Bachelor of Science in Agriculture - Range and Wildlife Management

Texas A and M University - Kingsville

Department curriculum is designed to provide students with foundation knowledge in basic and applied Rangeland and Wildlife Management (RWSC). The department emphasizes development of creative thinking and communication skills that are crucial for success.Upon successful completion of the department-recommended curriculum, RWSC majors can qualify as an Associate Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society, and as a Rangeland Specialist by the Society for Range Management.The curriculum balances presentation of theory in the classroom with hands-on experience in the field. Wildlife majors have the opportunity to work and study on the South Pasture Wildlife Research Area, a facility dedicated to wildlife management and research just south of Kingsville, Texas. The faculty are involved in research that keeps them abreast of current thinking in the range and wildlife sciences to provide students with up-to-date information.The department assesses its program by administering comprehensive examinations to undergraduates when they enter the program and during their last semester before graduation. Also, the department chair interviews graduating seniors to determine their impressions on strengths, weaknesses and needs of the program. Results from these activities are used to continually update and improve undergraduate education.

Dick and Mary Lewis Kleberg College of Agriculture, Natural Resources