Natural History and Ecology
Developing interpretive and research based naturalists
The emphasis area focuses on courses in the natural and physical sciences, ecological theory, and ethics and policy. Courses include a broad spectrum of ecology, applied ecology (management and policy), conservation biology, and environmental ethics. students generally take two different paths in the Natural History and ecology emphases. Some become naturalists who observe and interpret particular organisms and landscapes. others emphasize quantitative research methods, including geographic information sciences (GIS), statistics, and analytic field methods and mathematics to become field biologists or ecologists who build upon natural history using scientific methodology.
