Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

Description

Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences major requirements are specifically directed at preparing undergraduates in the area of wildlife and fisheries conservation and management. This coursework primarily revolves around educational aspects addressing organisms, their habitat and their human users. Imbedded in these courses are additional skills that students need to be competitive in the natural resources disciplines. These skills include communications, teamwork, leadership, ethics, statistics, technology, global competence, critical thinking, and problem solving. Most employment is with state and federal natural resource agencies. Each state has natural resource agencies that hire students with wildlife and fisheries sciences degrees and multiple federal agencies hire graduates from the program. In addition, employment opportunities exist with local and tribal governments, non-governmental organizations, and private industry. Many undergraduates continue their education by seeking advanced degrees.

Detailed Course Facts

• EUR 8205 Year (National)
• EUR 18044 Year (International)

• English

Course Content

Major Requirements:

• Genetics
• Hydrology
• Organic Chemistry
• Soils
• Principles of Geology
• Technical Communication
• Principles of Ecology
• Survey of Physics
• Introduction to Physics
• Introduction to Statistics
• Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management
• Wildlife and Fisheries Techniques

Requirements

Academic requirements for Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences are based on certification programs of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society.

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than South Dakota State University.

Accreditation

South Dakota State University has been granted the full, ten-year reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. An accreditation team of representatives from peer institutions commended SDSU for:

• Dedicated faculty and staff
• Quality new facilities
• Excellent student leadership
• Shared governance
• Partnerships with local community
• Robust and Integrated assessment program
• Successful transition to NCAA Division I Athletics