UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis
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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