Undergraduate Course Catalog 2012-2013
College of Life Sciences and Agriculture
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Wildlife and Conservation Biology
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Professor: Kimberly J. Babbitt, John A. Litvaitis, Marianne Klauser Litvaitis, Peter J. Pekins, James T. Taylor
Associate Professor: Thomas D. Lee
Assistant Professor: Rebecca J Rowe
Research Assistant Professor: Adrienne I. Kovach
Extension Associate Professor: Matthew D. Tarr
The Wildlife and Conservation Biology major is for students interested in the ecology, conservation, and management of the wildlife resource and habitat. It is designed to provide knowledge of wildlife species and their various forest, field, and wetland habitats, related policy and law, and ultimately wildlife management and conservation. Students are prepared for employment with public and private agencies in wildlife conservation and management, or for continued study at the graduate level.
Students are encouraged to participate in ongoing field and laboratory research conducted by faculty and graduate students during the academic year. It is very important for students to obtain pertinent work experience during summers.
Freshman Year
NR 400, Professional Perspectives in Natural Resources
NR 401, Introduction to Natural Resources
BIOL 411, Introductory Biology: Molecular and Cellular
BIOL 412, Introductory Biology: Evolution, Biodiversity and Ecology
ENGL 401, First-Year Writing
MATH 424B, Calculus for Life Sciences, or MATH 420, Finite Mathematics
NR 425, Field Dendrology/PBIO 566 Systematic Botany
NR 433, Wildlife Ecology
Discovery Electives
Sophomore Year
BIOL 528, Applied Biostatistics I
CHEM 403 and CHEM 404, General Chemistry or
CHEM 411, General Chemistry and BMCB 501, Biological Chemistry
ENGL 501, Introduction to Creative Nonfiction, or
ENGL 502, Professional and Technical Writing, or
ENGL 503, Persuasive Writing or
CMN 500, Public Speaking
EREC 411, Environmental and Resource Economics Perspectives
NR 527, Forest Ecology, or BIOL 541, General Ecology
NR 658, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Course in: Animal Biology or Biology/Ecology Category
Discovery Electives
Junior Year
NR 602, Natural Resources and Environmental Policy
NR 650, Conservation Biology
Course in: Habitat-Landscape category
Course in: Advanced Biology/Ecology category
Course in: Population/Community Ecology category
Course in: Animal Biology category
Discovery Electives
Senior Year
Course in: Habitat-Landscape category
Course in: Advanced Biology/Ecology category
Course in: Population/Community Ecology category
Course in: Animal Biology category
Capstone course
Discovery Electives
Course choices within the four curricular categories (Habitat-Landscape, Animal Biology, Advanced Biology/Ecology, Population/Community Ecology) and the capstone requirement are provided in the detailed curricular guidelines available from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment.
Students interested in the wildlife and conservation biology major may consult with the program coordinator, Peter Pekins: pete.pekins@unh.edu, (603) 862-1017.
General Science Certification
See Department of Education and COLSA/Degrees.
