BSc Natural Resources – Fisheries Conservation and Management Emphasis
The Natural Resources – Fisheries Conservation & Management Emphasis program from University of Arizona focuses on the ecology of wild animals, including the study of their biology, their relationships with each other, humans, and the physical and biological environment that comprise their habitat.
Quick Facts |
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Full-time Duration: | 4 years |
Starting in: | August, January, May |
Tuition Fee: | $37,116 per year |
Location: | Tucson, United States |
Wildlife and fishery biologists develop strategies to maintain biodiversity and habitat, help rare and endangered species to recover, manage populations of harvested animals, enforce laws, monitor populations of plants and animals, manage refuges and hatcheries, design and implement research projects, eliminate invasive species, develop computer models, and educate the public. Graduates of the Natural Resources – Fisheries Conservation & Management Emphasis program from University of Arizona are employed as Wildlife and Fishery Biologists by federal and state resource-management agencies and by other conservation organizations. Undergraduates can pursue an option in either Wildlife Conservation and Management or Fisheries Conservation and Management.
All programs in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment emphasize applications of ecological principles for conservation and management of plant, animal, and water resources at local and global scales, and solutions to negative impacts of human activity. Students complete courses that provide a foundation in natural resource science, conservation, and management, and elective courses that allow students to explore areas of interest.
Courses include:
- Fishery Management
- Ecosystem Ecology
- Wildland Water Quality
- Natural Resources Ecology
- Steam Ecology
- Ichthyology
“Choosing the Master’s program for Physiological Sciences at the University of Arizona was one of the best decisions I could have made in my education. Our department is warm and collaborative, offering an array of research topics and techniques underneath a vast and integrative umbrella of physiology. Beyond my research experience, I was presented with teaching opportunities, which I feel honed my skill of scientific communication. Having the dynamic research/teaching/class schedule not only kept me active but helped me reinforce material in multiple contexts. Overall, this program was exactly what I wanted in my segway into the medical sciences… and with my teaching assistantship paying for my tuition, how could I say no?”
Andrew Wojtanowski // MS 2016
Career
- Aquarium and zoo animal care
- Endangered species biology
- Fisheries biology
- Habitat restoration
- Marine science