Forestry
The Forestry Major Offers Four Concentrations:
Forest Resources Management*
The forest resources management concentration provides an education related to the management of the broad spectrum of natural resources. In addition to core required courses, there are elective credit hours for broad studies or specialized training in one or more areas of forestry. Examples of specialization include forest biology, forest business management, forest economics, and forest inventory.
The educational programs in the forest resources management concentration leading to the professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Forestry are accredited by the Society of American Foresters under the Forestry Standards. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Outdoor Recreation and Park Management
The outdoor recreation and park management concentration prepares students for careers as professionals in a variety of natural resource management agencies, non-profits, and small business operations. Curriculum includes an internship and courses in recreation ecology, visitor use impacts, natural and cultural interpretation, commercial recreation, research methods, and outdoor leadership. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Restoration & Conservation Science*
This concentration prepares students for a career maintaining and restoring the health of our natural landscapes. The program draws from many disciplines and emphasizes forestry, ecology, soil and waters, and wildlife. Curriculum includes an internship and courses in restoration and conservation, and students may specialize in wildlife habitats, watersheds, ecosystem construction, ecology, or biodiversity. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Urban Forestry*
This concentration is an interdisciplinary program emphasizing forestry, arboriculture, horticulture, urban forest management, and urban wildlife. Curriculum is designed to prepare graduates who can evaluate, plan, and resolve problems in urban and traditional forests. Foresters work closely with the public and private sector, so development of personnel management and communications skills is highly encouraged. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Learn about our Multicultural Scholars Program, which focuses on recruiting underserved and underrepresented students majoring in forestry, with specific concentrations in resource management and urban forestry.
Wildlife and Fisheries
The Wildlife and Fisheries Major Offers Three Concentrations:
Wildlife Management*
Students in this concentration study the science and art of maintaining populations of wild animals at levels consistent with the best interests of both wild species and people. Management goals may be aesthetic, economic, or ecological. Success depends on the fieldwork of wildlife and fisheries biologists and the scholarly application of scientific information.
Students may take coursework to become an associate wildlife biologist and may graduate with up to three minors in four years. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Fisheries Management
The fisheries management program studies the science of maintaining populations of fish at levels consistent with the best interests of both wild species and people. Management goals may be aesthetic, economic, or ecological. Success depends on the fieldwork of wildlife and fisheries biologists, the scholarly application of scientific information. View the full requirements for this concentration.
Wildlife Health
This concentration provides training for biologists interested in ensuring the health of wildlife and fisheries populations, conserving wild species, and protecting domestic animals and humans from diseases spread by wildlife. Wildlife health is a challenging aspect of wildlife management, and students are encouraged to continue with a graduate or veterinary degree after completing this undergraduate program. View the full requirements for this concentration.
* The educational programs in the forest resources management, restoration and conservation science, and urban forestry concentrations leading to the professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Forestry are accredited by the Society of American Foresters under the Forestry Standards. The educational programs in the wildlife and fisheries management concentration leading to the professional degree of Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries are accredited by the Society of American Foresters under the Natural Resource and Ecosystem Management Standards.