Education Needed in Wildlife Management Careers

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Wildlife-management careers are built off a science-focused education.

Job titles that fall under wildlife management include: park naturalist, forest ranger, wildlife biologist, watershed manager and fishery biologist. To secure such positions, plan your education carefully, starting in high school.

  1. High School

    • Take mathematics and science courses like biology, earth science, chemistry and physics to make certain you have an affinity for such coursework. The rest of your wildlife-management schooling will be heavy in these areas.

    Undergraduate Courses

    • Your undergraduate years should include a combination of general coursework--including humanities, communication classes, geography and social sciences--and required science and math courses.

    Major

    • Botany, chemistry, physics, zoology and geology are probably the best and most popular majors for wildlife management. Courses on research methods, field techniques and ecosystem relationships are highly recommended.

    Graduate School

    • If your goal is a position in research, management, teaching or a highly specialized, technical field, pursue a master's or doctoral degree in wildlife and wildlands management and science, forest ecology, wildlife ecology or forest management.

    Continuing Education

    • Once you have a wildlife-management job, keep up with developments in the field by taking continuing education courses. Colleges that offer forestry programs often have classes specifically for continuing education.

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