Courses

The 24 required credits consists of wildlife and fisheries science courses and selected courses from other TAMU departments based on the student's subject area needs. The required courses should be interrelated and provide the student with an understanding of the ecological, political, sociological and economic ramifications of wildlife, fisheries, or natural resources management. A sample suite of courses (required or elective) might include:

Ecology:

WFSC 301 Wildlife and Changing Environment

WFSC 420 Ecology for Teachers

WFSC 422 Behavioral Ecology of Vertebrates

WFSC 604 Systems Analysis and Simulation in Ecology and Natural Resource Management

WFSC 611 Estuarine Ecology

RLEM 612 Restoration Ecology

Resource Policy/ Management:

RENR 664 Coastal Zone Management

RENR 662 Environmental Law and Policy

WFSC 640 Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries Management

AGEC 604 Natural Resource Economics

FRSC 614 Economic Analysis for Forest Resource Decisions

MARS 660 Marine Environmental Alternative Dispute Resolution

OCNG 676 Marine Policy

WFSC 689 Wildlife Law and Ethics

Other:

STAT 651 Statistics in Research I

WFSC 414 Limnology