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Environmental Programs
for Students
Administrative Officers
This program is administered by the Council of Participating Deans with
co-chairs.
Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences - Edward A. Hiler, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Geosciences - Mary Jo Richardson,
A.B., Ph.D.
General Statement
A wide array of Environmental Programs is available for students. These
are based upon the expertise of faculty members across the University in
various colleges and departments whose professional and research activities
focus on environmental issues. The programs come in many forms, designed
to offer opportunities for students to obtain in-depth, discipline-specific
studies combined in an interdisciplinary education. For example, University-wide
programs administered by different colleges are described under the Environmental
Studies heading. A list of different majors offered by departments is
shown under the heading Other Undergraduate
Degree Granting Programs. Within many degree programs, career tracks
and emphases can be found that allow students to make selections from courses
with environmental content. Students should consult with faculty and advisors
in the programs that are of interest to them.
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 )
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 ()
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.
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