Marlyse Duguid
Thomas J. Siccama Senior Lecturer in Field Ecology; Research Scientist; Director of Research, Yale…
Ecosystem Management and Conservation Specialization
This specialization gives students the knowledge and skills to become thoughtful stewards of the environment, to ensure that human and nonhuman species can coexist across landscapes.
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Program Courses
Core
Two courses required.Course 1
Required for all Ecosystem students.| Course | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| ENV 602 Ecosystems and Landscapes |
Bradford M,W 9:00-10:20 |
Bradford |
Course 2
Choose one of these three courses.Enrollment for ENV 975 will be limited and determined by application. Ecosystem Management and Conservation (EMC) specialization students not accepted to ENV 975 for Spring ’24 may contact Marlyse Duguid , the EMC Learning Community Coordinator, to discuss an approved alternative core course. See the ENV 975 course description for application details.
| Course | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| ENV 642 Environmental Justice/Climate Justice |
Torres M,W 10:30-11:50 |
Torres | ||
| ENV 764 Sociology of Sacred Values: Modernity, Ecology, and Policy |
Farrell | |||
| ENV 975 Western Lands and Communities Field Clinic: Research to Practice |
Farrell tbd |
Farrell |
Elective
Four required courses. Students must take at least one course from each of the following four bins:Social Science Principles
| Course | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| ENV 573 Urban Ecology for Local and Regional Decision Making |
Grove W 1:00-3:50 |
Grove Tentative |
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| ENV 605 Environmental Risk Communication |
Schwarz Th 2:30-5:20 |
Schwarz Tentative |
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| ENV 618 Anthropology of Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries |
Carpenter W 1:00-3:50 |
Carpenter |
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| ENV 631 Poverty, Environment and Inequality |
Taylor Tu 1:00-3:50 |
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| ENV 637 A Toolkit for Communicating Environmental Science |
Mooney M 9:00-11:50 |
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| ENV 685 Engaging Landholders and Communities in Conserving and Restoring Tropical Forest Landscapes |
Garen M,W 10:30-11:50 |
Tentative |
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| ENV 742 Fundamentals of Working with People |
DeCew Tu,Th 8:30-9:50 |
Tentative |
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| ENV 759 Power, Knowledge, and the Environment: Social Science |
Dove M 1:00-3:50 |
Dove | ||
| ENV 839 Power in Conservation |
Carpenter W 1:00-3:50 |
Carpenter | ||
| ENV 951 Strategic Environmental Communication |
Leiserowitz M,W 1:00-2:20 |
Leiserowitz |
Natural Science Principles
| Course | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| ENV 629 North American Drylands: Ecology and Land Use |
Lauenroth Tu,Th 9:00-10:20 |
Lauenroth |
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| ENV 646 Foundations of Agriculture and Environment |
Wood Tu 1:00-3:50 |
Wood Tentative |
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| ENV 659 The Practice of Silviculture: Principles in Applied Forest Ecology (Friday field trips) |
Ashton M,W 8:30-10:20 |
Ashton |
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| ENV 660 Forest Dynamics |
Duguid Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
Duguid | ||
| ENV 713 Coastal Ecosystems |
Anisfeld W 1:00-5:50 |
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| ENV 723 Wetlands Ecology, Conservation & Management |
Freidenburg M,W 1:00-2:15 |
Freidenburg | ||
| ENV 736 Impacts of Climate Change on Freshwater Ecosystems |
Grimm Tu,Th 5:30-8:20 |
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| ENV 738 Wildlife Movement Ecology |
Harris Tu 4:00-6:50 |
Harris | ||
| ENV 744 Conservation Science and Landscape Planning |
Schmitz M,W 10:30-11:50 |
Schmitz |
Quantitative Analysis
Management and Policy
Learning Community
There is a corresponding “Learning Community” for each specialization, where anyone interested in the topic can find related news, spotlights, colleagues, and events.
Faculty Coordinator
Staff Manager
Michelle Downey
Program Director, Ucross High Plains Stewardship Initiative; Staff Manager, Ecosystem Management and…