Staffan Lindgren, Professor Emeritus
Michael Gillingham, Professor Emeritus
Katherine Parker, Professor Emerita
Ken Otter, Professor and Chair
Mark Dale, Professor
Russell Dawson, Professor
Dezene Huber, Professor
Chris Johnson, Professor
Nicola Koper, Professor
Brent Murray, Professor
Mark Shrimpton, Professor
Erin Baerwald, Associate Professor
Heather Bryan, Associate Professor
Eduardo Martins, Associate Professor
Roy Rea, Associate Professor
Shannon Crowley, Adjunct Professor
Dexter Hodder, Adjunct Professor
Jenia Blair, Senior Lab Instructor
Saphida Migabo, Senior Lab Instructor
Website: www.unbc.ca/wildlife-fisheries
Major in Wildlife and Fisheries (BSc)
Major in Wildlife and Fisheries (BSc Honours)
The BSc in Wildlife and Fisheries provides students with a solid foundation in wildlife and fisheries biology, with considerable indoor and outdoor laboratory experience, exposing students to an integrated approach to resource issues that confront today's professionals. The combination of theoretical and applied ecology with practical labs and exercises in the Wildlife and Fisheries degree gives students the background to pursue post-graduate studies and public- and private-sector employment in the wildlife or fisheries professions. Students completing all courses in the Wildlife and Fisheries degree meet the education requirements for eligibility as a Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio) in BC.
The minimum requirement for completion of a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries is 123 credit hours.
Major in Wildlife and Fisheries
Program Requirements
Lower-Division Requirements
100 Level
| BIOL 103-3 | Introductory Biology I |
| BIOL 104-3 | Introductory Biology II |
| BIOL 123-1 | Introductory Biology I Laboratory |
| BIOL 124-1 | Introductory Biology II Laboratory |
| CHEM 100-3 | General Chemistry I |
| CHEM 101-3 | General Chemistry II |
| CHEM 120-1 | General Chemistry Lab I |
| CHEM 121-1 | General Chemistry Lab II |
| MATH 152-3 | Calculus for Non-majors |
| NREM 100-3* | Field Skills |
| NREM 101-3 | Introduction to Natural Resources Management and Conservation |
| NRES 100-3 | Communications in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies |
| or ENGL 170-3 | Writing and Communication Skills |
| PHYS 100-4 | Physics for Life Sciences I |
| or PHYS 115-4 | General Introduction to Physics |
*Applications for exemption from NREM 100-3 must be made within the first year of study in this degree.
200 Level
| BIOL 201-3 | Ecology |
| BIOL 210-3 | Genetics |
| CHEM 220-3 | Organic and Biochemistry |
| FSTY 201-3 | Forest Plant Systems |
| or BIOL 301-3 | Systematic Botany |
| FSTY 205-3 | Introduction to Soil Science |
| FSTY 207-1 | Terrestrial Ecological Classification |
| GEOG 204-3 | Introduction to GIS |
| NREM 204-3 | Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries |
| STAT 240-3 | Basic Statistics |
Two of the following:
| BIOL 202-3 | Invertebrate Zoology |
| BIOL 204-3 | Plant Biology |
| BIOL 315-3 | Animal Diseases and Parasites |
| GEOG 210-3 | Introduction to Earth Science |
| GEOG 310-3 | Hydrology |
| NREM 210-4 | Integrated Resource Management |
Upper-Division Requirement
300 Level
| BIOL 302-3 | Limnology |
| BIOL 307-3 | Ichthyology and Herpetology |
| BIOL 308-3 | Ornithology and Mammalogy |
| BIOL 323-3 | Evolutionary Biology |
| BIOL 325-3 | Ecological Analyses |
| ENPL 305-3 | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| or ENPL 401-3 | Environmental Law |
| or ENVS 326-3 | Public Engagement for Sustainability |
| or ENVS 414-3 | Environmental and Professional Ethics |
| NREM 303-3 | Aboriginal Perspectives on Land and Resource Management |
| or NREM 306-3 | Society, Policy and Administration |
400 Level
| BIOL 402-3* | Aquatic Plants |
| or BIOL 404-3 | Plant Ecology |
| BIOL 406-3 | Fish Ecology |
| BIOL 410-3 | Population and Community Ecology |
| BIOL 412-3 | Wildlife Ecology |
| BIOL 413-3 | Wildlife Management |
| or BIOL 414-3 | Fisheries Management |
One of the following:
| BIOL 409-3 | Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems |
| BIOL 411-3 | Conservation Biology |
| NREM 333-3 | Field Applications in Resource Management |
| NREM 400-4 | Natural Resources Planning |
| NREM 409-3 | Conservation Planning |
| NREM 410-3 | Watershed Management |
*Note: Prerequisites for these courses may be met by appropriate selection of courses in options listed in “Two of the following” at the 200 level above.
Elective Requirement
Elective credit hours as necessary to ensure completion of a minimum of 123 credit hours, while ensuring 15 courses (45-46 credit hours) are at the upper-division level in any of BIOL, FSTY, NREM, NRES, or ORTM.
BSc Honours - Wildlife and Fisheries
The Honours in Wildlife and Fisheries recognizes undergraduate students who both excel at their studies and who complete an undergraduate thesis (normally NRES 430-6).
To enter the Honours Program, students must have completed 60 credit hours and obtained a minimum Cumulative GPA of 3.33. Attaining the minimum requirement does not guarantee admission into the Honours Program, which will be at the discretion of the Ecosystem Science and Management Program. Maintenance of a Cumulative GPA of 3.33 is required to remain in the Honours Program.
Honours students are required to complete the degree requirements for the BSc in Wildlife and Fisheries. Each student also must complete a 6-credit Undergraduate Thesis (as part of their elective credit hours) under the supervision of a faculty member. Students are responsible to find their own undergraduate thesis research supervisor. Faculty members are under no obligation to supervise Honours students.
Updated: June 28, 2024