Introduction to Integrative Conservation: 3 credits

• CONS 201 - Introduction to Integrative Conservation Credits: (3)

Methods in Integrative Conservation: 6 credits

Students must complete three credits from Category 1 (Geospatial Methods) and a further three credits from another Category of methods courses. The Geospatial course meets the major computing requirment.

Category 1: Geospatial Methods

• CONS 210 - Introduction to Conservation GIS   Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Category 2: Quantitative Methods

• CONS 301  - Quantitiative Methods in Conservation Credits: (3) 
• or other approved course

Category 3: Qualitative and Mixed Methods

• ANTH 445  - Ethnographic Methods Credits: (3)
• GOVT 301 - Research Methods  Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Biodiversity: 3 credits

• BIOL 318 - Conservation Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 461 - Marine Ecology and Conservation Credits: (3)
• CONS 440  - Biodiversity Conservation Credits: (3)
• CONS 460 - Conservation Behavior Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Communities, Voices, and Conservation: 3 credits

• CONS 370 - Environmental Justice Credits: (3)
• CONS 401 - Conservation Ethics Credits: (3)
• CONS 410 - Indigenous Voices in Conservation Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Human Wellbeing and Nature: 3 credits

• CONS 371 - Political Ecology of Conservation Credits: (3)
• CONS 372 - Sustainable Livelihoods Credits: 3
• CONS 440  - One Health Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Applied Integrative Conservation: 3 credits

• CONS 421 - Introduction to Conservation Planning Credits: 3
• CONS 440  - Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Conservation Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Capstone Integrative Conservation Project: 4 credits

As part of these research courses, students attend a weekly 1-hour meeting where they develop their conservation leadership skills in areas such as: communications, conflict resolution, diplomacy, fundraising, stakeholder engagement, team building, how to run a meeting, how to construct and manage a team and a budget, theories of change. These courses will meet the major writing requirement.

• CONS 490 - Conservation Practicum Credits: (1-3)
• CONS 491 - International Conservation Practicum Credits: (1-3)
• CONS 492 - Capstone Conservation Practicum Credits: (1-3)
• CONS 495 - Honors Credits: (3)
• CONS 496 - Honors Credits: (3)
• Or other approved research or independent study course on an applied conservation topic that is in collaboration with an external conservation partner organization.

Electives: 12 credits

Remaining 12 credits to be taken from any of the 300 or 400-level courses listed above, any other CONS prefix course, and/or a relevant selection from the courses listed below. Choice of electives should be discussed with an academic advisor from the IIC and we encourage students to use their elective courses to develop a specialization or focus within areas of integrative conservation.

• ANTH 250 - Introduction to Native Studies Credits: (3)
• ANTH 315 - Environmental Archaeology Credits: (3)
• ANTH 322 - Archaeology of North America Credits: (3)
• ANTH 324 - Native People of the American Southwest Credits: (3)
• ANTH 325 - Native People of the Great Plains Credits: (3)
• ANTH 338 - Native Cultures of South America Credits: (3)
• ANTH 351 - People, Cultures, and the Environment of Polynesia Credits: (3)
• ARTH 430  - Art and Environmental Justice Credits: (3)
• ANTH 352 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: (3)

• CONS 440   Environmental Anthropology Credits: (3)

• CONS 493 - Conservation GIS Research Credits: (1-3)
• BIOL 311 - Ecology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 325 - Introduction to Quantitative Biology Credits: (3)
• BIOL 327 - Introduction to Biostatistics Credits: (3-4)
• BIOL 445 - GIS for Biologists Credits: (3)
• BIOL 458 - Conservation Biology Laboratory Credits: (1)
• BUAD 340 - Introduction to Innovation and Entrepreneurship Credits: (3)
• BUAD 451 - Customer Insights for Innovation Credits: (3)
• BUAD 453 - Sustainability Inspired Innovation and Design Credits: (3)
• DATA 141 - Programming for Data Science Credits: (4)
• ECON 307 - Principles and Methods of Statistics Credits: (3)
• ECON 322 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Credits: (3)
• ECON 422 - Applied Environmental Economics Credits: (3)
• ENSP 241 - The Science & Experience of Ecotherapy Credits: (3)
• ENSP 303 - Issues in Environmental Ethics Credits: (3)
• GOVT 322 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: (3)
• HIST 226 - The American West since 1890 Credits: (3)
• HIST 238 - Native American History since 1763 Credits: (3)
• MATH 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology Credits: (3)
• MSCI 401F - Fundamentals of Marine Fisheries Science Credits: (3)
• PHIL 308 - Issues in Environmental Ethics Credits: (3)
• SOCL 308 - Environmental Sociology Credits: (3)
• SOCL 353 - Quantitative Research Methods Credits: (3)
• SOCL 420 - Political Ecology of Health & Disease Credits: (3)
• or other approved course

Recommended Sequence of Courses

Recommended sequence for students. Note that prereqs could be met with transfer (or equivalent) credit earned outside of W&M and that prereq recommendations vary according to which advanced and elective courses students intend to enroll in. Please talk to the Faculty Director of the Institute for Integrative Conservation if you would like to transfer courses from a study abroad program to be considered as electives for the Integrative Conservation major.

First Year

• CONS 201, 3 credits         
• BIOL 204 and BIOL 204L (important pre-req), 4 credits
• Methods in Conservation course, 3 credits

Second Year        

• Communities, Voices, and Conservation course, 3 credits
• Methods in Conservation course, 3 credits
• Human Wellbeing and Nature course, 3 credits
• ECON 101 (optional prereq), 3 credits
• Research course possible, 1-3 credits

Third Year

• Biodiversity course, 3 credits
• Elective courses, 6 credits
• Research course possible, 1-6 credits

Fourth Year

• Elective courses, 6 credits
• Research course or Honors possible, 1-6 credits