Conservation Biology prepares students for careers where they can mitigate wide-ranging challenges
The Conservation Biology program prepares students for careers where they can contribute to understanding and mitigating wide-ranging challenges such as invasive species, altered landscapes, climate change, wildlife diseases, overharvest, and degraded aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Students will complete field-based courses such as ecology and forestry, organism-focused courses such as mammalogy and ichthyology, and courses centered on human dimensions of natural resource management. This unparalleled set of foundational courses in the natural sciences prepares students to succeed in an ever-changing world.
Our program prepares students for careers where they can make a contribution to mitigating wide-ranging challenges such as invasive species, altered landscapes, species extinctions, or the restoration of degraded aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We have a selection of rigorous field-based courses in:
Combining this coursework with interdisciplinary courses in social dimensions, political science, sociology, business/economics, communication and GIS technology adds the breadth needed to integrate biological, economic, and policy issues in the formulation of sustainable solutions.
LSSU student team sets a fyke net to collect fish and other aquatic organisms in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Federally-funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring project monitors birds, amphibians, fish, invertebrates, and water quality to develop ecological indicators of wetland health. The information helps identify and prioritize coastal wetlands for conservation and restoration.
Students may choose as a capstone experience in a professional capacity in conservation biology or a senior thesis research project.
Lake superior state university Chapter Society For Conservation Biology – weebly website
The Conservation Biology program has provided me the basic skills, background knowledge and the application of natural resources management in various biological fields. Through the internship option of the program I’m able to work at the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy protecting the resources that brought me to LSSU in the first place.
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