About the Department: The Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation (SMSC) offers a range of compelling residential, hands-on, interdisciplinary programs in conservation biology for undergraduate and graduate students and professionals on the grounds of Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia, USA. Highly qualified world experts, including Smithsonian scientists, Mason faculty, and colleagues from other U.S. and international conservation organization provide students with direct connections to the most current teaching, research techniques, and work in the field. The SMSC department administers all aspects of this off-site instructional location comprised of a dining, residential and academic facility, including academic and adm