2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Integrative Conservation
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Integrative Conservation Minor
The world is experiencing its sixth mass extinction-threatening all life on the planet. In order to generate effective solutions that slow this loss of biodiversity, we need to take integrative approaches that balance the conservation and preservation of wildlife and their ecosystems with human wellbeing and in co-design with local communities. By wellbeing we refer to the health, livelihoods, and economic and development opportunities of peoples who are directly and indirectly connected to conservation action. Our approach to co-design with communities helps to preserve human cultural diversity while also addressing the needs of local peoples and helps to incorporate their ways of knowing and learning into the conception, design, and implementation of conservation projects.
This minor in Integrative Conservation prepares students to bridge disciplines and knowledge systems to address complex global conservation challenges and includes a required capstone project that students will complete in collaboration with an external conservation partner. These collaborative projects are coordinated and organized by the Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC). Students in the minor will apply for and be matched to these opportunities by the IIC. This minor is designed for students who would like to explore career opportunities related to the conservation and maintenance of cultural- and bio-diversity. 21 credits required.
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