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2012-2013
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

CURRICULUM CREDITS

See University and College requirements.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
A minimum grade of C- is required for all ENWC credits used to satisfy departmental requirements.

Professional Studies
FREC 135 (or equivalent) Intro to Data Analysis 3
MATH 115, MATH 221, or MATH 241 3-4
BISC 207/BISC 208 Introductory Biology I and II 8
BISC 302 General Ecology 3
CHEM 103/CHEM 104 General Chemistry 8
ENWC 165 New Student Seminar 1
ENWC 201 Wildlife Conservation and Ecology 3
ENWC 205 Elements of Entomology 3
ENWC 325 Wildlife Management 3
ENWC 413 Wildlife Policy and Administration 3
ENWC 415 Wildlife Research Techniques 3
ENWC 416 Wildlife Habitat Management 3
ENWC 418 Ornithology 3
ENWC 425 Mammalogy 3
ENWC 456 Conservation Biology 3
ENWC 465 Senior Capstone Experience 1
ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics: Prices and Markets 3
or
FREC 150 Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources 3
FREC 408 Research Methods I 3
or
STAT 200 Basic Statistical Practice 3
PLSC 101 Botany I 4
or
PLSC 201 Botany II 4
PLSC 204 Introduction to Soil Science 3
PLSC 212 Woody Landscape Plants 4
or
PLSC 214 Indigenous Woody Plants of Eastern United States 2
or
PLSC 404 Plant Taxonomy 3

GROUP I: 6 credits from the following: 6
ANSC 140 Functional Anatomy of Domestic Animals
ANFS 251  Animal Nutrition
ANFS 300  Principles of Animal and Plant Genetics 
ANFS 310  Animal and Plant Genetics Laboratory
ANFS 332  Introduction to Animal Diseases
BISC 300 Introduction to Microbiology
BISC 305 Cell Physiology
BISC 306 General Physiology
BISC 312  Field Ecology
BISC 442 Vertebrate Morphology
BISC 480 Vertebrate Natural History
BISC 495 Evolution
ENWC 214  Apiology and Apiculture 
ENWC 215  Entomology Laboratory 
ENWC 224  Apiology and Apiculture Laboratory 
ENWC 314  Comparative Terrestrial and Marine Ecology 
ENWC 405  Insect Structure and Function 
ENWC 406  Insect Identification – Taxonomy 
ENWC 408 Insect Field Taxonomy
ENWC 410  Medical, Veterinary, and Forensic Entomology 
ENWC 411  Insect Pest Management 
ENWC 419  Biological Control 
ENWC 424 Herpetology
ENWC 435  Population Ecology 
ENWC 444 Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity
ENWC 452 Conservation of African Wildlife
ENWC 620  Behavioral Ecology 

GROUP II: 9 credits from the following: 9
At least one of the following:
AGRI 212 Oral Communication in Agriculture and Natural Resources
COMM 212 Oral Communication in Business
COMM 350 Public Speaking
LEAD 209  Presentation Strategies 
THEA 204  Introduction to Voice and Speech 
At least one of the following:
ENGL 301 Expository Writing
ENGL 307 News Writing and Editing
ENGL 309 Feature and Magazine Writing
ENGL 312 Written Communications in Business
ENGL 410 Technical Writing
UNIV 402 Senior Thesis (requires completed thesis)

GROUP III: 3 credits from the following: 3
ENEP 410  Political Economy of Environment 
ENEP 426  Climate Change: Science, Policies & Political Economy
ENWC 450 Debates in Conservation Biology
ENWC 453 Community-based Conservation
FREC 100  Sustainable Development 
FREC 406  Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy 
FREC 444 Economics of Environmental Management
FREC 450 Topics in Environmental Law
GEOG 235 Conservation of Natural Resources
GEOG 236 Conservation: Global Issues
PHIL 448 Environmental Ethics
POSC 350 Politics and the Environment

ELECTIVES
Beyond required courses, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Calculus, organic chemistry, biochemistry, geographic information systems, and physics are strongly recommended. Only two credits of BHAN 120 activity or performing music may be counted toward the degree.

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124


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