The program is administered by a committee drawn from the four departments. Classes are taught primarily by college faculty who are renowned educators and researchers and are geared toward contemporary environmental issues. 

This program

• Gives you a foundation in and advanced understanding of management and policy aspects of environmental issues with upper-level courses drawn from the College of Geosciences and other departments in the University
• Builds on the commonalities between the various disciplines in the college to provide an interdisciplinary education in the geosciences
• Provides training in modern techniques used by environmental professionals including Geographic Information Science (GIS), remote sensing and various types of environmental sampling and surveying, and
• Is relevant to the needs of employers by creating a highly skilled labor force able to work on environmental concerns at local, regional, state and national levels

The Environmental Studies degree program is designed for students who want to acquire a fundamental knowledge of the interactions between society and the natural environment from a geosciences perspective.