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Water Science 517<br />

B.S. Major Requirements:<br />

UNITS<br />

Written/Oral Expression ......................... 8<br />

University Writing Program 1................... 4<br />

Communication 1................................... 4<br />

Above requirements simultaneously satisfy<br />

the College requirements.<br />

Preparatory Subject Matter................... 47<br />

Biological Sciences 1A, 1B, 1C or<br />

2A, 2B, 2C .................................... 14-15<br />

Chemistry 2A, 2B, 8A, 8B .................... 16<br />

Mathematics 16A, 16B........................... 6<br />

Physics 1A, 1B ...................................... 6<br />

Statistics 100, 102, or Plant Sciences<br />

120...................................................... 4<br />

Breadth/<strong>General</strong> Education ............... 6-24<br />

Satisfaction of <strong>General</strong> Education requirement.<br />

Depth Subject Matter ....................... 54-60<br />

Students graduating with this major are<br />

required to attain at least a C average<br />

(2.000) in all courses taken at the university<br />

in depth subject matter.<br />

Environmental Science and Policy 100 or<br />

Evolution and Ecology 101 ..................... 4<br />

Evolution and Ecology 100 ..................... 4<br />

Biological Sciences 101.......................... 4<br />

Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior<br />

101 ..................................................... 5<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation<br />

Biology 121 or 130 ............................... 4<br />

Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology<br />

100 or Evolution and Ecology 105 ....... 3-4<br />

Choose three lecture courses and two<br />

(laboratory) courses from Wildlife, Fish,<br />

and Conservation Biology 110, (110L),<br />

111, (111L), 120, (120L), or Evolution<br />

and Ecology 134, (134L) ................. 12-13<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation<br />

Biology 122 .......................................... 4<br />

Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior<br />

102...................................................…3<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

154…………………………………………….4<br />

Choose one course (two recommended)<br />

from Statistics 104, 106 or 108............ 4-8<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

100, or 101 and 101L, or 102 and<br />

102L, or Geology 136 ........................ 3-7<br />

Strongly recommended, but not required<br />

Applied Biological Systems Technology<br />

180 or Plant Sciences 180...................... 4<br />

Restricted Electives........................... 12-36<br />

Choose one from the nine Areas of Specialization<br />

shown below. Students must maintain a C average<br />

(2.000 GPA) and pass all course work in their chosen<br />

specialization.<br />

Areas of Specialization<br />

(1) Behavioral Ecology: Complete Wildlife,<br />

Fish, and Conservation Biology 141. Choose<br />

one course from Neurobiology, Physiology,<br />

and Behavior 150 or Entomology 104.<br />

Choose two courses from Animal Science<br />

103, 104, 105, Anthropology 101, 128A,<br />

154A, 154B,<br />

Evolution and Ecology 107, Neurobiology,<br />

Physiology, and Behavior 152, 159, 162,<br />

Psychology 127, or Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology 151.<br />

(2) Conservation Biology: Complete Wildlife,<br />

Fish, and Conservation Biology 154 and<br />

155. Choose one course from Environmental<br />

Science and Policy 161, 166, 170, or 171.<br />

Choose one course from a or b:<br />

(a) Plant Biology 117, Environmental<br />

Horticulture 160, Evolution and<br />

Ecology147, or Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology 156;<br />

(b) Evolution and Ecology 115, 138, or<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

157, 158.<br />

(3) Ecotoxicology and Disease Ecology:<br />

Complete Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation<br />

Biology 153, 158, and either Biological<br />

Sciences 102, 103, or Animal Biology 102,<br />

103.<br />

Choose one course from a or b:<br />

(a) Environmental Toxicology 101, 112A<br />

(112B recommended), or 138;<br />

(b) Pathology, Microbiology, and<br />

Immunology 101, Medical Microbiology<br />

115 or 116.<br />

(4) Fisheries Biology: Complete Wildlife, Fish,<br />

and Conservation Biology 120, 120L, 121,<br />

and either Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation<br />

Biology 102, 102L, or Geology 136.<br />

Complete one of the following options:<br />

Option 1: Environmental Science and<br />

Policy 116 or Evolution and Ecology 115;<br />

complete the Bodega Marine Lab Spring<br />

Quarter Program.<br />

Option 2: Biological Sciences 102, 103, or<br />

Animal Biology 102, 103; complete one<br />

course from a and one course from b:<br />

(a) Entomology 116, Evolution and Ecology<br />

112-112L, or Environmental Science and<br />

Policy 151L;<br />

(b) Environmental Science and Policy 116,<br />

150C, 151, Evolution and Ecology 115,<br />

Hydrologic Science 122, or Wildlife, Fish,<br />

and Conservation Biology 157.<br />

Option 3: Complete one course from<br />

Entomology 116, Evolution and Ecology<br />

112-112L, or Environmental Science and<br />

Policy 151L. Choose four courses from<br />

Environmental and Resource Sciences 100,<br />

Environmental Science and Policy 116,<br />

150C, 151, Evolution and Ecology 115,<br />

Hydrologic Science 122, 143, or Wildlife,<br />

Fish, and Conservation Biology 157.<br />

(5) Physiological Ecology: Complete Wildlife,<br />

Fish, and Conservation Biology 121 and 130<br />

and either Biological Sciences 102, 103 or<br />

Animal Biology 102, 103. Choose two<br />

courses from Neurobiology, Physiology, and<br />

Behavior 126, 127, 128, 140, or 141.<br />

(6) Wildlife Damage Management: Complete<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

152, Plant Sciences 105, Evolution and<br />

Ecology 104, and choose one course from<br />

Nature and Culture 140 or Veterinary<br />

Medicine 170.<br />

(7) Wildlife Biology: Complete Wildlife, Fish,<br />

and Conservation Biology 100 or 101-101L,<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

151, and two courses from Evolution and<br />

Ecology 134L or Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology 110L or 111L; and<br />

(a) Choose one course from Plant Biology<br />

102, 108, 117, 144, 147, or 178, or<br />

Evolution and Ecology 117; and<br />

(b) Choose one course from Agricultural<br />

Management and Rangeland Resources<br />

130, Environmental Science and Policy<br />

155, Environmental Horticulture 160,<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

155, 156, or 157; and<br />

(c) Choose two courses from Environmental<br />

Science and Policy 121, Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology 136, 152, 153,<br />

154, or 158<br />

(8) Population Dynamics: Mathematics 16C<br />

(17A-17B-17C or 21A-21B-21C<br />

recommended), Statistics 108, Environmental<br />

Science and Policy 121, Engineering 6, and<br />

one additional upper division statistics course<br />

beyond the Depth Subject Matter requirement<br />

(e.g. Statistics 104, 106; note that Statistics<br />

100, 102 do not fulfill this requirement).<br />

(9) Individualized: Students may, with prior<br />

approval of their adviser and the curriculum<br />

committee, design their own individualized<br />

specialization within the major. The<br />

specialization will consist of four-six courses<br />

with a common theme.<br />

Unrestricted Electives .........................0-54<br />

Total Units for the Degree (minimum) ..180<br />

Major Adviser. J. M. Eadie<br />

Students transferring to <strong>UC</strong> <strong>Davis</strong> from another institution<br />

or new students declaring the major of Wildlife,<br />

Fish, and Conservation Biology must consult the<br />

Master Adviser so that their program can be evaluated<br />

and a faculty adviser assigned. See the Staff<br />

Advisor in 1089 Academic Surge Building or telephone<br />

(530) 754-9796.<br />

Minor Program Requirements:<br />

The minor in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

is for students interested in basic training and<br />

understanding of the ecology and conservation of<br />

wild terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates, emphasizing<br />

birds, mammals, and fish, but with relevance and<br />

application to all life forms.<br />

UNITS<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation<br />

Biology............................................21-30<br />

Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology<br />

100, 151, either 154 or 155, and choose<br />

one course from 110, 111, or 120.........15<br />

Two to four upper division elective courses<br />

chosen from the Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology curriculum, excluding<br />

WFC 190, 191, 192, 195, 198, and<br />

199 .................................................5-16<br />

Minor Adviser. J. M. Eadie<br />

Graduate Study. Faculty in Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology are active members of several<br />

graduate programs, including the Ecology, Population<br />

Biology, Animal Behavior and Avian Science<br />

graduate groups. Students interested in graduate<br />

studies should see Graduate Studies, on page 104.<br />

Courses in Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology (WFC)<br />

Lower Division Courses<br />

10. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (4)<br />

Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Introduction to<br />

the ecology and conservation of vertebrates. Complexity<br />

and severity of world problems in conserving<br />

biological diversity. GE credit: SciEng, Div, Wrt.—I.<br />

(I.) Elliott-Fisk, Moyle, Kelt<br />

11. Introduction to Conservation Biology (3)<br />

Lecture—3 hours. Introduction to conservation biology<br />

and background to the biological issues and<br />

controversies surrounding loss of species and habitats<br />

for students with no background in biological<br />

sciences. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt.—III. (III.) Caro<br />

92. Internship (1-6)<br />

Internship—3-18 hours. Prerequisite: lower division<br />

standing and consent of instructor. Work experience<br />

off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the<br />

department. Internships supervised by a member of<br />

the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)<br />

Upper Division Courses<br />

100. Field Methods in Wildlife, Fish, and<br />

Conservation Biology (4)<br />

Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours; fieldwork—3<br />

hours. Prerequisite: Evolution and Ecology 101 or<br />

Environmental Science and Policy 100 and consent<br />

of instructor. Introduction to field methods for monitoring<br />

and studying wild vertebrates and their habitats,<br />

with an emphasis on ecology and conservation.<br />

Required weekend field trips.—III. (III.) Anderson,<br />

Eadie, Kelt, Van Vuren<br />

101. Field Research in Wildlife Ecology (2)<br />

Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: Consent<br />

of instructor and one upper division course in each<br />

of ecology, statistics, and ornithology, mammalogy,<br />

or herpetology. Field research in ecology of wild vertebrates<br />

in terrestrial environments; formulation of<br />

testable hypotheses, study design, introduction to<br />

research methodology, oral and written presentation<br />

of results. Limited enrollment. Offered in alternate<br />

years. GE credit: Wrt.—I. Anderson, Eadie, Kelt,<br />

Van Vuren<br />

Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-<strong>2010</strong> offering in parentheses<br />

<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience

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