College of the Environment Undergraduate & Graduate Programs

Western's College of the Environment offers several undergraduate and graduate degree options.

Environmental Studies Degree Options

Undergraduate Major

• Environmental Studies — Elementary, BAE
• Environmental Studies, BA
• Geography/Social Studies, BA
• Student/Faculty Designed, BA (College of the Environment) (In Moratorium)

Undergraduate Combined Major

• Business and Sustainability, BA (see Management Department)
• Economics/Environmental Studies, BA (see Economics Department)
• Environmental Studies/Journalism, BA (see Journalism Department)

Undergraduate Extension

• Environmental Studies (Extension) — Geographic Information Science Emphasis, BA
• Environmental Studies (Extension), BA

Undergraduate Minor

• Climate Change Minor
• Disaster Risk Reduction Minor
• Environmental Education Minor
• Environmental Justice Minor
• Environmental Policy Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Geographic Information Science Minor
  -find additional GIS minor information here
• Geography Minor

Graduate

• Environmental Education, Non-Thesis, MEd
• Environmental Education, Thesis, MEd
• Environmental Studies, MA

Certification

• Geographic Information Science Certificate
• Geographic Information Science Certificate (graduate)
• Salmon Enhancement: Community Education Certificate
• River Studies and Leadership Certificate

Graduate Programs, M.Ed. & M.A.

• Environmental Education, Non-Thesis, MEd
• Environmental Education, Thesis, MEd
• Environmental Studies, MA

Environmental Sciences Degree Options

Undergraduate Major

• Environmental Science — Freshwater & Terrestrial Ecology Emphasis, BS
• Environmental Science — Marine Science Emphasis, BS
• Environmental Science — Toxicology Emphasis, BS
• Environmental Science, BS
• Student/Faculty Designed, BS (College of the Environment) (In Moratorium)

Undergraduate Extension

• Environmental Science Extension Major, BS

Undergraduate Minor

• Environmental Science Minor

Graduate

• Environmental Science, Marine and Estuarine Science (MES), Thesis, MS
• Environmental Science, Thesis, MS

Certification

• Data Science for Environmental Applications Certificate
• Ecological Restoration Certificate (Extension)
• Salmon Enhancement: Habitat Restoration Certificate

Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy Degree Options

Undergraduate Major

• Environmental Policy, BA
• Urban Planning and Sustainable Development, BA
• Urban Sustainability, BA

Undergraduate Extension

• Natural Resource Management (Extension), BA

Undergraduate Minor

• Food Security and Policy Minor
• Sustainable Design Minor
  • Sustainable Design Minor information and application

Graduate

• Urban Planning and Environmental Sustainability, MA

University Interdisciplinary Programs

• Climate Leadership Certificate
• Sustainability Studies Minor

Student Faculty Design Major

Have an idea for a course of study not currently represented in one of our degree/emphasis pairings? College of the Environment is one of two colleges at Western Washington University to offer a student faculty design major. Students must still complete the preparatory courses for either the bachelor of science or arts degree.

Please contact Kathryn Patrick, the College of the Environment admissions advisor, at (360)650-2817 to make an appointment to discuss the student faculty design BA or BS.

For more information on degrees, admission policies and procedures, application, and course descriptions, go to the WWU general catalog section for the College of the Environment, or contact a College of the Environment academic advisor.