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Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR



Overview

While focused on Fisheries and Wildlife, the coursework in this major provides a broad-based foundation in natural resource management. In addition to in-depth knowledge of aquatic and terrestrial animals, it furnishes an understanding of the of the relationships between the physical and biological elements in the environment, an appreciation of the social, political, and economic forces that influence fisheries and wildlife management, and the ability to forge realistic solutions for natural resource problems. The curriculum is field-oriented and offers opportunities to participate in internships and faculty research projects.

To complete this major, students must choose from one of three areas of emphasis: Aquatic Sciences Wildlife Sciences Pre-Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Sciences

The Aquatic Sciences Area of Emphasis provides a specialized understanding of aquatic environments and the animal populations within them. The curriculum meets the Professional Certification requirements recommended by the American Fisheries Society.

The Wildlife Sciences Area of Emphasis trains students to manage and conserve wildlife species and their habitats. This curriculum meets the educational requirements for Certification by The Wildlife Society as an Associate Wildlife Biologist.

The Pre-Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Sciences Area of Emphasis was designed in cooperation with the College of Veterinary Medicine. It integrates wildlife ecology and management with the basic biological and physical sciences necessary for admission into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program. It meets the educational requirements for Certification by The Wildlife Society as an Associate Wildlife Biologist.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Aquatic Science)/Ecology MS Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Aquatic Science)/Natural Resources MNR(non-thesis) Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Wildlife Sciences)/Forest Resources MFR(non-thesis) Fisheries and Wildlife BSFR(Wildlife Sciences)/Natural Resources MNR(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Mikaela Dallas Student and Career Services Coordinator Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 1-214 mikaela.dallas@uga.edu (706) 542-8964 Carol Catoe Student Relations and Outreach Coordinator Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources 214A Forest Resources Bldg. 1 carol.catoe@uga.edu (706) 542-0879

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Area of Emphasis in Aquatic Sciences
Fall Year 1
BIOL 1107  Principles of Biology I 3
    AND  BIOL 1107L  Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3
Spring Year 1

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

BIOL 1108  Principles of Biology II 3
    AND  BIOL 1108L  Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
CHEM 1211-1211D  General Chemistry I 3
    AND  CHEM 1211L  General Chemistry Laboratory I 1

Communications Course/Elective Option

PEDB Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

BIOS 2010  Elementary Biostatistics 4
FANR 2010-2010L  Introduction to Natural Resource Statistics 4
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Spring Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

Area VI General Elective

CHEM 1212-1212D  General Chemistry II 3
    AND  CHEM 1212L  General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FISH 4200/6200  Aquatic Biology 3
    AND  FISH 4200L/6200L  Aquatic Biology Lab 1

Major Elective

WILD(FISH) 3001  Fish and Wildlife Policy 1
WILD 4110/6110  Wildlife Science: Design, Sampling, Analyses, and Inferences for Fish and Wildlife Populations 3
    AND  WILD 4110L/6110L  Wildlife Science Lab 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

WILD 1100E  Wildlife in America 2
WILD(FISH) 3000W  Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management 2
Spring Year 3
FANR 3200W  Ecology of Natural Resources 3
    AND  FANR 3200L  Ecology of Natural Resources Laboratory 1
FANR 3800  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources 2
    AND  FANR 3800L  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources Laboratory 1
FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300/6300  Environmental Biology of Fishes 3
    AND  FISH(ECOL)(MARS)(WILD) 4300L/6300L  Environmental Biology of Fishes Laboratory 1
WILD(ECOL) 3580  Vertebrate Natural History 3
    AND  WILD(ECOL) 3580L  Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory 1
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
FANR(WILD) 4820/6820  Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Wildlife Conservation 3
FISH 4500/6500  Fish Physiology 3
    AND  FISH 4500L/6500L  Fish Physiology Lab 1
FISH 5360/7360  Fisheries Management 3
    AND  FISH 5360L/7360L  Fisheries Management Laboratory 1

Major Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4501  Senior Project in Natural Resources I 1
FANR 4960R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources I 1-6
FANR 4970R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources II 1-6
FANR 4980R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources III 1-6
Spring Year 4
CRSS(FANR) 3060  Soils and Hydrology 3
    AND  CRSS(FANR) 3060L  Soils and Hydrology Laboratory 1

Major Elective

Major Elective

Major Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4502S  Senior Project in Natural Resources II 3
FANR 4990R  Senior Thesis in Natural Resources 1-6
Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Wildlife Sciences
Fall Year 1
BIOL 1107  Principles of Biology I 3
    AND  BIOL 1107L  Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3
Spring Year 1

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

BIOL 1108  Principles of Biology II 3
    AND  BIOL 1108L  Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
CHEM 1211-1211D  General Chemistry I 3
    AND  CHEM 1211L  General Chemistry Laboratory I 1

Communications Course/Elective Option

PEDB Course

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

BIOS 2010  Elementary Biostatistics 4
FANR 2010-2010L  Introduction to Natural Resource Statistics 4
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Spring Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

Area VI General Elective

CHEM 1212-1212D  General Chemistry II 3
    AND  CHEM 1212L  General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FORS 3010  Dendrology 2
    AND  FORS 3010L  Dendrology Laboratory 1

Major Elective

WILD(FISH) 3001  Fish and Wildlife Policy 1
WILD 4110/6110  Wildlife Science: Design, Sampling, Analyses, and Inferences for Fish and Wildlife Populations 3
    AND  WILD 4110L/6110L  Wildlife Science Lab 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

WILD 1100E  Wildlife in America 2
WILD(FISH) 3000W  Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management 2
Spring Year 3
CRSS(FANR) 3060  Soils and Hydrology 3
    AND  CRSS(FANR) 3060L  Soils and Hydrology Laboratory 1
FANR 3200W  Ecology of Natural Resources 3

Major Elective

WILD(ECOL) 3580  Vertebrate Natural History 3
WILD(ECOL) 3580L  Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory 1
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
FANR 3800  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources 2
    AND  FANR 3800L  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources Laboratory 1

Major Elective

FANR(WILD) 4820/6820  Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Wildlife Conservation 3
WILD 4100-4100L  Principles of Wildlife Habitat and Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4501  Senior Project in Natural Resources I 1
FANR 4960R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources I 1-6
FANR 4970R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources II 1-6
FANR 4980R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources III 1-6
Spring Year 4

Major Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4502S  Senior Project in Natural Resources II 3
FANR 4990R  Senior Thesis in Natural Resources 1-6
Summer Year 4

N/A

Area of Emphasis in Wildlife Sciences Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Fall Year 1

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

CHEM 1211-1211D  General Chemistry I 3
    AND  CHEM 1211L  General Chemistry Laboratory I 1
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3
POLS 1101  American Government 3
Spring Year 1
BIOL 1107  Principles of Biology I 3
    AND  BIOL 1107L  Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1
CHEM 1212-1212D  General Chemistry II 3
    AND  CHEM 1212L  General Chemistry Laboratory II 1
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

BIOS 2010  Elementary Biostatistics 4
FANR 2010-2010L  Introduction to Natural Resource Statistics 4
STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
Summer Year 1
BIOL 1108  Principles of Biology II 3
    AND  BIOL 1108L  Principles of Biology II Laboratory 1
Fall Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

CHEM 2211-2211D  Modern Organic Chemistry I 3
    AND  CHEM 2211L  Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory I 1

PEDB Course

PHYS 1111-1111L  Introductory Physics-Mechanics, Waves, Thermodynamics 4

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Spring Year 2

Area IV World Languages and Global Culture

CHEM 2212-2212D  Modern Organic Chemistry II 3
    AND  CHEM 2212L  Modern Organic Chemistry Laboratory II 1

Communications Course/Elective Option

ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
PHYS 1112-1112L  Introductory Physics-Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics 4
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
FORS 3010  Dendrology 2
    AND  FORS 3010L  Dendrology Laboratory 1

Major Elective

WILD(FISH) 3001  Fish and Wildlife Policy 1
WILD 4110/6110  Wildlife Science: Design, Sampling, Analyses, and Inferences for Fish and Wildlife Populations 3
    AND  WILD 4110L/6110L  Wildlife Science Lab 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

WILD 1100E  Wildlife in America 2
WILD(FISH) 3000W  Introduction to Fish and Wildlife Management 2
Spring Year 3
FANR 3200W  Ecology of Natural Resources 3
    AND  FANR 3200L  Ecology of Natural Resources Laboratory 1
FANR 3800  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources 2
    AND  FANR 3800L  Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources Laboratory 1

Major Elective

WILD(ECOL) 3580  Vertebrate Natural History 3
    AND  WILD(ECOL) 3580L  Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory 1
Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
BCMB 3100  Introductory Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4
FANR(WILD) 4820/6820  Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and Wildlife Conservation 3

Major Elective

WILD 4100-4100L  Principles of Wildlife Habitat and Management 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4501  Senior Project in Natural Resources I 1
FANR 4960R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources I 1-6
FANR 4970R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources II 1-6
FANR 4980R  Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research in Natural Resources III 1-6
Spring Year 4

Major Elective

WILD(POPH) 5100/7100  Principles and Management of Wildlife Diseases 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

FANR 4502S  Senior Project in Natural Resources II 3
FANR 4990R  Senior Thesis in Natural Resources 1-6
Summer Year 4

N/A

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