B.A. in Environmental Studies

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

Career Opportunities

The B.A. in Environmental Studies prepares you for positions and careers in fields such as:

• Naturalists with parks and other outdoor organizations
• Environmental educators in camps and social service agencies
• Not-for-profit agencies
• Natural resource planning and management
• Water resources

Minors

• Environmental Studies
• Geography
• Geographic Information Science