Resource Management: Wildlife Education, B.S.

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This major is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline.

The Resource Management: Wildlife Education Major satisfies the Interdisciplinary Studies GEP requirement. For more information, see the GEP section of the catalog.

Note: Taking this option will not prepare you for certification as a professional wildlife biologist by the Wildlife Society.

Resource Management Core

Natural Resources courses, 20 credits

Geography, 3-5 credits

GEOG 100 - Human Impacts on the Physical Environment 3 cr. or
GEOG 101 - The Physical Environment 5 cr. or
GEOG 105 - The Dynamic Earth 3 cr.

Field Techniques in Natural Resources

Choose one:

Summer Field Experience, 7 credits

European Summer Program, 8 credits

NRES 475 - International Field Experiences in Natural Resources Management 1-8 cr.

Wildlife Education, 66-68 credits

Science, math, and biology core, 23-25 credits

BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology 5 cr.
BIOL 305 - General Ecology 3 cr.
BIOL 377 - Ornithology 3 cr.
CHEM 100 - Chemistry for the Citizen 3 cr. or
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry 5 cr. or
PHYS 100 - Energy in Today’s World 3 cr. or
PHYS 101 - General Physics 5 cr.
MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr.

Wildlife and education core, 15 credits

Advanced biology and ecology, 9 credits

Communication in the Major

NRES 368 - Oral Interpretation Methods 3 cr.
NRES 369 - Interpretive Media 4 cr.

Capstone Experience

NRES 482 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Practicum 12 cr.