Environmental Studies Degree Options

Degree Options

The Department of Environmental Studies offers a variety of majors, minors, graduate degrees,  and even a GIS Certificate. Students regularly conduct research with faculty and present at conferences as part of their undergraduate and graduate experience.

Undergraduate Major

• Environmental Studies, BA
• Environmental Studies — Education & Eco-Social Justice Emphasis, BA
• Environmental Studies — Elementary Education, BAE
• Environmental Studies — Geographic Information Science Emphasis, BA
• Environmental Studies — Geography Emphasis, BA
• Environmental Studies — Justice & Community Resilience Emphasis, BA (In Moratorium)
• Environmental Studies — Policy, Politics, and Governance Emphasis, BA
• Geography/Social Studies, BA
• Student/Faculty Designed, BA (College of the Environment)

Undergraduate Combined Major

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

Graduate

• Environmental Education, Non-Thesis, MEd (not accepting students this year) 
• Environmental Education, Thesis, MEd (not accepting students this year) 
• Environmental Studies, MA

Certification

• Geographic Information Science Certificate
• Geographic Information Science Certificate (graduate)
• Salmon Enhancement: Community Education Certificate
• Climate Leadership Certificate

Still have questions? Get in touch with one of the College of the Environment undergraduate advisors or graduate advisors.