Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences | Oregon State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Active ListeningCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingScienceWriting

Knowledge

BiologyEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceMathematicsGeography

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingSpeech ClaritySpeech Recognition

Tasks

Develop, or make recommendations on, management systems and plans for wildlife populations and habit
Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
Inform and respond to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identificatio
Use advanced technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and drone technology, for wildlife tracking, habitat mapping, and population studies.

Technology

Analytical or scientific softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareGeographic information system

Tools

35 millimeter camerasAdjustable widemouth pliersAerial netsAir compressorsAll terrain vehicles ATVAnimal transmittersAnimal trapsArchery bowsAxesBenchtop centrifugesBenthic samplersBinocularsBoat trailersBongo netsCalorimeters

Work Values

AchievementRecognitionWorking ConditionsIndependenceRelationshipsSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium19-1023.00	Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	title_inference	—	—	—

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Doctoral Degree)

Long-term recovery and conservation strategies — set direction across a regional or national species program.
Cross-agency partnerships and MOUs — negotiate and lead during multi-jurisdiction conservation work.
Research portfolios and lab budgets — build and steward as a principal investigator at a university or agency.
Policy briefs and expert testimony — produce for legislative and regulatory deliberations.
Listing, downlisting, and critical-habitat decisions — inform with rigorous synthesis at federal scale.
Disciplinary norms (publishing, peer review, ethics) — model and steward through service to scientific societies.
Mentorship of graduate students and early-career biologists — lead pipelines that staff agencies and academia.
Strategic priorities for a wildlife program — articulate to legislators, boards, and the public.
Crisis response (disease outbreaks, oil spills, invasive incursions) — command across coordinating agencies.
Science-to-management translation — institutionalize through standards and decision frameworks.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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