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2015-2016 University Catalog

CONS 490 - RS: Integrated Conservation Strategies

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable

Integrates the course work of the Smithsonian-Mason Semester through study of current conservation issues. Students incorporate interdisciplinary aspects of conservation into a summative group case study on a chosen conservation issue and present formally before a faculty panel.

Designated a Green Leaf Course .

Fulfills Mason Core requirement in synthesis.

Designated as a research and scholarship intensive course.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and a college level biological or environmental science course

Notes: Must be taken concurrently with CONS 320, CONS 401, CONS 402, and CONS 410. Only offered through the Smithsonian-Mason Semester.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0