Lake Superior State University offers a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in either wildlife management or fisheries management, both of which are designed to prepare students for a career in the management of wildlife populations. The program provides an in-depth curriculum that includes an understanding of the ecology and population dynamics in nature and offers practical laboratory and field experience opportunities. Graduates of these programs are qualified for a career as wildlife technicians or biologists as determined by state and federal natural resource management agencies.
Lake Superior State University
650 W. Easterday Ave.
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
906-632-6841
www.lssu.edu
Mississippi State University offers both undergraduate and graduate opportunities in wildlife sciences. The bachelor of science with a concentration in wildlife management prepares students for wildlife biologist certification by The Wildlife Society. This is a four-year program that includes a summer placement program to provide students with hands-on training. The four-year bachelor of science in wildlife and fisheries science is an undergraduate degree that is intended for students planning to pursue postgraduate training in the field. Graduate opportunities are available at the master's and doctorate level. The master of science in wildlife and fisheries science requires 24 credit hours, an in-depth thesis and oral examination. The doctor of philosophy in forest resources is generally a four-year program that includes written and oral examinations, a dissertation and varying hours of course work, dependent on the curriculum plan chosen.
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS 39762
662-325-2323
www.msstate.edu
The School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri offers an undergraduate degree in fisheries and wildlife that features the biological and ecological study of animal populations. Following a rigorous academic component of the program, students will receive practical experience in a conservation area managed by the university that contains both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife. Technician and research internship opportunities are also available with state agencies and university faculty members on a seasonal or part-time basis. Graduate programs include both a master's and doctoral degree in fisheries and wildlife. The master's program requires 30 credit hours and a thesis, whereas the doctoral program requires 72 credit hours, research and multiple examinations.
University of Missouri
1100 Carrie Francke Drive
Columbia, MO 65211-3020
573-882-2121
www.missouri.edu