Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology (MS)
Degree Requirements
The Master of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology degree requires a minimum of 30 credits as described below. A thesis and final comprehensive examination are also required. Further requirements may be imposed by a student’s advisory committee.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar/Intro to Graduate Research Course | 1 | |
| Students may select one of the seminar courses below or similar courses from the departments participating in the program. | ||
| Introduction to Biological Research | ||
| Doctoral Seminar in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Research | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Research Course 1 | 6 | |
| Master's Thesis Research | ||
| Additional Courses | 23 | |
| "Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 30 total hours | ||
| Total Hours 2 | 30 | |
- 1
Extra research credits may apply towards additional courses as long as the 18 credits of letter graded courses requirement is met.
- 2
All masters degrees at NC State University require 18 credits of letter-graded courses.
Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Requirements
The Accelerated Bachelors/Master’s (ABM) degree program allows exceptional undergraduate students at NC State an opportunity to complete the requirements for both the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at an accelerated pace. These undergraduate students may double count up to 12 credits and obtain a thesis-based Master’s degree in the same field within 18 months of completing the Bachelor’s degree.
The Master of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology degree requires a minimum of 30 credits as described below. A thesis and final comprehensive examination are also required. Further requirements may be imposed by a student’s advisory committee.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Seminar/Intro to Graduate Research Course | 1 | |
| Students may select one of the seminar courses below or similar courses from the departments participating in the program. | ||
| Introduction to Biological Research | ||
| Doctoral Seminar in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Research | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Research Course 1 | 6 | |
| Master's Thesis Research | ||
| Additional Courses | 23 | |
| "Additional Courses" are approved in conjunction with the academic committee to meet 30 total hours | ||
| Total Hours 2 | 30 | |
- 1
Extra research credits may apply towards additional courses as long as the 18 credits of letter graded courses requirement is met.
- 2
All masters degrees at NC State University require 18 credits of letter-graded courses.
Faculty
Full Professors
- David Derek Aday
- Anthony T. Blikslager
- Russell J. Borski
- Jeffrey A. Buckel
- Jaime A. Collazo
- William Gregory Cope
- Maria T. Correa
- Frederick Willis Cubbage
- Robert R. Dunn
- Kevin Gross
- Harry Valentine Daniels III
- Christopher S. DePerno
- David B. Eggleston
- John R. Godwin
- Craig A. Harms
- George R. Hess
- Jeffrey M. Hinshaw
- Jay Frederick Levine
- Thomas J. Kwak
- Thomas M. Losordo
- Kathryn Montgome Meurs
- Christopher E. Moorman
- Stacy Arnold Charles Nelson
- Markus Nils Peterson
- Luis Alonso Ramirez-Ulate
- Robert Jeryl Richardson
- Ann Helen Ross
- Robert Michael Scheller
- Bruce A Schulte
- Clyde E. Sorenson
- Michael K. Stoskopf
Associate Professors
- Caren Beth Cooper
- Jodi Anne Forrester
- Madhusudan V. Katti
- Randall Brian Langerhans
- Ivana Mali
- Theodore Henry Shear
Assistant Professors
- Tal Ben-Horin
- Matteo Petit Bon
- Jie Cao
- Corey Dunn
- Ritwick Ghosh
- Khara Deanne Grieger
- Tara Myers Harrison
- Nathan James Hostetter
- Lincoln Ray Larson
- Nadya Rose Mamoozadeh
- Jamian Krishna Pacifici
- Olivia Anne Petritz
- Benjamin J. Reading
- Kathryn Tate Stevenson
- Bradley William Taylor
- Eric A. Wade
- Elsa Youngsteadt
Practice/Research/Teaching Professors
- Jesse Robert Fischer
- Roland Wesley Kays
- Lara B. Pacifici
- Martha Burford Reiskind
- Kara Kristina Walker