What Makes our Environmental Programs Different?

• 的 林芝校园的自然环境 includes over 1,000 acres of forest, fields, wetlands and streams, next to beautiful 珍珠的池塘. 这些“户外学习实验室” help students learn land management and conservation firsthand.
• 体验式学习机会 很多，包括 气候行动研究所, food gardens, campus sustainability initiatives, trail construction and maintenance, wetland and water quality research, weather monitoring, climate impact research, wildlife 研究和其他项目.
• 进入研究生课程的途径: 3-2环境科学学士-硕士. 与安提阿研究生学习协议 School, 4+1 Master’s in Business Administration in Energy and Sustainability.
• 在哥斯达黎加和科德角的实地研究: Take a two-week trip to learn about the forest ecosystems and indigenous wildlife of Costa Rica; or spend one week on Cape Cod to immerse yourself in the ecology of 沿海生态系统.

Where can a degree in 环境科学 or Environmental 研究 take me?

Who should study 环境科学/Environmental 研究?

Majoring in 环境科学 or Environmental 研究 is right for you if:

• 你对大自然充满热情
• 你喜欢户外活动
• 你喜欢了解野生动物
• You are concerned about the future of life on Earth
• You want to help find solutions to the problems of climate change, species extinctions, pollution, industrial agriculture, unsustainable cities, environmental racism and 其他相关问题
• You are excited by the new green economy, wildlife management, ecosystem restoration, renewable energy, land protection, nature-based solutions and sustainable ethics

On-Campus Bachelor of 科学 in 环境科学 or Bachelor of Arts in Environmental 研究

Our 环境科学/研究 curriculum creates a knowledge base and a set of 关键技能:

• 知识库: Focuses on the scientific principles governing the natural world, and the social, economic, and ethical concepts that determine how humans interact with the earth. 的 core principles of sustainability are central to the program.
• 技术开发: Includes plant and animal identification, mapping, data collection, quantitative analysis and computer skills, as well as problem-solving, teamwork, project management, 表达能力和批判性思维.

See our curriculum plan to learn how you will progress through the on-campus BA or b计划.

 

辅修环境研究

的 minor in Environmental 研究 is intended to provide students not majoring in 环境科学 with an interdisciplinary concentration that emphasizes the many interactions between humans and the local and global environments. 它是设计好的 to build understanding of these relationships by examining areas of anthropology, biology, conservation, policy, law and sociology as they relate to the natural world.

的 minor requires completion of six courses:

• ES103 Introduction to Ecosystem and Wildlfe Conservation
• ES104 Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation
• Two courses from the Human Society Electives list.
• Two courses from the Natural 科学 Electives list.

 

可持续发展证书课程

Create a thriving world that is ecologically healthy, economically viable, and socially 只是. 的 Sustainability Certificate will develop your practical experience, while creating and implementing solutions to real sustainability challenges, both on campus 在当地社区.

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