Protect your planet with a degree in environmental science
You want to make a positive impact on the world, and we're here to support your journey.
Get ready for your dream career with our exciting classes and research opportunities that cover a wide range of subjects - all aimed at developing and implementing sustainable solutions. This is where you enhance your critical thinking skills, collaborate effectively within a team, and approach environmental issues with an experimental and entrepreneurial perspective.
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Customize Your Studies to Your Interests
Inside the Environmental Science major, you will have several paths open to you. You can choose to focus your studies in the following emphasis areas:
- Leadership, Sustainability and Communication
- Soil, Air and Water
- Physical and Chemical Dynamics
- The Biosphere
Whichever one you choose, you will gain a broad scientific understanding of human influence on our natural world, from the molecular to a global scale, and you will graduate prepared to solve environmental and associated human health challenges in a time of rapid ecological change. Visit the Majors and degrees page to learn more about each emphasis area.
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