Program: ECOR - Bachelor of Science
Students who major in Ecological Restoration will learn to repair ecosystems that has been degraded, damaged or destroyed. When it comes to sustaining the diversity that’s fundamental to life on Earth, nature and culture are not mutually exclusive.
Ecological Restoration, one of our newest majors, equips students with a deep understanding of the interdependent relationships among aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and the humans who populate them. With 14,000 acres of biodiversity right here on campus, here’s what you’ll do:
The mission of the program is to prepare students to be future leaders in the emerging field of ecological restoration. Our graduates will be able to participate in collaborative planning and execution of ecological restoration projects by applying ecosystem knowledge and technical skills, by engaging communities and citizen participation and by using adaptive management. Our graduates will be able to articulate the relationship between ecosystem function and human health and well-being.
At the end of the program students will have:
Degree Requirements:
The minimum number of credit hours necessary to meet degree requirements for the Ecological Restoration degree program is 120. A minimum of 60 credits of the total shall be drawn from the Liberal Arts and Sciences. At least 45 credits shall be 300- or 400-level courses.
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COM 102 Intro to Communication & Leadership | 3 |
COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture | 3 |
GEO 101 General Geography | 3 |
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
NRS 110 Introduction to Environment & Society | 3 |
PSY 101 Psychology | 3 |
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US | 3 |
SOC 101 Sociology I | 3 |
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures | 3 |
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COM 210 Technical Communications | 3 |
COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
ENG 102 Effective College Writing II | 3 |
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
ENG 105 Food Writing | 3 |
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War | 3 |
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War | 3 |
ENG 220 Creative Writing | 3 |
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
REC 133 Environmental Education | 3 |
SOC 210 The Sixties! | 3 |
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ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process | 3 |
ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
ENV 455 Sustainable Development | 3 |
HUM 300 Philosophy Of Nature | 3 |
NRS 331 Land Use Planning | 3 |
NRS 410 Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
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ENV 315 Environmental Law And Regulatory Process | 3 |
ENV 420 Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
ENV 455 Sustainable Development | 3 |
HUM 300 Philosophy Of Nature | 3 |
NRS 331 Land Use Planning | 3 |
NRS 410 Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
Dr. Jorie Favreau
Pickett Hall 107