Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Sciences

The underlying theme in the Environmental Sciences major is that of sustainability. The program includes courses offered mostly in departments of the College of Sciences, with some courses in departments in other colleges of the university. Environmental science has a strong geographic component; understanding how vegetation, soils, climate, water, and human activities interact within a spatial context is the basis of environmental science. Environmental Sciences is an interdisciplinary program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree in applied arts and sciences. The program provides students with a rigorous and broad foundation in those sciences most relevant to environmental issues. The program offers three emphases: Ecosystem Management, International Environmental Sciences. Career Opportunities: The major will prepare the student for employment in diverse situations in the dynamic and ever-changing environmental science job market. It is also an excellent undergraduate major for students planning to proceed to graduate school in any of the environmental sciences.