Academic Programs

Natural History in College and University Curricula

During the past few months we have circulated an informal survey to faculty at a variety of academic institutions in North America, in an attempt to assess how prevalent natural history is in their curricula. This survey was neither systematic nor comprehensive. Thus, consider the following list of institutions as but a starting point in describing the current status of natural history education in higher education.
If you know of other schools you think belong on this list, please contact Tom Fleischner.

Graduate programs
North Cascades Institute
University of Vermont, Field Naturalist Program

Schools that offer a degree program in natural history:
Prescott College
Sterling College
Texas Tech University

Schools that have a strong program in natural history with several faculty members:
Antioch University New England
Arizona State University
Binghamton University, SUNY
College of the Atlantic
The Evergreen State College
Middlebury College
SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Unity College of Maine
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Maine
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington

Schools that have 1 or 2 dedicated faculty but the institution doesn’t emphasize natural history:
Marist College
University of Michigan--Dearborn

Schools that incorporate natural history into some courses:
Cornell University
Northland College
University of Idaho
University of Montana
University of New Haven
Williams College

Non degree-granting institutions that focus on natural history:
Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (American Museum of Natural History)