生态系统与人类影响力专业获得文学学士学位，可为学生提供评估和解决人类与自然环境之间复杂相互作用的技能，知识和准备。该课程整合了生态学，生物学，遗传学，人类学，人类生态学和地理学的原理和方法论，并在更大的全球视野内结合了对经济学，伦理学和政策的理解。该专业为学生准备与各种问题相关的公共，私人或非营利部门的入门级就业，例如：生态系统的保护，生态系统的恢复，生物多样性的丧失以及可持续生物资源的开发。该专业为学生准备人类学，地理学，环境科学，社会学，自然资源管理和生物学等领域的研究生课程。
The Ecosystems and Human Impact major, leading to a Bachelor of Art degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address the complex interaction of humans and natural environments. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from ecology, biology, genetics, anthropology, human ecology, and geography, combined with an understanding of economics, ethics, and policy within a greater global perspective. The major prepares students for entry-level employment in the public, private, or non-profit sectors concerned with a wide range of issues, such as: conservation of ecosystems, ecosystem restoration, loss of biodiversity, and development of sustainable bioresources. The major prepares students for graduate study in anthropology, geography, environmental science, sociology, natural resource management, and biology among other fields.<br><br>The major builds on the interdisciplinary sustainability core curriculum. Students will enroll in major-specific courses in their junior and senior year. In their junior or senior year students will have the opportunity to enroll in the study abroad program at Ranomafana, Madagascar, which provides training in field biology, ecology, primatology, and anthropology. Students enrolled in this program will take courses and conduct independent research that contributes to a better understanding of Ranomafana National Park and the link between the park and the people of the region. Local internships, research courses, and field courses are also available to students to build up real-world experience. The Ecosystems and Human Impact minor is intended for students who seek to complement their chosen major with a coherent set of courses emphasizing the interaction between humans and ecosystems from an interdisciplinary perspective.