生态系统科学与可持续性专业为生态系统生态学提供了坚实的科学基础，并结合了构成可持续性问题的文化，社会，经济和政治问题的广泛知识。专业的学生将学习将科学融入现实世界的决策中，以制定可持续的策略来维护全球生态系统服务为目标。我们为学生提供广泛的经验和协作学习机会，通过与自然资源生态实验室的合作关系提供研究机会，以及有关可持续性科学以及生物如何与环境相互作用以形成复杂生态系统的最新科学知识。在美丽的落基山脉及其他地区参加研究，实习，实践和团队练习以及实地经验的机会与出色的课堂教育相结合，为应用可持续资源管理原则
The major in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability provides a strong scientific foundation in ecosystem ecology integrated with a broad knowledge of the cultural, social, economic, and political issues that are shaping the issue of sustainability. Students in the major learn to integrate science into real-world decision making, with the goal of developing sustainable strategies to maintain ecosystem services around the globe. We provide students with a broad base of experiential and collaborative learning opportunities, opportunities for undergraduate research, and the latest scientific knowledge about sustainability science and how organisms interact with their environments to form complex ecosystems. Opportunities for research, internships, practical and group-based learning, and field experiences in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and around the world, combined with an outstanding classroom education, build a solid foundation for applying sustainable resource management principles.<br><br>Learning Outcomes<br>Students in the major learn:<br><br>How to use natural resources and implement solutions in a sustainable way.<br>About environmental change at local to global scales.<br>The amazing connections between different earth system components, founded in a systems thinking approach.<br>How to conduct research or field work in a variety of settings addressing questions important to sustainability.