该课程为从事农业领域野生生物生物学家或保护主义者职业的学生提供了教育背景，这需要在野生生物生物学和农业科学方面都有扎实的背景。该计划的成功毕业生有资格向野生动物协会申请野生生物生物学家认证，并且将满足自然资源保护局自然保护主义者职位的最低教育要求。完成此集中学习的学生可以在毕业后立即求职。学生将同样准备好攻读野生生物生物学和相关自然资源领域的一个或多个研究生学位（硕士，博士学位）。
Students interested in pursuing careers as wildlife biologists or conservationists in agricultural areas, which requires a strong background in both wildlife biology and agricultural science, should select this concentration. Through its Cooperative Education program, Mississippi State University encourages students to receive practical on-the-job training along with their academic studies. Typically, students in this program accumulate one year of work experience in their chosen fields before graduation by alternating between studying at Mississippi State for a semester and working with a cooperating organization for a semester.