Department of Wildlife Ecology, Minimum course requirements for the MS and PhD degrees

Important note -- These courses represent minimal requirements. A student's Graduate Committee may require additional courses as deemed necessary for competence in a particular field of study.

• a course in calculus
• a course in statistics (including ANOVA)
• an introductory course in chemistry (may require 2-semester sequence)
• a course in organic chemistry
• an introductory course in biology (may require 2-semester sequence)
• a course in plant taxonomy or plant ecology
• a course in animal ecology
• a course in wildlife management
• a course in animal physiology or vertebrate anatomy
• a course or courses in the biology of terrestrial vertebrates
• a course in field research techniques (or equivalent experience)
• a course in population ecology
• a course in genetics or evolution
• a course in natural resource conservation and management
• a course in wildlife policy and human dimensions