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Captive Wild Animal Management Minor

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Trista Strauch Coordinator, Captive Wild Animal Management Minor Academic Programs Office 2-64 Agriculture Building Columbia, MO 65211 Phone: 573-884-8464 Fax: 573-884-5070 E-mail: straucht@missouri.edu

Minor Curriculum
Required Core Courses
Course	Credit
AN SCI/F&W 1012: Introduction to Captive Wild Animal Management	3
F&W 3600: Conservation Biology	3
AN SCI 3212: Principles and Application of Animal Nutrition	2
AN SCI 3232: Animal Feeds and Feeding	3
AN SCI 3254: Physiology of Domestic Animals	5
AN SCI/F&W 4940: Captive Wild Animal Management Internship	3
Internship Guidelines (PDF) (Contact Trista Strauch for internship application)
AN SCI/F&W 4910: Senior Capstone Seminar in Captive Wild Animal Management	1

Ecology Course (choose one)
NAT R 1060: Ecology and Conservation of Living Resources or NAT R 1070: Ecology and Renewable Resource Management or	3
BIO SCI 3650: General Ecology	5
*BIO SCI 3650 strongly recommended as ecology course choice.

Genetics Course (choose one)
AN SCI 3213: Genetics of Agricultural Plants and Animals	3
F&W 2500: Introduction to Genetics and Evolution for Conservation	3

Wild Animal Ecology and Natural History Courses (choose two)
F&W 2600: Ornithology	4
F&W 2700: Ichthyology	4
F&W 3200: Aquaculture	3
F&W 3660: Mammology	4
BIO SCI 3360: Herpetology	4
BIO SCI/PLSCI 3710: Intro. Entomology	3
Following two courses not offered regularly.
BIO SCI 4640: Behavioral Biology	3
PSYCH 4220: Animal Behavior	3

Advanced Physiology, Nutrition and Disease Courses (choose two)
BIO MED 2230: Animal Sanitation and Disease Prevention	3
AN SCI 4312: Monogastric Nutrition	3
AN SCI 4314: Physiology of Reproduction	3
AN SCI 4332: Ruminant Nutrition	3
AN SCI 4342: Exotic and Captive Animal Nutrition*
AN SCI 4384: Reproductive Management	3
F&W 4002: Disease Ecology	3
*New course in development.

Course Catalog
Current Class Offerings at MyZou Sign in with your pawprint and password. If you are not a registered student at MU yet, choose Guest Access. Course Catalog See the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources extract for Animal Sciences, Fisheries and Wildlife, Natural Resources.

Do you have a passion for wild animals? Do you wonder how to turn that enthusiasm into a career? Then consider earning a minor in captive wild animal management.

Captive Wild Animal Management

For animal sciences or fisheries and wildlife sciences majors, the minor will require an additional 18-20 hours of coursework. For non-animal sciences or fisheries and wildlife sciences majors, the minor may require a number of other prerequisite courses in addition to the required curriculum.

Designated Minor Option Form (PDF or Word)

A combination of coursework from the two major degrees will teach conservation, management and scientific principles to provide the background for a career in the care and management of wild animals.

The coursework for the minor has been designed to further emphasize and apply these principles to wild animals, and to provide students with opportunities to gain advanced experience in captive wild animal management.

Captive Wild Animal Management

Complete coursework in:

Conservation Biology
Animal Nutrition
Animal Physiology
Genetics
Wild Animal Ecology and Natural History
Advanced Physiology, Nutrition and Disease

Combine all of this knowledge, with specific regard to wild animals, in:

Introduction to Captive Wild Animal Management
Captive Animal Management Internship
Senior Capstone Seminar in Captive Wild Animal Management

Career Opportunities

While preparing yourself for a career in either animal sciences or fisheries and wildlife sciences, learn to blend the disciplines, spend time focused on wild animals, interact with professionals involved in various aspects of captive wild animal management and provide yourself with a distinct advantage for a career in:

Animal rescue operations
Endangered species management
Captive animal breeding and nutrition
Zoological parks and aquariums
Further studies in animal sciences, fisheries and wildlife sciences, veterinary medicine, etc.

If you want to turn your passion for wild animals into a future career, be a part of this unique program.

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Want to have fun and develop your leadership skills and professional contacts at the same time? Then join one or more of the College’s student clubs and organizations. There are more than 30 to choose from, and each gives you the opportunity to apply what you’re learning in the classroom while making lifelong friends.

As a captive wild animal management student, you might consider joining:

Captive Wild Animal Management Minor

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