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Students majoring in the Conservation Science and ManagementÌýprogram will learn a broad range of skills including environmental and ecological problem solving, natural resource management and professional networking. Students will learn to develop and implement conservation plans, conduct natural resource surveys and inventories, manage habitats and work with our local community (campus included) to generate solutions to environmental and natural resource problems. This skillset will help graduates of this program be effective conservation professionals in a wide range of fields including conservation organizations, government agencies, academic or educational professions and private consulting firms.

1. Students will explain fundamental principles (scientific, philosophical, sociopolitical, economic, historic and technological) that underlie environmental issues in our society.
2. Students will identify and analyze environmental problems in society and community.
3. Students will analyze, document, and report research both in writing and orally.

Students and faculty roll up their sleeves and collaborate at Shenandoah’s 195-acre River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield. This historic property, located along the Shenandoah River in Virginia, was integral to the July 18, 1864, Battle of Cool Spring, and it serves as not only a living laboratory for history and the environmental studies programs, but also a recreational space for students and the general public.Ìý

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Students interested in this program should also look into these other majors, graduate degrees, minors, and certificates.

Complementary Majors:

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Public Health
• Data Science and Applied MathematicsÌý

Some students in this program choose to continue their education by earning a graduate degree:Ìý

• Ecology
• Entomology
• Forest ScienceÌý
• Wildlife Conservation
• Geography, GIS, and Remote Sensing

Curriculum

For a Bachelor of Science in Conservation Science and Management, students need to compete 44 credits of Core Courses and 6 credits of Elective Courses with a C- or above.

BIO 121	ÌýGeneral Biology I
BIO 122	ÌýGeneral Biology II
BIO 321	ÌýEcology
BIO 325	ÌýAnimal Behavior
BIO 330	ÌýParasitology
BIO 344	ÌýPlant Morphology
BIO 351	ÌýVertebrate Zoology
CHEM 121	ÌýGeneral Chemistry I
CHEM 122	ÌýGeneral Chemistry II
CHEM 301	ÌýOrganic Chemistry I
CHEM 302	ÌýOrganic Chemistry II
CHEM 331	ÌýBiochemistry I
CHEM 332	ÌýBiochemistry II
ES 101	ÌýIntroduction to Environmental Studies
ES 105	ÌýField Natural History
ES 290	ÌýEnvironmental Issues Seminar
ES 295	ÌýWildlife Ecology and Habitat Management
ES 300	ÌýGeographic Information Systems and Mapping
ES 319	ÌýEnvironmental Policy and Programs
ES 340	ÌýEnvironmental Education
ES 390	ÌýEnvironmental Research Seminar
ES 395	ÌýTopics in Environmental Studies
ES 399	ÌýDirected Study
ES 401	ÌýEnvironmental Studies Internship
ES 419	ÌýCommunity and Regional Studies
ES 421	ÌýEnvironmental Sampling and Analysis
ES 452	ÌýApplied Conservation Ecology
ES 492	ÌýEnvironmental Research Project
GEO 454	ÌýOur Eastern Forests: History, Ecology and Change
GEOL 201	ÌýPhysical Geology
GEOL 450	ÌýStream Assessment and Restoration
MATH 207	ÌýIntroduction to Statistics
MATH Ìý208	ÌýApplied Statistics Concepts and Methods
MCOM ÌýÌý318	ÌýEnvironmental Communication

 

This program requires a minor/these minors complement this program well:Ìý

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Public Health
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Virtual Reality Design

 

Josh Kincaid, Ph.D.

Associate Professor/Director ofÌý

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