Who may apply to graduate/professional training courses in the Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program (SMGCSP)?
Anyone interested in a course may apply for admission. Our courses provide graduate and professional training in the skills, analytical tools, and techniques of conservation research and practice, and in the principles and philosophies underlying effective conservation. Collectively, they address both conservation science and human dimensions topics. To see if a particular course might suit your training needs, please see individual course pages for more on that course’s content and training goals.