Wildlife Conservation
The Wildlife Conservation POE is designed to provide students with both the practical skills and the theoretical knowledge necessary to work as a professional in the field of wildlife conservation, using a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of wild animals and their habitats. Students have the option of selecting from a variety of courses offered at Juniata, including wildlife biology and management, zoology, botany, chemistry, and mathematics.
The specific requirements of the Wildlife Conservation POE are listed below. Substitutions require permission of the wildlife advisors:
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Course Number
Title
Credits
Prerequisites
Dist.
Skills
ESS 100
Environmental Systems I
3
N
ESS 110
Environmental Systems II
3
N
CW
ESS 401
Senior Capstone (Wildlife)
3
Senior in ESS
NS
BI 105
Biology I
3
N
BI 121
Biology Lab I
1
Corequisite BI 105
N
QS
BI 327
Botany
4
BI 105
N
OR
BI 325
Plant Ecology and Systematics
3
PreReq:BI-105
CoReq BI-326N
BI 326
Plant Ecology and Systematics Lab.
1
PreReq:BI-105
CoReq BI-325OR other plant course approved by wildlife advisor
Two semesters of Chemistry
CH 105
Organic Chemistry Concepts I
3
N
CH 116
Organic Chemistry Lab 1
1
Corequisite CH 106
N
CH 106
Organic Chemistry Concepts II
3
CH 105, minimum grade C
N
CH 118
Chemistry Lab II
1
CH 116; Corequisite CH 106
N
or
CH 114
Intro Physical Inorganic Chem I
4
N
QS
CH 115
Intro Physical Inorganic Chem II
4
CH 114
N
QS
One semester of Physics with lab
PC 200
General Physics I
3
Corequisite PC 206
N
QM
or
PC 202
Introductory Physics I
3
Corequisite PC 206 & MA 130
N
QM
PC 206
Physics Lab I
1
Corequisite PC 200. PC 202 or PC 204
N
BI 300
General Ecology
3
BI 105 & BI 121 or permission
N
BI 301
General Ecology Laboratory
1
Corequisite BI 300
N
BI 360
Vertebrate Zoology
3
BI 105 & BI 121, corequisite BI 361
NBI 361
Vertebrate Zoology Lab
2
Corequisite BI 360
N
ESS 325
Conservation Biology
3
EES 100 & BI 105
NS
ESS 224
Wildlife Management
3EES 100, BI 105 & BI 121
N
ESS 324
Natural Resource Management
3
EES 100, & BI 121
N
OR
ESS 337
Env. Policy & Law
3
PreReq:ESS-100
S
ESS 330
Geographical Information Systems
4
EES 100
MA 130
Calculus I
4
QM
One of the following courses in applied statistics is required:
ESS 230
Environmetrics
3
N
QS
BI 305
Biostatistics
4
BI 106 or EES 100
N
QS
MA 220
Probability and Statistics
4
MA 130
N
QS
Total credit hours = 59
Raystown Field Station: The Raystown Field Station provides students with a unique setting to study and do research. Residential programs are available at the station each semester. The curriculum offered during the spring semester is tailored to fit the needs of the Wildlife Conservation POE. Some possible schedules to incorporate the field station semester into your POE are listed here - for students entering as freshmen on an even year, and for students entering as freshmen on an odd year. The Station also offers a summer program that focuses on providing students with specialized zoology courses needed to certify as an associate wildlife biologist from The Wildlife Society. Details on the course offerings at the Station can be accessed at the official website of the Raystown Field Station.
Wildlife Certification: The Wildlife Society, the professional organization for wildlife educators, managers and others who work to study, conserve, and manage wildlife and its habitat. The Wildlife Society recognizes professional credentials through a certification process, and the details of this process can be accessed at the official Wildlife Society website.
Juniata College offers all of the courses required for certification as an Associate Wildlife Biologist. Since the requirements for certification are more extensive than the Wildlife Conservation POE, it would require more planning to complete in 4 years. To help with the planning, here is a possible schedule for certification.
