Environmental Studies is a multidisciplinary academic field focusing solving some of the most complicated and challenging environmental problems and issues. Curricula in this field combines fundamental knowledge in Social Sciences, Life Sciences, and Earth Sciences as a foundation within a hands-on applied quantitative and technical framework.
Study Abroad Opportunities
Accelerated Programs
Geospatial Data Analysis
Environmental Policy
At this point in our history, the application of environmental studies is a task with ever increasing importance. Our curriculum is designed from the ground up to provide you a combination of knowledge, skills, and experiences making you competitive in the marketplace. We believe that the learning experience is based upon solving real-world problems, integrating economic, political, biological, and ecological interactions in solutions that benefit human society.
Academic Advising
Undergraduate Programs
Academic advising for undergraduate programs, minors, certificates, and the M.Envs accelerated program are handled by Ms. Lindsay Freeman.
Graduate Programs
Advising for the graduate programs in Environmental Studies are handled by Dr. Daniel McGarvey, Director of Graduate Programs in Environmental Studies.
News & Research
ENVS 300 – Sustainable Societies
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. This course explores the 25 most critical social, economic and environmental issues in the region in a global context. It examines how people are tackling the issues of sustainably and turning them into opportunities. […]
ENVZ 105 – Physical Geology Laboratory
Semester course; 2 laboratory hours. 1 credit. Pre- or corequisite: ENVS 105, an optional laboratory course consisting of experiments and activities related to ENVS 105. […]
ENVZ 335 – Environmental Geology Lab
Semester course; 2 laboratory hours. 1 credit. Corequisite: ENVS 335. Required for environmental science majors enrolled in ENVS 335; optional for other majors. Attendance on one Saturday morning field trip required. Laboratory exercises coordinated with ENVS 335 lectures. […]
ENVZ 401 – Meteorology and Climatology Laboratory
Semester course; 3 laboratory hours. 1 credit. Pre- or corequisite: ENVS 401. A series of laboratory and field experiments designed to quantify the elements of weather and climate and to interpret their local temporal and spatial variations. […]
ENVS 697 – Research
Planning, preparation, completion, and presentation of research in environmental studies. […]
ENVS 698 – Thesis
Planning, preparation, completion, and presentation of research in environmental studies. […]