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Twin Cities Campus
Wildlife Care and HandlingFisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
This minor enables students to develop an understanding of wildlife care and handling. It will be especially attractive to students in in programs such as wildlife, animal science, biology, natural resources, and environmental studies. Students become acquainted with diagnosis, animal handling, ethics, and population-level concerns of animal care. Any direct involvement with medical care will be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Students interested in the minor should declare through the CFANS Student Services Office.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Basic biology is a prerequisite for courses in the minor.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
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website.
Required prerequisites
Prerequisites
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
Subgroup 0
BIOL 1951 - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 1961 - Foundations of Biology Lab I for Biological Sciences Majors
[BIOL]
(2.0 cr)
or
Subgroup 1
BIOL 1951H - Foundations of Biology Lecture I for Biological Sciences Majors
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
BIOL 1961H {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(2.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Advanced Course
Take 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
FW 3925 - Human Dimensions of Fisheries and Wildlife Management
(3.0 cr)
·
HORT 4601 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
VPM 4400 - Diseases in free-ranging and captive wildlife
(3.0 cr)
·
Wildlife handling
An approved professional training course in wildlife care and handling may be substituted for FW 5625 and 1 credit of FW 4391. Substitutions are approved by petition. To qualify for approval, a training course must include at least 30 hours of instruction in a field setting, and at least one third of the instruction must be hands–on. A wide range of such professional courses is available. Contact the minor coordinator for guidance.
·
FW 5625 - Wildlife Handling and Immobilization for Research and Management
(2.0 cr)
FW 4391 {Inactive}
(1.0-5.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1951/H/Biol 2002/H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1951/H/Biol 2002/H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | introductory biology course |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 4329/EEB 4329 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EEB 3411/3811W EEB 3412W/5412 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EEB 3411/3811W EEB 3412W/5412 |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |