{"id":308226,"description_type":{"id":4,"name":"Source Catalog Description"},"description":"<p><b>This certificate is no longer accepting applications effective Fall 2016.</b></p> <p><br />The Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology provides students with an excellent opportunity for cross-discipline training in<br />conservation theory in a classroom setting with fieldwork in the laboratory portions of Biology.<br />The Graduate Certificate in Conservation Biology emphasizes basic and applied conservation biology. The certificate offers an<br />excellent opportunity for cross-discipline training that provides conservation theory in a classroom setting and valuable field work in<br />the laboratory portions of the Biology courses. The Department of Biology provides basic courses on campus, while scientists at Walt<br />Disney World's Animal Kingdom offer applied courses on Disney property. Practical experience dealing with small animal populations is<br />provided within Disney's unique zoological setting.<br />The Conservation Biology certificate requires four graduate courses (12 credit hours) in conservation study.<br /><b>Total Credit Hours Required: 12 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree </b></p>","primary":false,"program":1012}