A 360-DEGREE VIEW
In the environmental studies program, you will critically analyze key issues such as sustainability, pollution, poverty, biodiversity, and resource use, with the goal of equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to help find solutions with a strong values orientation. Our interdisciplinary approach provides the educational vehicle to thoroughly examine issues from a variety of perspectives: economic, ethical, political, historical, and scientific.
UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Recognize the role humans play in the dynamic between nature and culture.
Understand environmental issues from different approaches.
Develop employable skills in research techniques and problem-solving.
ADD OPPORTUNITIES AND EXPERIENCES
Working with community partners, students engage in opportunities that provide both a hands-on education and a place for people to meet and discuss the environmental issues that are affecting our region and the world.
Students conduct research with faculty who consist of scientists, geographers, philosophers, sociologists, and anthropologists concerned with the interaction between humans and the natural world.
CHOOSE YOUR CAREER
Many of our students go on to advanced environmental degree programs at Pace or at other renowned institutions, or to careers in environmental law, environmental journalism, environmental education, and wildlife conservation. Additionally, graduates have worked as lobbyists on the state and federal level.
CAREER OPTIONS FOR GRADUATES OF THIS DEGREE PROGRAM
Our graduates have gone on to graduate studies or work in fields such as:
Environmental education
Environmental ethics
Environmental journalism
Environmental management
Environmental law
Environmental policy
Environmental remediation
Marine biology
Natural resources and sustainable development
Urban planning and design
Zoology
