Classes include natural history and ecology of wildlife and fish, habitat evaluation and management, population dynamics, and research techniques. Graduates fulfill requirements established by The Wildlife Society and the federal Office of Personnel Management for employment in wildlife biology. Wildlife and fisheries scientists find employment as technicians, conservation officers, natural resource managers, environmental educators, research scientists, and environmental impact assessment specialists. Positions are competitive, but are available with federal and state agencies, and private organizations and companies.
Many graduates begin with temporary and part-time positions in public agencies.
About 190 undergraduates are enrolled as majors in Wildlife and Fisheries Science and about 39 percent of those are women. Career opportunities are available with federal and state agencies in wildlife, fish, and resource management. The private sector also offers many career opportunities. Baccalaureate degree graduates who seek research or supervisory positions should consider attending graduate school. The recent emphasis on multiple use of public lands and the decline of some habitats and species of wildlife and fish have shifted employment opportunities.