CIP 26.1307
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Conservation Biology
47
Colleges Offering This Major
592
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Bachelor's Certificate Doctoral Master's
About This Major
A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences to the specific problems of biodiversity, species preservation, ecological sustainability, and habitat fragmentation in the face of advancing human social, economic, and industrial pressures. Includes instruction in ecology, environmental science, biological systems, extinction theory, human-animal and human-plant interaction, ecosystem science and management, wetland conservation, field biology, forest and wildlife biology, and natural history.
Related CIP Codes
- 03.0101
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General., 03.0104
- Environmental Science
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 26.1307
- CIP Family
- 26
- Colleges
- 47
- Annual Completions
- 592
- Degree Levels
- Bachelor's Certificate Doctoral Master's
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