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Biodiversity Conservation: Bridging Nature and Culture

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
MoWe 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W04-0122 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
MoWe 4p.m. – 5:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W04-0122
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

This course examines the interdependencies between humans and biodiversity through a biocultural approach to conservation. A biocultural approach aims to understand how ecosystems, species, and human cultures co-evolve toward centering local values, perspectives, and needs into biodiversity conservation strategies. Topics include biological, cultural, and linguistic diversity patterns and threats; human-wildlife systems; Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities; zoos, aquariums, and natural history museums; human-wildlife conflict and coexistence; and biocultural diversity in urban ecosystems. Students will also gain insights into conservation science and practice through exercises in documenting local ecological knowledge; developing social science surveys; conducting fieldwork; and communicating research results.

Prerequisites

ENVSCI 260 or BIOL 112 or Instructor Permission

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W04-0122

Enrolled / Capacity

16 / 20

Status

Closed

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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