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WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES SCIENCE

Tennessee Technological University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 03.0601

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Cookeville, Tennessee

    1 William L. Jones Drive, Cookeville, Tennessee, 38505-0001

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningWritingComplex Problem SolvingCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingLearning StrategiesScienceInstructingActive LearningSocial PerceptivenessService OrientationMonitoringCoordination

Knowledge

English LanguageBiologyMathematicsCustomer and Personal ServiceGeographyEducation and TrainingComputers and ElectronicsPublic Safety and SecurityLaw and GovernmentAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivitySpeech RecognitionNear VisionInformation OrderingCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resourc
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Monitor research program budgets.
  • Provide visitor services, such as explaining regulations, answering visitor requests, needs and comp
  • Assist with operations of general facilities, such as visitor centers.
  • Confer with park staff to determine subjects and schedules for park programs.
  • Train staff and volunteers on park programs.
  • Regulate grazing, such as by issuing permits and checking for compliance with standards, and help ra
  • Manage forage resources through fire, herbicide use, or revegetation to maintain a sustainable yield
  • Coordinate with federal land managers and other agencies and organizations to manage and protect ran
  • Apply herbicide to eliminate harmful plants.
  • Apply principles of specialized fields of science, such as agronomy, soil science, forestry, or agri
  • Plan soil management or conservation practices, such as crop rotation, reforestation, permanent vege
  • Monitor projects during or after construction to ensure projects conform to design specifications.
  • Develop, or make recommendations on, management systems and plans for wildlife populations and habit
  • Inventory or estimate plant and wildlife populations.
  • Inform and respond to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identificatio
  • Use advanced technologies, such as GIS, remote sensing, and drone technology, for wildlife tracking, habitat mapping, and population studies.

Technology

Analytical or scientific softwareDocument management softwareElectronic mail softwareMap creation softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareGeographic information systemData base user interface and query softwareWeb platform development softwareProject management softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareDesktop publishing softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareData mining softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareOffice suite software

Tools

100-foot measuring tapesBackpack fire pumpsBackpack spraying equipmentBroadcast seedersBrush axesCable tongsCant hooksCarousel slide projectorsChainsawsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersConference telephonesDesktop computersAll-terrain vehicles ATVAnimal trapping equipmentAugersAutomated external defibrillators AEDBackpack tanksBoat trailersBrush cuttersCanoesClaw hammersDigital still camerasDigital video camerasDrip torchesDump trucksDouble-ring infiltrometersGlobal positioning system GPS devices

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1043.00
  • Park Naturalists19-1031.03
  • Range Managers19-1031.02
  • Conservation Scientists19-1031.00
  • Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists19-1023.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Graduate and undergraduate courses spanning the full scope of forestry and conservation science — design, deliver, and continuously refine based on assessment data and evolving disciplinary knowledge.
  • Advanced graduate seminars on forest resource policy, forest pathology, and conservation systems — lead autonomously, integrating current research and complex case studies throughout.
  • Comprehensive grading systems for research papers, field reports, and dissertations — apply with nuanced critical judgment, providing formative feedback that advances graduate-level scholarly development.
  • Multi-season field research programs involving graduate and undergraduate students — oversee fully, managing logistics, data quality, student safety, and scholarly output at remote or complex sites.
  • Non-routine academic challenges such as academic integrity issues or struggling graduate researchers — address with sound judgment and institutional knowledge, resolving cases with appropriate rigor and sensitivity.
  • Developments in conservation biology, forest ecology, and related sciences — synthesize continuously by engaging with primary literature, professional societies, and interdisciplinary colleagues.
  • Graduate student thesis and dissertation committees — chair or serve on, guiding students from proposal through defense across multi-year research timelines.
  • Geographic information systems and object-oriented database tools — apply at an advanced level within research and instruction, enabling spatially complex analyses for graduate field courses.
  • Cross-disciplinary teaching and research collaborations with colleagues in biology, geography, or environmental policy — initiate and sustain to address complex, real-world conservation problems.
  • Instructional learning strategies — evaluate their effectiveness across course formats and adapt pedagogy to serve diverse graduate and undergraduate learners in both field and classroom environments.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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