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Course ID: | FORS(ANTH) 4270/6270. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. | Course Title: | Field Studies in Conservation | Course Description: | This experiential field program is appropriate for students of
all disciplines and for anyone with an interest in the
conservation, preservation, and natural and cultural history of
the world’s protected areas (including national parks, forests,
and marine reserves). A program fee is charged for
accommodations, transport, and meals. | Oasis Title: | Field Studies in Conservation | Nontraditional Format: | The course will include extended field experience and a series
of lectures combined with seminars, presentations, and/or
student projects. Two field hours (excluding travel time) is
equivalent to one classroom lecture hour in which one semester
credit requires 750 minutes of classroom equivalent lectures
(hence 3 semester credits requires 3*750 (2250) minutes (37.5
hours) of classroom equivalent lectures). | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | The focus of this experiential learning course is learning by
doing; as such, we seek to provide the following objectives:
1. To actively engage with the world's natural environments
and protected areas;
2. To encourage self-awareness through personal relationships
with the natural world;
3. To promote creative discourse on conservation and related
topics;
4. To engage in citizen science activities related to
conservation;
5. To translate knowledge into informed values, such that
students can then engage in future discourse on conservation
issues and related topics. | Topical Outline: | The course is comprised of 60-70% field activities (where two
field instructional hours equate to one classroom equivalent
contact hour), with remaining time spent in the classroom. For
example, a 3-credit course will provide 45 classroom-equivalent
contact hours and a 6-credit course will require 90 hours.
1. History of conservation and preservation in the United
States and/or globally.
2. Natural and cultural history of selected protected areas.
3. Role-playing scenarios and simulations of conservation
issues and related topics.
4. Citizen science techniques and case studies.
5. Wicked problems in conservation and potential solutions. | Honor Code Reference: | none | |
Course ID: | FORS(ANTH) 4270/6270. 1-10 hours. Repeatable for maximum 10 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Field Studies in Conservation |
Course Description: | This experiential field program is appropriate for students of
all disciplines and for anyone with an interest in the
conservation, preservation, and natural and cultural history of
the world’s protected areas (including national parks, forests,
and marine reserves). A program fee is charged for
accommodations, transport, and meals. |
Oasis Title: | Field Studies in Conservation |
Nontraditional Format: | The course will include extended field experience and a series
of lectures combined with seminars, presentations, and/or
student projects. Two field hours (excluding travel time) is
equivalent to one classroom lecture hour in which one semester
credit requires 750 minutes of classroom equivalent lectures
(hence 3 semester credits requires 3*750 (2250) minutes (37.5
hours) of classroom equivalent lectures). |
Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | The focus of this experiential learning course is learning by
doing; as such, we seek to provide the following objectives:
1. To actively engage with the world's natural environments
and protected areas;
2. To encourage self-awareness through personal relationships
with the natural world;
3. To promote creative discourse on conservation and related
topics;
4. To engage in citizen science activities related to
conservation;
5. To translate knowledge into informed values, such that
students can then engage in future discourse on conservation
issues and related topics. |
Topical Outline: | The course is comprised of 60-70% field activities (where two
field instructional hours equate to one classroom equivalent
contact hour), with remaining time spent in the classroom. For
example, a 3-credit course will provide 45 classroom-equivalent
contact hours and a 6-credit course will require 90 hours.
1. History of conservation and preservation in the United
States and/or globally.
2. Natural and cultural history of selected protected areas.
3. Role-playing scenarios and simulations of conservation
issues and related topics.
4. Citizen science techniques and case studies.
5. Wicked problems in conservation and potential solutions. |
Honor Code Reference: | none |
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