Undergraduate Majors & Minors
Environmental Studies
Explore the world—and how to save it!
The interdisciplinary field of environmental studies explores the complex relationships of humans (individuals, communities, society) to their physical environment. The major allows students to gain a first hand appreciation for their physical surroundings, and a broad and deep understanding of our dependences on the natural world.
In addition to a field and research-based required core of 18 credits, students choose 21 credits of course work from three categories: Naturalist Education; Ecological Philosophy, Public Policy, and Civic Engagement; and Environmental Field Studies. Throughout the program, a systems-based perspective is emphasized, as is civically engaged environmental field research. Solutions to environmental problems are explored involving government action, collective effort, and personal initiative. Exciting opportunities for travel study to remote tropical regions, such as Guyana, Peru, and Brazil, are also available.
