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Study of life history, ecology, distribution, and taxonomy of terrestrial vertebrates, focusing on Wisconsin species and conservation threats while covering major North American families and global groups.

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SPECIAL TOPICS covers specialized subject matter of current interest to undergraduate students.

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Principles of Wildlife Management covers conserving animal populations for societal benefit, including endangered species, exploited species, nature reserves, and wildlife pests.

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Covers quantitative tools for ecological investigation, emphasizing statistics, GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis applied to ecological datasets.

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A coordinative internship or cooperative education experience in Forest and Wildlife Ecology, guided by faculty and a site supervisor.

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Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology covers ecologically-based management principles for sustainable timber production, biodiversity, and site productivity.

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HUNTING FOR CONSERVATION introduces the values and roles of hunting in wildlife conservation through historical and contemporary contexts, providing practical skills for future natural resources professionals.

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Introduction to disturbance ecology covering fire, wind, flooding, disease, and insects as drivers of terrestrial ecosystem structure and function.

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Hands-on lab course exploring natural and anthropogenic disturbances in forest ecosystems, emphasizing herbivores, fire, and management strategies.

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Environmental Data Science introduces machine learning and programming tools for analyzing, preparing, and visualizing Earth and environmental science datasets.

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Wildlife Research Capstone course where students synthesize wildlife ecology concepts, develop a research proposal, conduct a pilot field study, and design a social survey to prepare for a research career.

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Animal Population Dynamics covers fluctuation techniques, documentation, and controls. Students assess theories and models for wildlife conservation.

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Senior Honors Thesis is individual study for undergraduates in an Honors program completing a thesis in Forest and Wildlife Ecology, arranged with a faculty member.

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Senior Honors Thesis: second-semester individual study for undergraduates in an Honors program completing a Forest and Wildlife Ecology thesis arranged with a faculty member.

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Senior Thesis is independent research for majors in Forest Science or Wildlife Ecology, guided by a faculty member.

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Independent research for majors completing a thesis in Forest Science or Wildlife Ecology under faculty guidance.

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Special Problems offers individual advanced work in Forest and Wildlife Ecology under direct faculty guidance.

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A teaching practicum in Forestry and Wildlife Ecology providing instructional orientation, supervised direct teaching experience, student evaluation practice, and teaching performance analysis.

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This course applies demographic methods to animal population conservation, covering maximum likelihood, Bayesian estimation, mark-recapture, occupancy, and matrix models for decision-making.

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Graduate-level special topics covering specialized subject matter of current interest.

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Independent research course preparing students for a graduate thesis under faculty supervision, focusing on scientific presentation and data communication.

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Advanced Independent Study involves independent graduate study under supervision of a faculty member.

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Statistical Methods for Bioscience II covers polynomial and multiple regression, two-way ANOVA, split-plot design, subsampling, ANCOVA, elementary sampling, and bioassay.

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An introduction to ornithology covering bird biology, ecology, and behavior, including evolution, flight mechanics, migration, communication, and conservation.

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A lab-based course focused on identifying Southern Wisconsin birds by sight and sound, including two required Saturday field trips.

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A Directed Study course where students complete projects arranged with a faculty member.

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Introduction to health care in diverse communities, covering cultural issues, disparities, communication, ethics, and civil rights.

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A self-directed course for Phase 3 WARM students to continue or enhance longitudinal community projects in rural public health.

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Family Medicine Internship Preparation Elective reviews baseline skills for internship training, covering inpatient, outpatient, and procedural topics.

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Independent research elective in Family Medicine where students work with a faculty mentor to conduct, complete, or extend primary care research projects.

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