For students earning their first or second (post baccalaureate) Bachelor's degree the BS in Fisheries and Wildlife (FW) Sciences offers first-rate training in processes and strategies for the management and conservation of fish, wildlife, and marine species and their habitats. Students in our degree program learn to think critically and evaluate problems using basic and applied science and fundamental ecological principles, and through consideration of social influences on conservation.

Classes
The undergraduate curriculum is composed of a Baccalaureate Core, FW Core including two internships, and a specialization. The specialization is a 24 credit plan of study which you design along with your advisor according to your interests and career goals. In our degree program, you'll get outside, take field courses, gain work experience, and in some cases, conduct independent research projects.

With a degree from our undergraduate and/or graduate programs, there are many paths to careers that conserve fish, wildlife, and habitat. Some are field or research-based, while others involve public education, policy, social science, animal husbandry, or law enforcement. Depending on your interests, and no matter your background, you can find a path that will match your strengths and passions. Do you enjoy:

Practical, hands-on activities outdoors and solving problems? Then being a field wildlife. fisheries, or marine biologist might be for you.
Collaborating across disciplines to solve environmental problems? Consider work as a conservation scientist.
Learning how living systems work or why animals behave the way they do? Then being a research biologist might be for you.
Teaching adults or kids and like being in a camp, nature center or park? Then a naturalist or outreach path may be a good fit for you.
Protecting and conserving fish and wildlife through law enforcement? Consider serving as a game warden or federal law enforcement officer.
Taking care of animals and are concerned with animal wellbeing? Perhaps a keeper, trainer, or aquarist career is for you.
Raising fish or shellfish for commercial use or conservation? Consider a career in hatchery management or aquaculture.