野生动物，渔业和水产养殖科学学士学位-保护生物学

该课程为本科生提供了从事保护生物学职业所需的全面背景。学生将具备应对人口生态学，受威胁和濒危物种，对生物多样性的全球威胁，对自然界野生动植物和栖息地的保护，在其自然栖息地之外的野生动植物（动物园和自然保护区）的保护，保护规划以及社会和环境问题的能力。保护的文化元素。这种集中力是针对认真的，学术上强的学生。
Students interested in managing and conserving biodiversity, ecosystems, habitats and threatened species along with developing potential solutions or advocacy should consider this concentration. Students enrolled in this concentration are encouraged to pursue an advanced degree. The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture's mission is to provide information and train individuals for public agencies and private interests to manage wildlife and fish resources. Working to accomplish that mission, department faculty include wildlife scientists, wildlife extension specialists, fisheries scientists, fisheries extension specialists, aquaculture extension specialists, federal wildlife and fisheries scientists in the Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit, and aquaculture scientists. The Department also has close ties with the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services and the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.