Future Students

Wildlife Management

Threatened species may require particular knowledge of population structure and processes for effective management, while common species may need control or might be exploited as novel production products.

This degree will give you a good understanding of population and animal biology which will equip you to apply scientific principles to management of wildlife populations or experimentally investigate populations to help develop future management strategies. Wildlife Management is a program under the four-year Bachelor of Science degree.

Level 1
In level 1 you will study Core Concepts in Biology; Plant and Animal Biology; Environmental Economics, Earth and Environment: Dynamic Planet, Earth and Environment; and Terrestrial Ecosystems. Plus optional units. Depending on your TEE results, you may also need to study Chemistry and Mathematics. 

Level 2
Level 2 units are Ecology; Geographic Information Systems; Genetics; Science and its Communication; Land Plant Diversity and Systematics; and either Animal Science or Vertebrate Zoology. Plus optional units.

Level 3
In Level 3 you will specialise further, studying units in Animal Ecology; Animal Ethics and Welfare;  Wildlife Conservation and Management;  Biometrics;  Project and Risk Management; Management Decision Tools. Plus optional units.

Level 4
In level 4 you will undertake a supervised wildlife management research project worth 50 per cent of your mark for fourth year. You will also study Animal Resource Management, Genetics and Evolution, and a unit from the elective list.

You may earn Honours based on your marks for the project plus your four best marks from Level 3 units.

If you are interested in finding out which subjects you will study then have a look at the Course Outline. This will show you the core units and the options for the course, along with course rules.You will notice that each unit has a unit code ie BIOL1130. The first number in the unit code indicates the level of the unit - in this case level one. For a more detailed description of a particular unit, click on the unit code.

Each semester you will normally have at least one optional unit in subject areas such as Animal Ecology; Animal Genetics; Animal Production; Climate and Environment; Coastal Management; Environmental Economics; Environment Management; Human Geography; Land, Soil and Water; Marine and Coastal Management; Marine Biology; Physical Geography; Plant Conservation Biology; Plant Ecology; Plant Genetics; Plant Production/Agronomy; and Science Communication.

Career opportunities

Employment opportunities will primarily be in government agencies, such as the Department of Environment and Conservation, or in private, environmental consulting groups.