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Announcements

The Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit has designed a new wolf monitoring system called a “Howlbox” that is making local and national headlines. You can read about in the Missoulian and the New York Times.

"High tech meets the call of the wild: Audio device uses howls to keep track of wolves" Missoulian 3/09/08

"A Bid to Lure Wolves With a Digital Call of the Wild" New York Times 3/19/08


Terrestrial Option

TerrestrialThe Terrestrial Option provides students with a basic background in biological sciences during the first two years, with ecology, habitat, taxonomic, and conservation courses during the junior and senior years. Most (but not all) of the course work focuses on birds and mammals and their habitats.


Application Information

Application information can be found at the Undergraduate Admissions. However, if you have any questions or if we can help you at all, do not hesitate to contact our office for information (406) 243-5292 or by email at wbio@cfc.umt.edu.


Recommended Course Schedule

Special Requirements
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Freshman Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnCHEM 151NGeneral Chemistry**3
AutumnENEX 101WComposition** 3
AutumnMATH 150Calculus^**4
AutumnBIOL 108NDiversity of Life3
AutumnBIOL 109NDiversity of Life Lab2
SpringCHEM 152NOrganic & Biol Chem**3
SpringCHEM 154NOrganic & Biol Chem Lab**2
SpringGen Ed (5)General Education / Electives5
SpringWBIO 180Careers in Natural Res**2
Sophomore Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnBIOL 221Cell & Molecular Biology4
AutumnMATH 241/WBIO 240Statistics/Intro to Biostatistics3
AutumnCOMM 111APublic Speaking**3
AutumnGen Ed (3)General Education / Electives3
AutumnExp learnWildlife Experiential Learning2
SpringBIOL 223Genetics & Evolution4
SpringBIOL 350Rocky Mountain Flora**3
SpringFOR 220/WBIO 245 (honors)/ENEX 195Technical Writing**/ Science Writing/ Crit Reading-Writing2
SpringGen Ed (6)General Education / Electives6
Junior Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnFOR 360/FOR 347Range Management**/Multiple Resource Silviculture**3
AutumnBIOL 306Mammalogy (Lab)++4
AutumnBIOL 340Ecology**3
AutumnBIOL 341Ecology Lab**2
AutumnGen Ed (3)General Education / Electives3
SpringBIOL 304Ornithology (Lab)++4
SpringWBIO 370Wildlife Habitat Conservation**3
SpringGen Ed (8)General Education / Electives8
Senior Year
SemesterCourseCourseNameCredits
AutumnWBIO 470Conservation of Wildlife Populations3
AutumnBIOL 308Biology & Mgmt of Fishes (Lab)++4
AutumnGen Ed (8)General Education / Electives8
SpringFOR 480Project Design & Analysis 3
SpringWBIO 494Senior Seminar1
SpringWBIO 410/FOR 422/WBIO 475Wildlife Policy & Biopolitics/Natural Resources Policy & Administration/Conservation Policy3
SpringGen Ed (5)General Education / Electives5
SpringWBIO/BIOL 446Wildlife Physio Ecology3

^ Course is approved to meet Mathematical and symbolic Systems Competency Requirements
** Courses offered both Autumn and Spring semesters.
W-Writing Course
A-Expressive Arts
S-Social Science
N-Natural Science, Non-Laboratory
++-Two out of three required. (BIOL 304, BIOL 306, BIOL 308)
* Prerequisites for Biostats are Calculus and 3.0 GPA or higher



Wildlife Biology Program, Forestry 311C, College of Forestry and Conservation, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812

Phone:
406-243-5292 | Fax: 406-243-4557
Email: wbio@cfc.umt.edu