(Students often augment WBIO coursework with courses in Biology, Math, Environmental
Studies, and others)
KEY:
UG: Includes a mix of graduate and upper level undergraduate students
G: For graduate students only
UG 410 Wildlife Policy and Biopolitics 3 cr. Offered autumn. Overview
of the laws affecting wildlife and how those laws are initiated, implemented, and
enforced; impact of politics, interest groups, and agency jurisdictions.
UG 441 Field Methods in Fishery Biology and Management 1-4 cr.
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., BIOL 308 or 357; consent of instr. Same as BIOL
415. Field instruction by practicing biologists in techniques for evaluating and
managing aquatic habitats and fish populations.
UG 446 Wildlife Physiological Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring. Same
as BIOL 446. Prereq., BIOL 221, 223 and 340. How physiological and biochemical processes
in animals influence behavior and ecology. Application of physiological approaches
to wildlife conservation such as assessment of animal health, nutritional condition,
and physiological performance.
UG 460 International Wildlife Conservation Issues 2 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., a course in wildlife biology and/or conservation biology. Review
of major international wildlife conservation issues with emphasis on the social
context of the issues and applied solutions.
UG 470 Conservation of Wildlife Populations 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., 300 level animal ecology class, WBIO 370, and senior standing.
Application of population ecology principles and theory to the conservation and
management of wildlife populations.
UG 472 Wildlife Handling and Veterinary Perspectives 2 cr. Offered
spring. Field techniques associated with wildlife capture and handling. Ethical
and legal issues, field organization, animal care and handling, chemical immobilization,
veterinary emergencies and human safety.
UG 475 Case Histories in Conservation Policy 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., senior or graduate standing in conservation major or consent of instr.
Understanding development and primary aspects of conservation policy. Exercises
in policy analysis as individuals and in team efforts.
UG 494 Senior Wildlife Seminar 1 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., senior standing in wildlife biology or consent of instr. Analysis and discussion
led by students of current topics in wildlife biology.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, new courses, or one time offerings
of current topics.
G 540 Research Design 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered years.
Prereq., introductory statistics course or consent of instr. Examination of study
designs for experiments, quasi-experiments, observational studies, and sampling
surveys with an emphasis on application.
G 542 Current Issues in Biometrics 1 cr. (R-3) Offered every term.
Prereq., introductory statistics course or consent of instr. Exploration of current
topics in biometrics through discussions, student presentations, and analysis.
G 560 Wildlife Landscape Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring. Examination
of how various spatial and temporal scales influence wildlife and their habitats.
G 562 Wildlife Habitat, Structure and Function 3 cr. Offered spring.
Prereq., For 330, 360; WBIO 370; or consent of instr. Study of selected topics in
habitat classification and analysis, and animal habitat interactions.
G 570 Applied Population Ecology 3 cr. Offered spring even-numbered
years. Prereq., courses in ecology, statistics, and calculus. Application of advanced
population ecology tools and concepts to the evaluation of human perturbations on
wildlife populations. Topics include methods to detect declining trends, the interacting
components of population viability analysis, and identification of strategies to
reverse declines.
G 572 Model Selection and Inference 3 cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered
years. Prereq., one semester of 400-level statistics/biometry or consent of instr.
Comparison and overview of statistical approaches commonly used in applied ecology,
including frequentist/ANOVA models, information theoretic and Bayesian methods.
G 575 Frontiers in Conservation Research 2 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn.
Prereq., upper-level course in conservation genetics or populations genetics. Same
as BIOL 575. Exploration of current topics in conservation biology with emphasis
on genetic issues in conservation.
G 576 Ecological Modeling and Analysis 2-3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of instr. Investigation of mathematical and statistical problems
in ecology and wildlife biology. Specific material each semester is determined by
student interest.
G 580 Readings in Population Dynamics 1 cr. (R-6) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., consent of instr. Discussion of recent papers on interface
of population dynamics, ecological interactions, and wildlife management.
G 594 Graduate Seminar in Wildlife Biology 1 cr. (R-3) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., graduate standing in wildlife biology or consent of
instr. Analysis of selected problems in wildlife biology and conservation.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R-12) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings of new courses,
or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R-10) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate standing and consent of instr. Original investigations or problems
not related to student's thesis.
G 597 Research Variable cr. Offered every term. Prereq., graduate
standing in wildlife biology or consent of instr. Graded pass/not pass only.
G 599 Professional Paper Variable cr. (R-6) Offered every term.
Prereq., graduate standing in wildlife biology and consent of instr. Professional
paper written in the area of the student's major interest based on either primary
or secondary research. Subject matter must be approved by graduate committee. Graded
pass/not pass only.
G 697 Research 1-15 cr. (R-15) Offered every term.
G 699 Thesis Variable cr. (R-10) Offered every term. Prereq., graduate
standing in wildlife biology. Preparation of thesis.
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