Gain a solid foundation in wildlife and fisheries biology and develop an integrated approach to resource issues facing today’s wildlife and fisheries professionals.

Combine the theoretical and practical lab experience that provides you with the background to pursue post-graduate studies and public- and private-sector employment in the wildlife or fisheries professions.

Program Details:

Learn about natural resources management, chemistry, ecology, biology, genetics, physics, soil science, forest plant systems and botany in your first two years.

Delve into a wide range of topics in your third and fourth years:

• ornithology and mammalogy
• animal diseases and parasites
• environmental impact assessment
• ethics
• Indigenous perspectives on land and resource management
• wildlife, fisheries and watershed management

This degree provides the theoretical background you need to work as a biologist, but also exposes you to extensive hands-on and practical skills training for entry into the wildlife and fisheries field.

Career Paths:

• Registered Professional Biologist
• Wildlife biologist
• Government-sector careers in wildlife, fisheries, forestry, parks and resource management
• Private-sector careers in biological consulting, environmental education and interpretation
• Municipal, provincial, federal government researcher
• Careers in teaching, enforcement and management

This degree provides you a sound biological background for a career in wildlife or fisheries professions, or to pursue post-graduate studies.

You’ll also meet the education requirements for eligibility as a Registered Professional Biologist in B.C.

Co-op and honours options also available.