Minor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
The minor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation is designed to introduce students to the basic principles of ecology and their application to the challenges of biodiversity conservation and sustainability, especially with regard to wildlife and wildlife habitat.
The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation minor must include a minimum of 15 credit hours. To apply for the minor, complete an "Application to Add or Cancel a Minor" early in your academic career.
Required Course
| WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 |
Ecology Course: take one
| FOR 3153C Forest Ecology | 3 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology | 4 |
| PCB 3601C Plant Ecology | 3 |
| PCB 4043C General Ecology | 4 |
| WIS 4934 Natural Resource Ecology (online) | 3 |
Electives: take three
| WIS courses at the 3000 level or higher | 9 |
Suggestions for Minor Electives:
- WIS 3401 Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab (3) F
- WIS 3401L Wildlife Ecology and Management Lab (1) F Milton Campus only
- WIS 3402 Wildlife of Florida (3) S
- WIS 3402L Wildlife of Florida Lab (1) S
- WIS 3403C Perspectives of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (3) F
- WIS 3434 Tropical Wildlife (3) F-odd year only
- WIS 3553 Introduction to Conservation Genetics (3) S
- WIS 4203C Introduction to Landscape Ecology (3) S
- WIS 4427C Wildlife Habitat Management (3) S
- WIS 4443C Wetland Wildlife Resources (4) Milton Campus Only
- WIS 4501 Introduction to Wildlife Population Ecology (3) S
- WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation (3) F
- WIS 4547C Avian Field Techniques (2) S
- WIS 4554 Conservation Biology (3) F
- WIS 4601C Quantitative Wildlife Ecology (3) S
- WIS 4934 Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (var) F,S
- WIS 4945C Wildlife Techniques (2) S
- Any upper-division (3000- and 4000-level) WIS courses listed under Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in the UF Undergraduate Catalog.
Please note: Students who wish to minor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation are responsible for completing any prerequisites for WIS coursework listed in the UF Undergraduate Catalog.
