作为一名研究生，您将与您的教职顾问和委员会成员紧密合作，设计适合您兴趣的学习和研究计划。我们鼓励您与正在研究感兴趣的主题的教师一起探索，以确定他们是否有时间和金钱资源在研究生课程中担任您的顾问。此外，您可能希望与ESM研究生组织（ecosystem.gsogmail.com）联系，并与作为该部门成员的几个研究生进行访问，以获取有关您可能感兴趣的部门优势的见解。您可以访问ESM GSO网站，该网站为研究生提供了一些有用的链接和信息可能的主题领域包括：栖息地评估，野生动植物和非野生动植物的生态学和管理，动物破
As a graduate student you will work closely with your faculty adviser and committee members in designing a program of study and research adapted to your interests. We encourage you to explore with faculty who are pursuing research in topics of interest to you to determine whether they have the time and financial resources to serve as your adviser during your graduate program. In addition, you may wish to contact the ESM Graduate Student Organization (ecosystem.gsogmail.com) and visit with a couple graduate students who are members of the department to gain insights about the departmental strengths that may be of interest to you. You can check out the ESM GSO website, it has some useful links and information for graduate students<br><br>Possible topics areas include: habitat evaluation, ecology and management of game and nongame wildlife, animal damage control, urban wildlife, wildlife responses to altered ecosystems, conservation biology, fish systematics, fisheries management, ichthyology, fish behavior and ecology, freshwater ecology, aquaculture, landscape ecology, terrestrial and wetland ecosystems.<br><br>Gain hands-on experience in our Wildlife and Fisheries Science graduate program by taking advantage of our available streams, forests, and wetlands. Our programs are designed to give students an understanding of the biology and management of terrestrial or aquatic wildlife species and their environments. Our students have access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, including off-campus field stations and field sites, a vibrant seminar program and an engaged, enthusiastic faculty.