POPULATION DYNAMICS
    • FW 321: APPLIED COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
    • FW 331: ECOLOGY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE BIRDS
    • FW 473: FISH ECOLOGY
    • FW 481: WILDLIFE ECOLOGY
    • Z 423: ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
    • Z 473: HERPETOLOGY
  • Habitat Management (6-9 credits): Select two courses from the following:
    • FES 445/FW 445: ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
    • FW 326: INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
    • FW 426: COASTAL ECOLOGY AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
    • FW 434/OC 434: ESTUARINE ECOLOGY
    • FW 435: WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS
    • FW 456: FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
    • FW 479: WETLANDS AND RIPARIAN ECOLOGY
    • RNG 341: RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
    • RNG 455: RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
    • SOIL 366: ECOSYSTEMS OF WILDLAND SOILS
    • or SOIL 388: SOIL SYSTEMS AND PLANT GROWTH
    • or SOIL 466: SOIL MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
  • Natural Resource Policy (3 credits): Select one course from the following:
    • FES 486: PUBLIC LANDS POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
    • FW 350: ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOCIETY AND SUSTAINABILITY
    • FW 415: FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY
    • FW 439: HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
    • FOR 462: NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW
  • Electives (6-8 credits): Select two courses from the following:
    • BI 347: OCEANS IN PERIL
    • ENSC 479: ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES
    • FW 323: MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST
    • or FW 360: ORIGINS OF F&W MANAGEMENT-EVOLUTION, GENETICS, AND ECOLOGY
    • or FW 470: ECOLOGY AND HISTORY: LANDSCAPES OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN
    • FW 366: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS IN FISH AND WILDLIFE
    • FW 419: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WHALES AND WHALING
    • FW 421: AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
    • FW 427: PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
    • FW 439: HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
    • FW 451: AVIAN CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
    • FW 454: FISHERY BIOLOGY
    • FW 462: ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
    • FW 465: MARINE FISHERIES
    • FW 467: ANTARCTIC SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION
    • FW 469: METHODS IN PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF MARINE MEGAFAUNA
    • FW 471: ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF FISHES
    • FW 474: EARLY LIFE HISTORY OF FISHES
    • FW 475: WILDLIFE BEHAVIOR
    • FW 476: FISH PHYSIOLOGY
    • FW 497: AQUACULTURE
    • FW 498: AQUACULTURE LABORATORY
    • NR 202: NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
    • NR 325: SCIENTIFIC METHODS FOR ANALYZING NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS
    • Z 349: BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION
    • Z 350: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
    • Z 365: BIOLOGY OF INSECTS
    • Z 477: AQUATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Option Code

The option code for the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Option is 672.

Total Credits

The total credits needed for the option is a minimum of 40.

Additional Information

Up to 6 credits of appropriate internships, projects, or study abroad may be used to fulfill credit requirements in this option as approved by petition.