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F&WL
Fish & Wildlife Management
Department of Ecology
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F&WL 201 INTRODUCTION TO FISH & WILDLIFE
F&WL 301 PRINCIPLES OF FISH & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
F&WL 401 FISH & WILDLIFE TOPICS
F&WL 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
F&WL 476 INTERNSHIP
F&WL 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F&WL 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F&WL 501 APPLIED POPULATION ECOLOGY
F&WL 502 ANALYSIS OF POPULATION & HABITAT DATA
F&WL 510 ADVANCED FISHERIES SCIENCE
F&WL 511 ADVANCED STREAM ECOLOGY
F&WL 513 FISHERIES HABITAT MANAGEMENT
F&WL 525 HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
F&WL 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F&WL 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
F&WL 201 INTRODUCTION TO FISH & WILDLIFE
F 1 cr. SEM 1
-- An introduction to the issues, ethics, challenges, and opportunities associated with management of wildlife and fisheries. For Fish and Wildlife Majors or those interested in the field.
F&WL 301 PRINCIPLES OF FISH & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 101 and BIOL 102.
-- Overview of history and ecological principles underlying fish and wildlife management. In-depth discussion of current issues.
F&WL 401 FISH & WILDLIFE TOPICS
S 2 cr. LEC 1 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: F&WL 301.
-- Senior capstone course. Course emphasizes solving problems related to management of fish and wildlife. Students will be introduced to field techniques, analysis approaches, and scientific literature used to develop management plans for terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates. For Fish and Wildlife Majors.
F&WL 470 INDEPENDENT STUDY
On demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructors, and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
F&WL 476 INTERNSHIP
On Demand 2 - 12 cr. IND
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing, consent of instructor, and approval of department head.
-- An individualized assignment arranged with an agency, business, or other organization to provide guided experience in the field.
F&WL 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: F&WL 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
F&WL 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
F&WL 501 APPLIED POPULATION ECOLOGY
S 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 303 or F&WL 301.
-- An in-depth review of (1) animal population ecology and (2) the application of theory in contemporary population management.
F&WL 502 ANALYSIS OF POPULATION & HABITAT DATA
F alterate years, to be offered odd years 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in a four-hundred level statistics course.
-- Study of the theory and methods of sampling and analyzing population and habitat data for vertebrates. Estimation of population size, survival, recruitment, habitat selection and home range with contemporary software packages. Computer lab.
F&WL 510 ADVANCED FISHERIES SCIENCE
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 404, BIOL 415, F&WL 301.
-- An in-depth review of fisheries data types and the analysis and interpretation of those data as it relates to freshwater fisheries research and management.
F&WL 511 ADVANCED STREAM ECOLOGY
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: BIOL 303, BIOL 404.
-- Overview of physical and biological interactions in streams and how these are affected by man's activities.
F&WL 513 FISHERIES HABITAT MANAGEMENT
F alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3.
PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
-- Techniques of protection, restoration, and improvement of habitats required by recreationally, commercially, or culturally important fishes and associated organisms.
F&WL 525 HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
S, alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
-- This course provides fisheries and wildlife management graduate students with an understanding of how social, cultural, behavioral, and demographic characteristics of humans affect fisheries and wildlife management.
F&WL 575 RESEARCH OR PROFESSIONAL PAPER/PROJECT
F,S,Su 1-4 cr. IND
Graduate standing and committee approval.
-- A research or professional paper or project dealing with a topic in the field. The topic must be mutually agreed upon by the student and his or her major advisor and graduation committee.
F&WL 580 SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 3 cr.
PREREQUISITE: Upper division courses and others as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular one time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability and demand before requesting a regular course number.
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