{"id":2,"date":"2019-02-01T16:52:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T16:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/biology-msbiodiversity\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T19:40:57","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"About the program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-527_1\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:960px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-527_1\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-528 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img 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draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-532\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome5-960x500_c.jpeg\" alt=\"mshome5\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome5-600x200_c.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-id-534 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"soliloquy-image-534\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/turtlebaby-960x500_c.jpg\" alt=\"turtlebaby\" data-soliloquy-src-mobile=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/turtlebaby-600x200_c.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome1.jpeg\" alt=\"mshome1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome2.jpeg\" alt=\"mshome2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome4.jpeg\" alt=\"mshome4\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/mshome5.jpeg\" alt=\"mshome5\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/03\/turtlebaby.jpg\" alt=\"turtlebaby\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Program\u00a0Overview and Mission<\/strong><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2025\/02\/GRAD_BROCHURE_REV022025.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2021\/09\/GRAD_BROCHURE.pdf\">(click to learn more &#8211; download brochure)<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">The Master of Science (MS) degree in Integrative Biological Diversity blends the biological and environmental sciences with current social issues in order to train students to assess, manage, and think critically about biodiversity issues. The Integrative Biological Diversity degree combines graduate courses with faculty expertise across the Connecticut State Colleges and University (CSCU) System.\u00a0 Students have opportunities to collaborate with partnering organizations to engage in real-world practice. This program is suitable for secondary education teachers, current environmental science professionals, and others who are interested in a graduate-level biology degree that focuses on the ecological, physiological, and natural history of biological organisms.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/06\/Intl_grad_flyers_BIO_vs4.pdf\">IBD Flyer<\/a><\/div>\r\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/10\/IBD_Handbook_2024.pdf\">IBD Handbook (updated 2024)<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 57px\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 12px\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Applied Stewardship<\/strong> \r\n\r\n<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">Biodiversity Stewardship refers to the responsible protection of organisms and their ecological relationships.\u00a0 The MS program exposes students to the complex network of stakeholders and the issues\u00a0involved in sustainable stewardship practice.\u00a0 All students are required to develop and implement a stewardship plan based on their interests.\u00a0 The stewardship experience emphasizes how using scientific evidence can inform management practices and decision-making, and\u00a0stresses the importance of using\u00a0high quality data to maintain scientific credibility.\u00a0 Collaboration is an integral part of the stewardship experience.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2024\/07\/Applied-Stewardship-Bio506-Declaration_Fillable_14Jun24-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Applied Stewardship Declaration Form<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program\u00a0Overview and Mission (click to learn more &#8211; download brochure) The Master of Science (MS) degree in Integrative Biological Diversity blends the biological and environmental sciences with current social issues in order to train students to assess, manage, and think &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":288,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"left-navigation.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/288"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/biology-msbiodiversity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}