Natural Resources, Fisheries Concentration, M.S.

Total units required for the degree: 30

The Fisheries program is designed primarily to produce graduates who can assess, develop, and manage fish habitats, populations, and commercial and recreational fisheries. The program is broad enough to allow students to prepare themselves for work in additional areas such as water pollution ecology and fish culture.

Required Courses

FISH 310 - Ichthyology Units: 4
FISH 460 - Advanced Fish Conservation and Management Units: 3
FISH 558 - Fish Population Dynamics Units: 4
FISH 685 - Graduate Fisheries Seminar Units: 1

Approved Electives

Approved upper division and graduate electives to bring total units to no fewer than 30 and no more than 60 units. At least half of these units must be courses organized and conducted at the graduate level. Select courses based on research needs and with approval of graduate committee.

BIOL 340 - Genetics Units: 4
BIOL 430 - Intertidal Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 440 - Molecular Genetics Lab Units: 2
BIOL 484 - Current Topics in Biology Units: 1
BIOL 534 - Population and Community Ecology Units: 4
BIOL 548 - Biogeography Units: 3
BIOL 685 - Seminar in Biology Units: 1
BOT 330 - Plant Ecology Units: 2
BOT 350 - Plant Taxonomy Units: 4
BOT 358 - Biology of the Microfungi Units: 2
BOT 359 - Biology of the Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes Units: 2
EC 620 - Economic-Political Dimensions Units: 3
EC 630 - Socio-Cultural Dimensions Units: 3
EC 640 - Ecological Dimensions Units: 3
ESM 325 - Environmental Law and Regulation Units: 3
ESM 350 - Fundamentals of Environmental Education and Interpretation Units: 3
ESM 355 - Principles of Ecological Restoration Units: 3
ESM 360 - Introduction to Environmental Planning Methods Units: 3
ESM 365 - Local Government Planning Units: 3
ESM 370 - Energy, Technology and Society Units: 3
ESM 425 - Environmental Impact Assessment Units: 3
ESM 430 - Natural Resource Management in Protected Areas Units: 3
ESM 555 - Applied Ecological Restoration Units: 4
ESM 460 - Environmental Planning for Public Lands and Rural Communities Units: 3
ESM 462 - Coastal and Marine Planning Units: 3
ESM 685 - Graduate Seminar Units: 1-3
FISH 310 - Ichthyology Units: 4
FISH 320 - Limnology Units: 3
FISH 320L - Limnology Practicum Units: 1
FISH 335 - US and World Fisheries Units: 3
FISH 375 - Mariculture Units: 3
FISH 380 - Techniques in Fishery Biology Units: 3
FISH 434 - Ecology of Freshwater Fish Units: 4
FISH 435 - Ecology of Marine Fish Units: 4
FISH 460 - Advanced Fish Conservation and Management Units: 3
FISH 570 - River Fish Restoration Ecology Units: 3
FISH 571 - Advanced Fish Disease and Pathology Units: 3
FISH 576 - Ecology of Running Waters Units: 3
FISH 578 - Fisheries Oceanography Units: 3
FISH 474 - Conservation Genetics of Fish and Wildlife Units: 4
FOR 315 - Forest Management Units: 3
FOR 321 - Fire Ecology Units: 3
FOR 323 - Wildland Fire Behavior and Use Units: 3
FOR 353 - Forest Road Location and Design Units: 3
FOR 359 - CA and US Forest and Wildland Policy Units: 3
FOR 532 - Advanced Principles in Silviculture Units: 4
FOR 374 - Wilderness Area Management Units: 3
FOR 431 - Forest Restoration Units: 3