FW 435, Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems, Oregon State University

Course Description

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University is pleased to offer Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems, a distance course that allows you to earn college credit no matter where you live. Oregon State University is a premier research and teaching institution in the Pacific Northwest renowned for its experts in Natural Resources. Through distance education, we bring these experts and their knowledge to you.

Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems is a 28-session videotape series that examines relationships between agricultural production and fish and wildlife. Videotapes include lectures by professors from Oregon State University, Utah State University, and by specialists from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and nonprofit organizations.

Students will study the impacts of agricultural practices on fish and wildlife and the constraints that fish and wildlife conservation impose on agricultural production. Opportunities for enhancing wildlife populations on farmlands and the effects of agricultural policy on fish and wildlife resources also are stressed.

A student had this to say after completing Wildlife in Agricultural Ecosystems at a distance:

"I would not have taken the course had it not been offered in this format. A great opportunity to expand education to fit different schedules. Could be called adaptive education."