Conservation Ecology
Listed below is a collection of classes designed by a PSU Interdisciplinary Studies student. This collection of courses were approved in the past as a custom IDS major. This collection may serve as a template or starting point for future IDS students interested in a similar area of study. In addition to the custom major, every PSU student must also complete the core general education requirements.
Sample List of Contract Classes for
Conservation Ecology
Required of all IDS Majors:
Prior to Fall 2021
IP2225: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies
IP4425: Senior Seminar in Interdisciplinary Studies
Since Fall 2021
IP2000: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
IP2500: Cluster Learning Springboard
IP4500: Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Seminar
Since Fall 2024
IP2000: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Studies
IP2510: Lifelong Learning Lab
IP4500: Interdisciplinary Studies Senior Seminar
Approved Contract Courses:
BI2040: Vertebrate Zoology
BI3240: Conservation
BI3250: Ornithology
BI4050: Ecology
CH2335: General Chemistry I w/ Lab
CM2400: Public Speaking
CM3090: Technical Communication
ESP1500: Field Immersion
ESP2100: Introduction to Environmental Science and Policy I
ESP4310: Advanced Conservation Ecology
ESP4910: IS: Thermal Stress on Streams
GE3270: Intro to Graphic Information Systems
SO3600: Sustainability in Practice