The curriculum is composed of three major units: a biology unit that provides background in natural science; a sustainable development unit that provides a background in social science; and a individual concentration that allows students to expand upon their area of interest and pursue either a research (thesis) option or a professional (internship and report) option.
Please note that CBSD curriculum underwent a revision in summer 2007, to see the old curriculum, please go to the old curriculum page.
30 credits (see notes for more information):
Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development Seminars, Envir St 975 and 976
CBSD Course List (PDF)
Examples of research and internship projects (PDF)
Students are expected to maintain at least a B (3.0 grade-point) average and meet the Graduate School's minimum credit requirement. A student who falls below a 3.0 grade-point average is placed on probation and must achieve a cumulative average of at least 3.0 in the subsequent semester.
If applicable, students may use up to 9 credits of undergraduate or other course work toward their biology and/or sustainable development units. Any prerequisite courses satisfied at UW-Madison as a CBSD graduate student may potentially be double counted toward program requirements