Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
Catalog 2020-2021
Program: FWS - Bachelor of Science
The Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences B.S. Program at Paul Smith's College, with concentrations in Fisheries Science and Wildlife Science, offers students the education needed for entry-level positions in state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and private consulting firms and prepares students for graduate education. Program content is based upon emerging issues in natural resource management and on certification requirements of professional organizations such as the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Program activities are coordinated with the Adirondack Watershed Institute , a research and outreach organization based at Paul Smith's College.
At the end of the program students will be able to:
Apply science as a body of knowledge and as a method of inquiry.
Apply key concepts of biology and ecology to fisheries and wildlife organisms, populations, communities, and their habitats.
Apply basic math skills to problem solving in fisheries and wildlife populations and their habitat.
Apply key principles of physics and chemistry to fisheries and wildlife adaptations.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the relation between trends in human population growth and major issues (past, present, and future) affecting fish and wildlife populations, communities, and their habitat.
Explain how major issues affect the dynamics of fish populations, communities, and their habitats.
Articulate scientifically a rationale and justification for assessing and monitoring the effects of major issues on fish and wildlife populations, communities, and their habitat.
Apply gained knowledge of assessment and monitoring protocols to evaluate the effects of major issues on fish and wildlife populations, communities, and their habitats
Delineate the management environment in ecological, economic, political, and socio-cultural terms.
Define the cyclic management process as related to an organization's mission statement, goals, objectives, strategies,assessment plan (problem definition), implementation plan (action plan), and evaluation/monitoring program.
Articulate the appropriateness of management approaches used to address the issues and problems affecting fisheries and wildlife, their habitats, and humans.
Define the skills needed to effectively work with a variety of stakeholders in an interdisciplinary management setting as an integrated team.
Degree Requirements:
This degree includes both a set of program core requirements and core electives (48) credits), and completion of an 18 -to 21 - credit concentration within either Fisheries or Wildlife Sciences. A minimum of 60 credits are liberal arts and science courses; at least 45 credits of the minimum of 120 approved credits required are in the upper-division. The degree is offered within a standard eight-semester sequence, providing opportunity for summer employment, internships or additional studies.
Fisheries Concentration
Semester 1 Effective College Writing I
3
Intro to Fisheries & Wildlife Management
4
Semester 2 Social & Cultural Engagement - Foundation
3
Courses
COM 102 Intro to Communication & Leadership
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture
3
GEO 101 General Geography
3
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887
3
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present
3
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
NRS 110 Introduction to Environment & Society
3
PSY 101 Psychology
3
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior
3
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US
3
SOC 101 Sociology I
3
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures
3
Responsibility & Expression - Reinforcing
3
Courses
COM 101 Speech
3
COM 201 Interpersonal Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing
3
ENG 350 World Literature
3
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HOS 270 Hospitality Applications
6
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 105 Art Of Film
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
HUM 135 Photography
3
HUM 200 Studio Art
3
HUM 270 Ethics
3
LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
3
LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
3
LAN 103 Elementary French I
3
LAN 104 Elementary French II
3
LAN 105 Elementary Italian I
3
LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
3
LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
3
LAN 203 Intermediate French I
3
LAN 204 Intermediate French II
3
MKT 200 Principles of Marketing
3
PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality
3
PSY 210 Human Development
3
REC 133 Environmental Education
3
REC 220 Outdoor Recreation Leadership
3
SOC 115 Adirondack Studies
3
Written Communication - Reinforcing
3
Courses
COM 210 Technical Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
ENG 102 Effective College Writing II
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 105 Food Writing
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887
3
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present
3
REC 133 Environmental Education
3
SOC 210 The Sixties!
3
Semester 3 Natural History of North American Verteb
3
Semester 4 Social & Cultural Engagement - Reinforcing
3
Courses
BAK 270 International Baking & Pastry
4
COM 201 Interpersonal Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
CUL 150 International Cuisine
4
ECN 101 Macroeconomics
3
ECN 102 Microeconomics
3
ECN 200 Principles of Economics
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 105 Food Writing
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 350 World Literature
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
FOR 280 Woodlot Management
3
FOR 285 Urban Forestry Issues
2
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HOS 270 Hospitality Applications
6
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
3
LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
3
LAN 103 Elementary French I
3
LAN 104 Elementary French II
3
LAN 105 Elementary Italian I
3
LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
3
LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
3
LAN 203 Intermediate French I
3
LAN 204 Intermediate French II
3
MGT 200 Principles of Management
3
MGT 201 Business Law
3
MGT 250 Sustainable Practices Entrepreneurship
3
MKT 200 Principles of Marketing
3
POL 200 Origins of American Gov and Politics
3
POL 202 Politics Of The Environment
3
PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality
3
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior
3
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US
3
SOC 101 Sociology I
3
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures
3
SOC 115 Adirondack Studies
3
SOC 210 The Sixties!
3
SOC 220 Social Research
3
SRV 101 Surveying II: Surveying Automation
3
SRV 270 Law and Land Surveying
3
SUS 120 Sustainable Community Agriculture
3
Semester 5
Semester 6 Independent Capstone Proposal Development
1
Semester 7 Stream Ecology And Management
3
FWSF - Fisheries Concentration: Biological Science Elective
3-4
Courses
BIO 320 Evolution
3
BIO 361 Entomology
4
BIO 363 Mammalogy
4
BIO 364 Ornithology
4
BIO 366 Herpetology
4
BIO 410 Animal Behavior
3
BIO 472 Paleoecology
3
BIO 476 Winter Ecology
4
ENV 330 Conservation Biology
3
ENV 473 Wetlands Ecosystems And Management
3
FOR 310 Forest Ecology
3
NRS 432 Landscape Ecology
3
FWSF - Fisheries Concentration: Human Dimension Elective
3
Courses
ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process
3
ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment
3
ENV 455 Sustainable Development
3
EST 320 Global Environmental Studies Seminar
3
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HUM 270 Ethics
3
NRS 331 Land Use Planning
3
NRS 410 Natural Resource Economics
3
POL 202 Politics Of The Environment
3
Semester 8 Fisheries Biology And Management
3
Independent Capstone Project
3
FWSF - Fisheries Concentration: Biological Science Elective
3
Courses
BIO 320 Evolution
3
BIO 361 Entomology
4
BIO 363 Mammalogy
4
BIO 364 Ornithology
4
BIO 366 Herpetology
4
BIO 410 Animal Behavior
3
BIO 472 Paleoecology
3
BIO 476 Winter Ecology
4
ENV 330 Conservation Biology
3
ENV 473 Wetlands Ecosystems And Management
3
FOR 310 Forest Ecology
3
NRS 432 Landscape Ecology
3
FWSF - Fisheries Concentration: Human Dimension Elective
3
Courses
ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process
3
ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment
3
ENV 455 Sustainable Development
3
EST 320 Global Environmental Studies Seminar
3
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HUM 270 Ethics
3
NRS 331 Land Use Planning
3
NRS 410 Natural Resource Economics
3
POL 202 Politics Of The Environment
3
Wildlife Concentration
Semester 1 Effective College Writing I
3
Intro to Fisheries & Wildlife Management
4
Semester 2 Social & Cultural Engagement - Foundation
3
Courses
COM 102 Intro to Communication & Leadership
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture
3
GEO 101 General Geography
3
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887
3
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present
3
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
NRS 110 Introduction to Environment & Society
3
PSY 101 Psychology
3
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior
3
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US
3
SOC 101 Sociology I
3
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures
3
Written Communication - Reinforcing
3
Courses
COM 210 Technical Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
ENG 102 Effective College Writing II
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 105 Food Writing
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 200 Advanced Composition
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887
3
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present
3
REC 133 Environmental Education
3
SOC 210 The Sixties!
3
Semester 3 Natural History of North American Verteb
3
Responsibility & Expression - Reinforcing
3
Courses
COM 101 Speech
3
COM 201 Interpersonal Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 220 Introduction to Creative Writing
3
ENG 350 World Literature
3
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HOS 270 Hospitality Applications
6
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 105 Art Of Film
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
HUM 135 Photography
3
HUM 200 Studio Art
3
HUM 270 Ethics
3
LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
3
LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
3
LAN 103 Elementary French I
3
LAN 104 Elementary French II
3
LAN 105 Elementary Italian I
3
LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
3
LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
3
LAN 203 Intermediate French I
3
LAN 204 Intermediate French II
3
MKT 200 Principles of Marketing
3
PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality
3
PSY 210 Human Development
3
REC 133 Environmental Education
3
REC 220 Outdoor Recreation Leadership
3
SOC 115 Adirondack Studies
3
Social & Cultural Engagement - Reinforcing
3
Courses
BAK 270 International Baking & Pastry
4
COM 201 Interpersonal Communications
3
COM 216 Mass Communication
3
CUL 150 International Cuisine
4
ECN 101 Macroeconomics
3
ECN 102 Microeconomics
3
ECN 200 Principles of Economics
3
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments
3
ENG 105 Food Writing
3
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature
3
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War
3
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War
3
ENG 350 World Literature
3
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture
4
FOR 280 Woodlot Management
3
FOR 285 Urban Forestry Issues
2
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
HOS 270 Hospitality Applications
6
HST 215 The Adirondacks
3
HUM 120 Western Culture
3
LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
3
LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
3
LAN 103 Elementary French I
3
LAN 104 Elementary French II
3
LAN 105 Elementary Italian I
3
LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I
3
LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II
3
LAN 203 Intermediate French I
3
LAN 204 Intermediate French II
3
MGT 200 Principles of Management
3
MGT 201 Business Law
3
MGT 250 Sustainable Practices Entrepreneurship
3
MKT 200 Principles of Marketing
3
POL 200 Origins of American Gov and Politics
3
POL 202 Politics Of The Environment
3
PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality
3
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior
3
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US
3
SOC 101 Sociology I
3
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures
3
SOC 115 Adirondack Studies
3
SOC 210 The Sixties!
3
SOC 220 Social Research
3
SRV 101 Surveying II: Surveying Automation
3
SRV 270 Law and Land Surveying
3
SUS 120 Sustainable Community Agriculture
3
Semester 4
Semester 5 Techniques In Wildlife Management
4
FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Ecology Elective
3-4
Courses
BIO 380 Internationl Winter Ecology
3
BIO 472 Paleoecology
3
BIO 476 Winter Ecology
4
ENV 471 Stream Ecology And Management
3
ENV 473 Wetlands Ecosystems And Management
3
FOR 310 Forest Ecology
3
FOR 340 Forest Management
4
NRS 340 Watershed Management
3
NRS 432 Landscape Ecology
3
FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Zoology Elective
3-4
Courses
BIO 205 Animal Biology
3
BIO 206 Invertebrate Zoology
3
BIO 230 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
3 - 4
BIO 310 BiologicalEffect of Environmental Toxins
3
BIO 320 Evolution
3
BIO 345 Animal Physiology
3
BIO 361 Entomology
4
BIO 362 Ichthyology
3
BIO 375 Environmental Microbiology
3
BIO 376 Environmental Microbiology
4
BIO 381 Parasites,Vectors and Diseases
3
BIO 410 Animal Behavior
3
BIO 457 Aquatic Invertebrate
3
FWS 331 Fisheries Techniques
3
FWS 480 Fisheries Biology And Management
3
Semester 6 FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Wildlife Biology Elective
4
Courses
BIO 363 Mammalogy
4
BIO 364 Ornithology
4
BIO 366 Herpetology
4
FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Policy, Admin & Law Elective
3
Courses
COM 305 Change Management
3
ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process
3
ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment
3
ENV 455 Sustainable Development
3
FOR 350 Forest Policy
3
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement
3
NRS 331 Land Use Planning
3
NRS 410 Natural Resource Economics
3
POL 202 Politics Of The Environment
3
Semester 7 FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Botany Elective
3-4
Courses
BIO 355 Plant Physiology
3
FOR 110 Dendrology
3
FOR 380 Understory And Ground Cover Flora
3
FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Physical Science Elective
3-4
Courses
ENV 120 Geology
3
FOR 330 Soils and Hydrology
4
GIS 350 Introduction to Remote Sensing
3
PHY 241 Physics I
4
FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Zoology Elective
3-4
Courses
BIO 205 Animal Biology
3
BIO 206 Invertebrate Zoology
3
BIO 230 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
3 - 4
BIO 310 BiologicalEffect of Environmental Toxins
3
BIO 320 Evolution
3
BIO 345 Animal Physiology
3
BIO 361 Entomology
4
BIO 362 Ichthyology
3
BIO 375 Environmental Microbiology
3
BIO 376 Environmental Microbiology
4
BIO 381 Parasites,Vectors and Diseases
3
BIO 410 Animal Behavior
3
BIO 457 Aquatic Invertebrate
3
FWS 331 Fisheries Techniques
3
FWS 480 Fisheries Biology And Management
3
Semester 8 FWSW - Wildlife Concentration: Wildlife Biology Elective
4
Courses
BIO 363 Mammalogy
4
BIO 364 Ornithology
4
BIO 366 Herpetology
4
Total Credits 120 xx