Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management

Description

While our students take courses in wildlife and fisheries management, this program is not a traditional wildlife and fisheries biology program. It incorporates a series of business, hospitality management, natural resources, and wildlife and fisheries management courses with outdoor skills courses. This program was designed with input from working professionals from across the United States.

Careers

Hunting, fishing and shooting sports have grown into big business, and there is a growing need for trained managers. Opportunities for graduates exist in the U.S. at more than 2,500 big-game hunting resorts; 4,400 fishing resorts; 1,700 sporting clays, trap and skeet businesses; and more than 1,700 bird hunting reserves and resorts.

Employers

Wildlife and related outdoor enterprises exist in all 50 states, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Potential employers include:

• Hunting preserves
• Controlled shooting areas
• Game bird production companies
• Hunting resorts
• Outfitter companies
• Guide service companies
• Big-game production companies
• Shooting sports facilities
• Fishing resorts
• Hunting resorts
• Outdoor adventure companies

Academics

The wildlife and outdoor enterprise management program combines the study of wildlife and fisheries and natural resources management with business and hotel/restaurant management courses. The program also includes selected outdoor skills courses. In addition to a comprehensive general education, students gain working knowledge in the following areas:

• Basic scientific principles governing the management of natural resources (soils, water, grasslands, forests and wildlife)
• Outdoor skills needed by wildlife enterprise operators and customers
• Business management and marketing
• Business finance and accounting

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline February (for scholarships), May (for Fall intake), October (for Spring intake) Tuition fee

• USD 294 Module (National)
• USD 747 Module (International)

*Tuition fee per one credit hour.

Start date January,August 2015 Credits 130 credits
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• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time

Course Content

Courses include:

• Forest Resource Management

• Introduction to Natural Resource Management

• Introduction to Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management

• Internship for Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise Management

• Wildlife and Outdoor Enterprise

• Management Senior Seminar

• Wildlife Conservation

• Wildlife Management and Techniques

• Fisheries Management and Techniques

Lecturers

One of the department’s greatest strengths is its faculty members, who are genuinely committed to teaching and serving as great advisors. They make it a point to get to know students, and there is a strong emphasis on individual attention. Advisors not only guide academics and assist with career planning, but are an excellent resource for finding help with student employment and other personal concerns.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

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Requirements

International admission:

• Online international student undergraduate application
• $80 USD application fee
• A copy of your passport photo page
• Affidavit of Financial Support (pdf) and bank statement
• High school and university transcripts

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 Kansas State University.

Funding

Earn part of the $21 million K-State awards each year in scholarships. They're awarded based on academics, activities, service and financial need.

Students are awarded only one academic or leadership scholarship, where the highest eligible dollar amount is given. Supplemental awards can increase these awards, but the prestigious Presidential Scholarship replaces any other award.

Accreditation

Kansas State University has been providing quality education to the residents of Kansas, the country and the world for the last 150 years.

Located in a community with nearly 60,000 people and more than 24,000 students, we are able to provide a safe and supportive environment for our students.

Kansas State University has 3 campus locations, two of which, Manhattan and Salina, have complete academic programs and on-campus housing. Olathe is the third and newest extension of the university, focusing on collaborating with industry and Kansas City K-12 schools.

Accreditation

Kansas State University has been continuously accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association (NCA) of Colleges and Schools since 1916.