Wildlife, Watershed and Rangeland Resources, The University of Arizona

Professionals in wildlife, watershed, and rangeland resources specialize in the conservation and management of natural resources. Students learn the physical, biological, and social sciences necessary to conserve, protect, and manage natural resources. Topics of study include plant and animal biology, endangered species, aquatic ecosystems, forest hydrology, fire management, wildlife management, land revegetation, grazing, ecology, and uses of advanced technologies in resource management. All students complete a core of eight natural resource courses and select a concentration in one aspect of resource management: wildlife science, fisheries science, watershed hydrology and management, landscape analysis and assessment, or rangeland science and management.

High School Preparation:

Entrance Requirements
moderate knowledge of math, biology, chemistry, social sciences; communication skills, computer skills

Major Requirements:

major requires upper-division lab sciences

Careers:

governmental resource and land management agencies
fish and game managers
conservation biologists
ecologists
hydrologists
ranch managers
land appraisers
resource consultant
environmental educators
international development
graduate study

Sample Courses:

all concentrations: statistics, basic and advanced sciences, plant taxonomy, ecology, resource measurement, management practices, and planning, policy and economics
fisheries conservation and management: calculus, animal anatomy, ichthyology, limnology, water quality, aquatic entomology, fishery management
landscape analysis and assessment: calculus, cartography, remote sensing, geographic information systems, cartographic modeling
rangeland ecology and management: grazing ecology, rangeland plant communities, rangeland evaluation, rangeland planning
watershed hydrology and management: calculus, watershed hydrology, watershed management, water quality, erosion and environment
wildlife conservation and management: calculus, animal anatomy, mammalogy, omithology, herpetology, mammalian and avian management

Wildlife, Watershed and Rangeland Resources

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