{"id":10143,"date":"2015-01-21T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T20:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/?post_type=program&p=10143"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:17:18","slug":"biology-wildlife-and-conservation-biology","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/biology-wildlife-and-conservation-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology (Wildlife and Conservation Biology)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wildlife and Conservation Biology Option prepares students for careers in wildlife conservation and resource management, including those in academia, with state or federal agencies, and in the private sector. Students are carefully mentored toward their career goals, and are also encouraged to pursue undergraduate internships.<\/p>\n

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Learning Goals<\/h3>\n
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  1. Our graduates effectively communicate scientific knowledge.<\/li>\n
  2. Our graduates have the knowledge to make informed and ethical scientific decisions.<\/li>\n
  3. Our graduates think critically and creatively to analyze and solve scientific problems.<\/li>\n
  4. Our graduates demonstrate the information literacy required for scientific study.<\/li>\n
  5. Our graduates possess the knowledge and skill sets in biology to be successful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The Wildlife and Conservation Biology Option prepares students for careers in wildlife conservation and resource management, including those in academia, with state or federal agencies, and in the private sector. Students are carefully mentored toward their career goals, and are also encouraged to pursue undergraduate internships. Learning Goals Our graduates effectively communicate scientific knowledge. Our… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15593,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_genesis_title":"","_genesis_description":"","_genesis_noindex":"","_genesis_nofollow":"","_genesis_noarchive":"","_genesis_canonical_uri":"","_open_graph_title":"","_open_graph_description":"","_twitter_title":"","_twitter_description":"","_social_image_url":"","_social_image_id":"","redirect":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"college_department":[96,18306],"delivery":[255],"types":[28854,28850],"class_list":{"0":"post-10143","1":"program","2":"type-program","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"college_department-biology","8":"college_department-college-of-science-and-engineering","9":"delivery-on-campus","10":"types-major","11":"types-undergraduate","12":"entry"},"acf":{"department_college":"Biology<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0College of Science and Engineering<\/a>","Number_of_Hours":"120","Catalog Entry":"

    University Requirement (2 hours)<\/h4>\r\nGSTD 1002 - Freshman Seminar\r\n

    General Education (24 hours)<\/h4>\r\nNote:<\/strong> 11 hours of mathematics, natural science, and physical science requirements are included in the major.\r\n

    Biology (40 hours)<\/h4>\r\nBIOL 1051 - Issues in Conservation Biology\r\nBIOL 1203 - Principles of Biology I and BIOL 1201 - Principles of Biology I Lab\r\nBIOL 1213 - Principles of Biology II and BIOL 1211 - Principles of Biology II Lab\r\nBIOL 3023 - Microbiology and BIOL 3021 - Microbiology Lab\r\nBIOL 3033 - Genetics and BIOL 3031 - Genetics Lab\r\nBIOL 3143 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and BIOL 3141 - Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy Lab\r\nBIOL 3183 - Botany and BIOL 3181 - Botany Lab*\r\nBIOL 3583 - Biostatistics\r\nBIOL 3703 - Vertebrate Physiology and BIOL 3701 - Vertebrate Physiology Lab*\r\nBIOL 3763 - Evolutionary Biology\r\nBIOL 4013 - Ecology and BIOL 4011 - Ecology Lab*\r\nBIOL 4101 - Biology Colloquium\r\n

    Wildlife and Conservation (26 hours)<\/h4>\r\nBIOL 3083 - Plant Physiology and BIOL 3081 - Plant Physiology Lab\r\nBIOL 3303 - Systematic Botany and BIOL 3301 - Systematic Botany Lab\r\nBIOL 3443 - Global Environmental Change\r\nBIOL 4063 - Wildlife Ecology & Management and BIOL 4061 - Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab\r\nBIOL 4663 - Natural Resource Policy and Administration\r\n

    Select 8 hours from the following:<\/h4>\r\nBIOL 3073 - Entomology and BIOL 3071 - Entomology Lab\r\nBIOL 3383 - Herpetology and BIOL 3381 - Herpetology Lab\r\nBIOL 3393 - Ichthyology and BIOL 3391 - Ichthyology Lab\r\nBIOL 3423 - Mammalogy and BIOL 3421 - Mammalogy Lab\r\nBIOL 3523 - Ornithology and BIOL 3521 - Ornithology Lab\r\n

    Chemistry (12 hours)<\/h4>\r\nCHEM 1023 - University Chemistry I and CHEM 1021 - University Chemistry I Lab\r\nCHEM 1123 - University Chemistry II and CHEM 1121 - University Chemistry II Lab\r\nCHEM 3003 - Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 3001 - Organic Chemistry I Lab\r\n

    Mathematics (5-6 hours)<\/h4>\r\nSelect one<\/strong> of the following options:\r\n\r\nMATH 1023 - College Algebra and MATH 1033 - Plane Trigonometry\r\nMATH 1045 - Pre-Calculus Mathematics\r\nMATH 1525 - Calculus I\r\n

    Physics (4 hours)<\/h4>\r\nSelect one<\/strong> of the following course combinations:\r\n\r\nPHYS 2003 - College Physics I and PHYS 2001 - College Physics I Lab\r\nor\r\n\r\nPHYS 2203 - University Physics I and PHYS 2201 - University Physics I Lab\r\n

    Electives (6-7 hours)<\/h4>\r\n6-7 hours of unrestricted electives\r\n

    Total Hours - 120<\/h4>\r\nNote:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n*These courses are required for Wildlife Certification from The Wildlife Society.","minor_requirements":"","Degree Plans":"