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Curriculum

Curriculum

Our curriculum focuses on students gaining a diverse skill set capable of addressing a wide range of wildlife and wildlands conservation issues. Students are required to complete major courses that cover principles of wildlife, plants, soils, and ecology.

A majority of the upper-division courses combine classroom lectures with hands-on field experiences where students learn theories and principles, and gain marketable skills.

Outdoor learning opportunities, great field experiences exposing students to spectacular landscapes.

Small classes, excellent faculty to student ratio.

Personalized counseling and high admission rates for graduate school.

Wildlife and Range Club with opportunities to network with natural resource professionals and provide range and wildlife habitat service.

Plant & Wildlife Sciences News

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BYU Tops SRM International Meeting

May 17, 2023 01:11 PM
BYU PWS students placed among top performers at the Society for Range Management's International Annual Meeting held in early 2023. The team as a whole placed first in the URME test, competing against 22 other schools.
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Unlocking the Secrets of Silk Gene Evolution

May 16, 2023 08:51 AM
For thousands of years, the silkworm has cornered the market on silk production for textiles. However, convergent evolution may be spinning a new thread of opportunity for caddisflies and other arthropods. New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) utilizes high-quality long-read sequencing to uncover the hidden variation within silk gene evolution.
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Awards season 2022: BYU students reap scholarships, first-place finishes

July 06, 2022 02:07 PM
BYU students continue to make an impact in various fields of study – and they’ve got the hardware, awards and scholarships to prove it.
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