Bachelor of Science (Wildlife Management)
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife Management)
Overview Preserve and protect our wildlife with hands-on courses in Wildlife Management. Learn to identify, handle and trap wildlife from experts in our team of industry-leading lecturers. Develop field safety, transport and survival skills, how to use trapping equipment, and learn survey techniques to record, analyse and present field data….
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- Preserve and protect our wildlife with hands-on courses in Wildlife Management.
- Learn to identify, handle and trap wildlife from experts in our team of industry-leading lecturers.
- Develop field safety, transport and survival skills, how to use trapping equipment, and learn survey techniques to record, analyse and present field data.
- Gain diverse practical skills during a field trip in your first year, wildlife industry placements, and a third-year research project undertaken in an overseas location (COVID permitting) or within Australia.
- Combine with a second major in Animal Science, Biology, or Environment and Sustainability, and be skilled to work in pest management, national parks, biosecurity, or zoo keeping.
Further study
Graduates can choose to undertake further study in Wildlife Management through the Bachelor of Science (Honours) or Master of Science.
Career outcomes
- Career opportunities in wildlife management are growing in Australia and internationally as climate change impacts wildlife conservation.
- Manage wildlife in a sanctuary or zoo, or as a protected area ranger. Manage wildlife as game or as pest species (both native and introduced species) to mitigate human-wildlife conflict, such as relocating pest animals or birds striking aircraft.
- Graduates can find work as a biosecurity officer, pest control officer, wildlife officer, and wildlife manager.
Other majors
- Animal Science
- Astronomical & Space Sciences
- Biology
- Computing
- Environment & Sustainability
- Food Science
- Geospatial Science
- Human Physiology
- Information Technology
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Mathematics & Statistics (Extended)
- Physics
- Plant Agricultural Science
- Psychology
- Psychology Extended
- Wine Science
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1 QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242 Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243 Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244 QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
