Program overview
This major teaches you how to manage and utilize national parks — these "natural treasures" — effectively. You'll study courses like ecology, conservation biology, natural resource management, environmental policy, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and ecotourism planning. For example, how to design visitor routes without disturbing wildlife? How to balance local community development with ecological protection? How to use satellite data to monitor forest health? Chinese universities have unique advantages in this field because China is building the world's largest national park system, with parks like Sanjiangyuan, Giant Panda, and Northeast Tiger and Leopard serving as living case libraries. It's suitable for students who love the outdoors, are passionate about nature, and want to apply scientific knowledge to real-world conservation. If you want to learn hardcore ecology while also being interested in management and policy, this major will be a great fit.