B.S. Biology Natural Resources
Our faculty have expertise in Aquatic Biology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Plant Biology, Ecology, and Rangeland Management. They have developed partnerships with state and federal agencies such as the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, Kansas Natural Resource Coalition, the Nature Conservancy, and Ducks Unlimited. Our courses provide students with hands-on field experiences. For more information on the Natural Resources Concentration courses please review: Natural Resources Course Plan.
Our students have taken positions at Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Ducks Unlimited, The Natural Resource Conservation Service of KS, Rocky Mountain Power (as a wildlife field technician), and have gone on to graduate schools, including FHSU and University of Wisconsin-Stout.
We also offer the following natural resources related certificates. If you have completed the requirements for a certificate, please fill out the Certificate Request Form.
Ecological Analysis: Biol 620 Biostatistics (4), Biol 670 Ecological Applications (4), Biol 672 Statistical Applications (4). 12 hrs; contact Dr. Channel rchannell@fhsu.edu.
Fisheries Science: Biol 619 Aquatic Ecology (3), Biol 699 Fisheries Management (4), Biol 673 Ichthyology (4): 12 hrs; contact Dr. Stark wstark@fhsu.edu.
Wildlife Biology: Biol 697 Wildlife Management (4), Biol 621 Human Dimensions (3), Biol 665 Conservation Biology (3): 10 hrs; contact Dr. Elzay sdelzay@fhsu.edu.
Resource Management: Biol 699 Fisheries Management (4), Biol 695 Range Management (4), Biol 697 Wildlife Management (4): 12 hrs; contact Dr. Elzay sdelzay@fhsu.edu.
Zoology: any three 600-level animal taxonomy classes: 12 hrs; contact Dr. Patrick lepatrick@fhsu.edu.
