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B.A. in Environmental Studies majors focus on one of two areas: environmental interpretation/education or environmental planning/management. Students are expected to develop: Knowledge drawn from the natural sciences concerning structure, function, and effect of change in ecosystems; from the social sciences concerning factors that affect natural systems such as population pressures, pollution, resource utilization, and depletion; from the humanities concerning the relationships of ethics and values to environmental attitudes and behaviors  Knowledge of interrelationships involving economics, politics, and perceptions in environmental decision making Knowledge related to causes of environmental deterioration and constructive efforts to deal with environmental problems Program Benefits Graduates develop: The ability to acquire information through field observations, interviews, and surveys, as well as from maps, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery The ability to prepare effective presentations The ability to apply relevant theoretical perspectives to actual environmental problems Minors Environmental Studies Geography Geographic Information Science

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