生物系提供了本科和研究生两级的学习课程。本科生可以在野生生物与渔业科学学士学位的三个集中程度中进行选择（保护生物学，渔业科学或野生生物科学）。野生动物和渔业科学是对动物种群的研究，是对生态原理进行管理的应用。尽管这些计划历来以捕捞的鱼类和野生动植物物种为重点，但现在已经有了更广泛的方法，其中包括研究和管理所有鱼类，鸟类，爬行动物，两栖动物和哺乳动物。有时，包括无脊椎动物甚至植物的种群，特别是濒临灭绝的物种。对保护生物学的关注提供了管理野生动物所需的科学基础，以及在自然资源保护中使用的应用技术。
Wildlife and fisheries science is the study of animal populations and the applied use of ecological principles to manage these populations. Although such programs historically focused on fish and wildlife species that are harvested, a more broad approach is now in place that includes the study and management of all fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and mammals. On occasion, populations of invertebrates and even plants, especially endangered species, are included. A focus on conservation biology provides the scientific basis needed to manage wild animals, as well as applied techniques used in the conservation of natural resources.