{"id":836,"date":"2023-01-25T12:18:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels-draft\/?page_id=836"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:43:11","slug":"conservation-biology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/conservation-biology\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservation Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"fullwidth wp-block-heading\">Master of Environmental Science and Management<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"mesm\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mesm\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-762\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-762\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18900\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-18900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-761\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-761\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-884\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-884\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/affiliated-faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-894\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/academics\/mesm\/student-opportunities\/\">Student opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation Biology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This specialization prepares students for professional positions in the science and management of the earth\u2019s biological diversity. They may concentrate studies in ecological aspects of applied conservation biology, management of biodiversity, or economics and policy aspects of conservation biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students take courses in plant and animal biology, ecology, and biodiversity analysis and management, as well as numerical methods and social sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduates find employment with federal and state resource management and regulatory agencies, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and private environmental consulting firms.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core courses&nbsp;<\/strong>(21-25 credits), including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Natural Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(12-16 credits)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plant &amp; Animal Biology (at least 3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ecology (at least 3 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biodiversity Analysis &amp; Management (at least 3 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Sciences<\/strong>\u00a0(6 credits)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quantitative Methods<\/strong>\u00a0(3 credits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elective courses<\/strong>&nbsp;(6-10 credits)<br><strong>Culminating Experience<\/strong>&nbsp;(3 credits: EVS 505, 597, or 598)<br><strong>Graduate seminar<\/strong>&nbsp;(2 credits)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"Michelle Peach, Lecturer in the Department of Natural Resources Science, URI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach.jpg 281w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2130\/Michelle-Peach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nrs\/meet\/michelle-a-peach-lang\/\">Michelle Peach<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">MESM Co-Director; Coordinator Conservation Biology<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Natural Resources Science<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5586<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:michelle_peach@uri.edu\">michelle_peach@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation Biology This specialization prepares students for professional positions in the science and management of the earth\u2019s biological diversity. 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