Biological Sciences Major in

Wildlife Management

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General Description:  This major is designed for students interested in a career in vertebrate wildlife ecology research or management.  The curriculum addresses both game and non-game species.  Our approach is to give a broad background in ecology with an emphasis on application of ecological principles to wildlife conservation.  By selecting appropriate restricted electives, graduates will qualify for certification by The Wildlife Society (the professional organization of wildlife scientists and professionals).  We have had an EKU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society since 1975.  Our graduates work for natural resource agencies all over the country, including agencies like the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and many agencies in other states, including Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, and California, to name just a few.  Continued schooling in a graduate program is also an option.  For further information, e-mail Bob Frederick.

The curriculum listed below is for students entering the Wildlife Management program beginning with the fall semester of 2006.   Nearly 80% of these courses include a laboratory/field component, so hands-on experience is a focus.  Other information on this program, including a recommended 4-year plan for getting the degree and in which semesters specific courses are typically taught can be found HERE (click here for more information).

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT MAJOR (BACHELOR OF SCIENCE)

Course
BIO 121
BIO 131 
BIO 141 
BIO 316
BIO 335
BIO 380
or
GEO 325
BIO 381 
BIO 382 
BIO 489 
BIO 490 
BIO 514 
BIO 553 
BIO 554
BIO 557
BIO 558
or
BIO 561
BIO 584 
BIO 585 
BIO 586
BIO 587
Major Requirements (60 hours)
Title
Principles of Biology
General Botany 
General Zoology 
Ecology
Plant Systematics
Wildlife Law Enforcement

Environmental Land Use Planning
Principles of Wildlife Management 
Wildlife Population Analysis 
Field Studies in Wildlife (independent research) 
Biology Seminar 
Evolution 
Mammalogy 
Ornithology
Ichthyology
Freshwater Ecology

Fisheries Biology
Upland Wildlife Management 
Wildlife Policy 
Wetland Wildlife Management
Urban Wildlife Management
Hours
4
4
4
4
3
3


3
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3


4
3
4
3

CHE 101 
CHE 102 
MAT 108   
or 
MAT 261
STA 215 
or 
STA 270 
AGR 215
GEO 351
GEO 353
One of these
Supporting Course Requirements (26 hours)
General Chemistry I 
General Chemistry II 
Trigonometry

Calculus with Applications for Science I 
Elementary Probability and Statistics

Applied Statistics 
Principles of Soils 
Geographic Techniques
Geographic Information Systems
Communications (COM 200, 201; CMS 250, 310, 320, 325, 375, 400, 420, 450; ENG 300, 301; JOU 305)
4
4 
3


3


3
3
3
3

General Education Requirements (30 hours)
Standard General Education program excluding blocks II, IVa, IVb, VII (qs), and VIII
30 

ASO 100
University Requirement (1 hour)
Academic Orientation 

1
Anything
Free Electives (11 hours)
 11

Total Curriculum Requirements
 128

FACULTY:
 
  • Paul Cupp - herpetology, salamander behavior, physiological ecology
  • Chuck Elliott - mammalian ecology and management, reclamation ecology, habitat relationships
  • Bob Frederick - waterfowl and wetland ecology and management, vertebrate population ecology
  • Sherry Harrel - aquatic ecology, ichthyology, and fish management
  • Gary Ritchison - ornithology, avian vocalizations, behavioral ecology, raptor ecology
  • Steve Sumithran  - conservation biology, wildlife/GIS applications, international biodiversity issues

    •  There are also many other faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences working with aspects of field ecology of vertebrates, invertebrates, plants, and microbes.

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    Most recent revision Tuesday, January 3, 2007by Bob Frederick