PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: F&W ECOL 318 or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the history of wildlife management and conservation in North America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare multiple stakeholder viewpoints demonstrating the ways in which human dimensions influence management decisions and outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe key policies governing wildlife management and conservation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply the ecological principles that are used in biologically sound wildlife management and conservation plans to various scenarios. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Summarize management approaches for various groups of animals, including game, non-game, invasive, and rare/endangered animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain how different habitat types, including grasslands, forests, and wetlands, are managed to support the wildlife that depend on them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Assess ways to approach wildlife management in the context of a changing global climate. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Synthesize and communicate advanced wildlife management concepts to an academic audience. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the history of wildlife management and conservation in North America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Compare multiple stakeholder viewpoints demonstrating the ways in which human dimensions influence management decisions and outcomes. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Describe key policies governing wildlife management and conservation. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Apply the ecological principles that are used in biologically sound wildlife management and conservation plans to various scenarios. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Summarize management approaches for various groups of animals, including game, non-game, invasive, and rare/endangered animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Explain how different habitat types, including grasslands, forests, and wetlands, are managed to support the wildlife that depend on them. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Assess ways to approach wildlife management in the context of a changing global climate. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Synthesize and communicate advanced wildlife management concepts to an academic audience. Audience: Graduate