This webpage contains the course syllabus,
websites you need to visit prior to each class, and helpful websites for preparing for and finding
jobs in natural resources management.
August 22, 2007 - Undergraduate Responsibilities
Guest Lecturer:
Ms. Rachel Singleton
Lecturer's Favorite Website:
Focus on the Family
Weekly Reading: None
Other Websites to visit prior to class:
CFR Current Student Webpage
MSU Student E-mail Accounts
August 29, 2007 - Course Introduction & Undergraduate Responsibilites
Lecturer:
Dr. Kevin M. Hunt & Rachel Singleton
Lecturer's Favorite Websites:
ESPN Outdoors
U.S. Census Bureau
Weather Underground
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Preface and Foreward
Other Websites to visit prior to class:
Course Syllabus
University Policies Relating to Students
College of Forest Resources
Department of Wildlife & Fisheries
September 5, 2007 - Cooperative Education Programs
Guest Lecturers: Dr. Mike Mathews & Darrel Easley
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Biography (last page) and Pages 3-24
Websites to visit prior to class:
MSU Career Center
September 12, 2007 - Job Searching & Cover Letter/Resume Development
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Kevin Hunt and Darrel Easley
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 25-43
Websites to visit prior to class:
Environmental Career Opportunities
Forestry Careers and Employment
Texas A & M University Wildlife Jobs Board
United States Government Jobs
United States Geological Survey Jobs
September 19, 2007 - Wildlife Damage Management Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Kris Godwin, USDA Wildlife Services
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 44-57
Websites to visit prior to class:
USDA APHIS
USDA APHIS - Wildlife Services
National Wildlife Research Center
The Berryman Institute (Western Unit)
The Berryman Institute (Eastern Unit)
September 26, 2007 - Professional Societies, Certification & Student Organizations
Lecturer:
Dr. Rick Kaminski
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 58-70
Other Websites to visit prior to class:
American Fisheries Society
MSU Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
North American Wildlife Enforcement Officer Association
MSU Wildlife Law Enforcement Club
The Wildlife Society
MSU Chapter of The Wildlife Society
October 3, 2007 - Careers in Veterinary Medicine
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Brittany Baughman, MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 70-100
Websites to visit prior to class:
MSU College of Veterinary Medicine
USFWS National Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory
Wildlife Disease Association
USDA APHIS Veterinary Services
USGS National Wildlife Health Center
National Center for Infectious Diseases ~ Wildlife
Southern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
October 10, 2007 - Forestry Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Stephen Grado
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 177-187
Other Websites to visit prior to class:
Department of Forestry
October 17, 2007 - Aquaculture Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Louis D'Abramo
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 188-201
Websites to visit prior to class:
World Aquaculture Society
The Catfish Institute
October 24, 2007 - Fisheries Management
Lecturer:
Mr. Larry Pugh, MDWFP
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 202-222
Websites to visit prior to class:
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks - Fisheries Division
October 31, 2007 - Wildlife Management Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Mr. Dave Godwin, MDWFP
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 223-226
Websites to visit prior to class:
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks - Wildlife Division
November 7, 2007 - Non-game Wildlife Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Kevin Hunt
Websites to visit prior to class:
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 101-123
Websites to visit prior to class:
Birding on the Net
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
November 14, 2007 - Conservation Law Enforcement Careers
Lecturer:
Captain Kenny Neely, MDWFP
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 124-145
Websites to visit prior to class:
USFWS Office of Law Enforcement
USFWS Special Agents
November 21, 2007 - No Class, Fall Break
November 28, 2007 - Human Dimensions & Education Careers
Guest Lecturer:
Dr. Kevin Hunt
Weekly Reading: A Sand County Almanac: Pages 146-166
Websites to visit prior to class:
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
