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Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity Theme Option

The nations with the greatest biodiversity often have tremendous ethnic and cultural diversity. This option examines diversity in many interrelated contexts: biological diversity and the impact of contemporary humans; values and cultural practices in regard to production and consumption; the clothes people wear; creation and use of social spaces; and the preservation of genetic resources for food, fiber, and pharmaceuticals.

Topics might include conservation biology; integration of human and natural systems; cultural expression through clothing and appearance; and discussion of what are cultural and social rights.

Biodiversity & Cultural Diversity Courses:
  (Choose one course from each section below)

Course Title GE Credits
Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Sci Eng, Div, Wrt

Plant Biology 11 Plants and the Biosphere Sci Eng, Wrt

Science and Society 105 Organismal Interactions in Everyday Life Sci Eng, Wrt

Textiles and Clothing 7 Style and Cultural Studies Soc Sci, Div, Wrt

Community and Regional Development 2 Ethnicity and American Communities Soc Sci, Div, Wrt

Landscape Architecture 2 Place, Culture and Community Soc Sci, Wrt


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