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      • B.S. in Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
        • Aquaculture and Fisheries Management Track
        • Natural Resources Management and Policy Track
        • Outdoor Enterprise Management Track
        • Rangeland Management Track
        • Wildlife Management Track
      • Dual Undergrad/Grad Programs
        • Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management 4+1 Fast Track
        • Wildlife Conservation and Policy 3+2 Program
      • Park and Natural Resource Management Minor
      • Rangeland Management Minor
      • Wildlife and Fisheries Management Minor
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      • M.S. in Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
      • Master of Natural Resources (Non-Thesis)
      • Ph.D. in Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management
      • Military Land Sustainability Certificate
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Natural Resources Management and Policy Track Degree Plan

Credit Hours: 120 total credit hours required

Freshman Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
AGEC 105Introduction to Agricultural Economics3
BIOL 111Introductory Biology I4
RWFM 101Exploring Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management1
MATH 140Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences13
ENGL 104Composition and Rhetoric3
Total Credits14

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
BIOL 112Introductory Biology II4
MATH 142Business Calculus3
ECCB 205Fundamentals of Ecology3
ECCB 215Fundamentals of Ecology Lab1
RWFM 202Concepts in Applied Plant Biology3
Total Credits14

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
CHEM 119Fundamentals of Chemistry I4
ENGL 210 or COMM 203Technical and Professional Writing or Public Speaking3
RWFM 305Principles and Practices of Wildlife and Fisheries Management 3
POLS 206American National Government3
Creative Arts**3
Total Credits16

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 321Communicating Natural Resources3
RWFM 375Conservation of Natural Resources3
POLS 207State Government3
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Elective**3
American History**3
Total Credits15

Summer

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 383Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Field Techniques3
Total Credits3

Junior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 308Fish and Wildlife Laws and Administration3
RWFM 314Principles of Rangeland
Management Around the
World
3
RWFM 322Community Development and Sustainability3
RWFM 323Parks And Protected Area
Management
3
RWFM 405Urban Wildlife and Fisheries3
Total Credits15

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
AGEC 325Principles of Farm and Ranch Management3
RWFM 336Research Methods in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources3
RWFM 345Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management and Policy3
RWFM 440Wetland Delineation3
STAT 302Statistical Methods3
Total Credits15

Summer

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RWFM 484Internship1
Total Credits1

Senior Year

Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RPTS 460/ECCB 460Nature, Values, and Protected Areas3
RWFM 325Watershed Analysis and Planning3
RWFM 351Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management3
BESC 367 or RWFM 406U.S. Environmental Regulations or Wildlife Habitat Management3
General Elective25
Total Credits15

Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse NameHours
RENR 345Park Ecology and Management3
RWFM 436Natural Resources Policy3
RWFM 470Environmental Impact Assessment3
RWFM 481Senior Seminar1
American History**3
Total Credits13
  • Life and Physical Sciences* – must choose 8 hours from BIOL 107 (Zoology), BIOL 111 (Introductory Biology I), BIOL 112 (Introductory Biology II), or HORT 201/202 (Horticultural Sciences and Practices/Horticultural Sciences and Practices Laboratory). One additional hour must be RENR 215/ECCB 215 (Fundamentals of Ecology – Lab).
  • Creative Arts** and Language, Philosophy and Culture Elective** and American History**– see course offerings at core.tamu.edu
  • 1Must make a grade of C or better.
  • 2Select any 100-499 course not used elsewhere.
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