Course

Required Assignment

WL 413-513
Advanced Fisheries Management

Management plans that require critical thinking are given. Modeling to integrate population structure and dynamics. Case studies for problem solving in a group format.

WL 415-515
Upland Game Ecology and Management

Students are required to address and provide guidance to several problematic or issue topics.

WL 417-517
Large Mammal Ecology and Management

Take home exam requires critical thinking and synthesis of literature. Oral reports require critical review of current literature.

WL 419-519
Waterfowl Ecology and Management

Discussion directed at critical analysis of literature. Interpretation of data. Laboratory on evaluating and interpreting structure and function of various taxa of waterfowl.

WL 421-521
Grassland Fire Ecology

Problems of fire use, safety, people management, and equipment are presented for critique. 

WL 423-523
Fish Culture

Much discussion is directed at critical analysis and synthesis of literature.

WL 712
Wetland Ecology and Management

Students must critique 5 journal articles over the course of several weeks. Also, the term paper should contain their thoughts on the studies used on the papers. 

WL 713
Animal Population Dynamics

Interpretation and evaluation of data. Modeling exercise that requires critical thinking.

WL 714
Fish Structure and Function

Lecture material requires synthesis of previous learned material into hypotheses. The relation of structure and function to management, ecomorphology, aquaculture, and environmental monitoring.

WL 715
Wildlife Research Design

Oral report required on hypothesis generation related to student research project.

WL 717
Aquatic Trophic Ecology

Laboratory projects emphasize hypothesis testing and require team-oriented problem solving.

WL 718
Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates

Students are challenged to integrate ecological theory with practical, applied problems.

WL 719
Stream Ecology and Management

Synthesis of new information that challenges stream ecology theory; solving watershed management problems through partnerships.

WL 790
Graduate Seminar

Critical evaluation of all aspects (project design, results, presentation).