Conservation studies looks at different threats to a healthy ecosystem. Students may gain a broad, interdisciplinary knowledge of a wide range of environmental issues. They may also learn about the economic, political and social forces involved in environmental degradation.

Earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is an academic achievement upon completing a series of courses over the course of three or four years. The subjects that are studied in order to earn this degree vary widely under the disciplines of the liberal arts and sciences.