Environmental Programs for Students
Environmental Studies
The B.S. degree in Environmental Studies is an Interdisciplinary Degree Program offered by the College of Geosciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Goals and career interests of the student will determine the college in which the student will enroll. Both colleges share foundation courses and a selection of courses in environmental policy and management. The common goal is to provide students with a focus on social and political aspects of environmental policy and planning. However, the technical emphasis in the College of Geosciences (page 403) is an earth-science-based approach with study of the earth’s land, water and air and the interaction of humans with their environment. In contrast, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (page 175) has an approach based on the productivity of natural resources and the regulation of environmental wastes. The science content of the two colleges therefore differs. The choice of which college to enroll in should be made after conferring with representatives from each and reading the available advising materials.