Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (BS): Fisheries Science Concentration
Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology (FWCB) major prepares students to manage and conserve populations of fish and wildlife in their natural habitats. This STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) major gives students the skills they need to observe, research, monitor and assess the impact of environmental change, human behavior and public policy on wild populations of animals. Using a combination of lab work, technology and field study, students develop conservation strategies that ensure the long-term health of fish and wildlife populations.听
After sophomore year, students spend six weeks in summer field courses. During 鈥渟ummer camp鈥� experience, students learn hands-on fish and wildlife management techniques in locations across the state. From plant and animal identification and bird mist netting to camera-trapping and radio telemetry, students gain experiences that prepare them for careers after graduation. FWCB students have the option to substitute the summer field course with approved internships or study abroad courses.
The Fisheries concentration meets the qualifications for certification by the American Fisheries Society. The fisheries concentration includes required courses in chemistry, aquatic ecology, and biology of fish that are not required in the other FWCB concentrations.
Contact
Dr. Nicole Mihnovets
anmihnov@ncsu.edu
FWCB Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Box 8008
North Carolina State 福利逼站
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8008
Plan Requirements
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈痴听100 | Student Success in Environmental First Year | 1 |
| 贰狈痴听101 | Exploring the Environment | 2 |
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 or 颁翱惭听112 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | |
| 听 | Hours | 25 |
| Second Year | ||
| FOR听172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 |
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| PY听131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| CH听201 &补尘辫;听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Organic Chemistry | ||
| Organic Chemistry I | ||
| Organic Chemistry I Lab | ||
| AEC听360 or PB听360 | Ecology or Ecology | 4 |
| Communication Elective | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Fundamentals of Economics | ||
| 听 | Hours | 27 |
| Summer | ||
| FW听311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FW听312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 |
| FW听313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 |
| FW听314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 6 |
| Third Year | ||
| FW听353 | Wildlife Management | 3 |
| FW听373 | Vertebrate Natural History | 3 |
| FW听411 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 |
| AEC听420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science | 3 |
| GN听301 or GN听311 | Genetics in Human Affairs or Principles of Genetics | 3 |
| ST听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ENG听333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
| GIS听280 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| ENT听201 | Insects and People | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 27 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| FW听415 | Professional Development in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1 |
| AEC听441 | Biology of Fishes | 3 |
| Quantitative Elective | 3 | |
| Policy Elective | 3 | |
| Aquatic Elective | 3 | |
| Physical Science Elective | 3 | |
| Biology Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 2 | |
| 听 | Hours | 24 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 109 |
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A grade of C- or better is required.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP Elective | 3 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (Verify Requirements) | |||
| World Language Proficiency (Verify Requirements) | |||
| Total Hours | 11 | ||
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| FLE听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| ENG听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 | |
| ENG听1GEP | 3 | ||
Communication Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| COM听201 | Introduction to Persuasion Theory | 3 | |
| COM听211 | Argumentation and Advocacy | 3 | |
| COM听226 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 | |
| COM听301 | Presentational Speaking | 3 | |
| ENG听214 | Introduction to Editing | 3 | |
| ENG听216 | Technologies for Texts | 3 | |
| ENG听316 | Introduction to News and Article Writing | 3 |
Quantitative Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSC听200 | 3 | ||
| MA听231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 | |
| MA听241 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| ST听312 | Introduction to Statistics II | 3 |
Policy Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARE听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 | |
| FOR听472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| NR听460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR听560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| PS听320 | U.S. Environmental Law and Politics | 3 | |
| PS听336 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
Aquatic Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC听380 | Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 3 | |
| AEC听419 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| AEC听519 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 | |
| MEA听200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 | |
| MEA听220 | Marine Biology | 3 |
Physical Science Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 | |
| CH听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | |
| CH听223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 | |
| MEA听100 | Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections | 4 | |
| MEA听130 | Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 | |
| MEA听200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 | |
| MEA听210 | Oceanography Lab | 1 | |
| MEA听220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| MEA听250 | Introduction to Coastal Environments | 3 | |
| MEA听323 | Geochemistry of Natural Waters | 3 | |
| PY听212 | College Physics II | 4 |
Biology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENT听425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| ZO听250 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology | 4 | |
| ZO听402 | Invertebrate Biology | 4 | |
| ZO听410 | Introduction to Animal Behavior | 3 |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEC听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| AEC听586 | 3 | ||
| AEC听587 | 1 | ||
| FOR听252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| FOR听304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| FOR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FW听404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| FW听453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| FW听515 | Fish Physiology | 3 | |
| FW听586 | 3 | ||
| FW听587 | 1 | ||
| MEA听200 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 | |
| MEA听210 | Oceanography Lab | 1 | |
| MEA听220 | Marine Biology | 3 | |
| MEA听250 | Introduction to Coastal Environments | 3 | |
| MEA听251 | Introduction to Coastal Environments Laboratory | 1 | |
| MEA听449 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| MEA听549 | Principles of Biological Oceanography | 3 | |
| NR听420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR听520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| PB听200 | Plant Life | 4 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 贰狈痴听100 &补尘辫;听贰狈痴听101 | Student Success in Environmental First Year and Exploring the Environment | 3 |
| ENG听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 惭础听131 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 or 颁翱惭听112 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introductory Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry I Lab | ||
| Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | ||
| FW听221 | Conservation of Natural Resources (CP) | 3 |
| Communication Elective | 3 | |
| FOR听172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I | 2 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| AEC听360 or PB听360 | Ecology (CP) or Ecology | 4 |
| PY听131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| CH听201 &补尘辫;听CH听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Summer | ||
| Summer Camp courses may be substituted by a combination of two approved FWCB internship2 or FWCB study abroad experiences. | ||
| FW听311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FW听312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 |
| FW听313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 |
| FW听314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 6 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| FW听353 | Wildlife Management (CP) | 3 |
| GN听301 or GN听311 | Genetics in Human Affairs or Principles of Genetics | 3-4 |
| ST听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ENG听333 | Communication for Science and Research (CP) | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEC听420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science (CP) | 3 |
| FW听373 | Vertebrate Natural History (CP) | 3 |
| FW听411 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 |
| GIS听280 | Introduction to GIS | 3 |
| ENT听201 | Insects and People (GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives) | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Quantitative Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2-3 | |
| Policy Elective | 3 | |
| Aquatic Elective (CP) | 3 | |
| FW听415 | Professional Development in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AEC听441 | Biology of Fishes (CP) | 3 |
| BIO Elective | 3 | |
| Physical Science Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective (CP) | 3 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
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A grade of C- or better is required.
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FW听492 External Learning Experience
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Graduates are prepared for graduate school and entry-level professional positions in state and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations and private industry. Upon graduation, students are qualified to seek certification from The Wildlife Society or the American Fisheries Society.
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