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Fisheries and Wildlife Science

Valley City State University

Bachelor's DegreeAcademic

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The Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences degree (B.A. or B.S.) prepares students for careers in natural resource management with state and federal agencies, and conservation organizations. Graduates are qualified for federal positions with agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Geological Survey and others.

Credits

120 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • North Dakota

    North Dakota

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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

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Match confidence: medium19-1023.00Zoologists and Wildlife Biologiststitle_inference———
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Multi-year monitoring programs — design, run, and analyze across a state wildlife agency's portfolio.
  • Species status assessments and population viability analyses — lead for at-risk species in a regional context.
  • Bayesian hierarchical and integrated population models — specify, fit, and interpret on agency datasets.
  • Permitting packages (Section 7, MMPA, state listings) — prepare and shepherd through agency review.
  • Stakeholder consultations with tribes, landowners, and NGOs — facilitate during contentious habitat decisions.
  • Field operations across multiple sites and seasons — plan logistics, safety, and data flow.
  • Peer-reviewed manuscripts in applied ecology journals — lead-author from study design through revision.
  • Adaptive-management plans for managed lands — propose, defend, and revise with agency partners.
  • Junior biologists and graduate students — supervise on study design, analysis, and writing.
  • Funding proposals (state, federal, foundation) — author and win for mid-size monitoring projects.

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