Fisheries and Wildlife

Interested in a fisheries and wildlife degree? 

Wild populations cannot be managed without an understanding of how ecological, human, social, economic, political and behavioral considerations interact in the natural world. Fisheries and wildlife students learn about the interactions between and among the natural and social sciences. 

Students pursuing a fisheries and wildlife degree choose one of the following concentrations: 

• Conservation biology
• Wildlife biology and management
• Fisheries biology and management
• Water sciences
• Fish and wildlife disease ecology and management
• Preveterinary

Students may also complete this major through Lyman Briggs College. 

 

ALUMNI PURSUITS

Graduates with a fisheries and wildlife degree have a strong base in the foundational and applied sciences of natural resource management, as well as an understanding of the cultural, recreational and economic values of biological resources. 

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