Students will have a better understanding of contemporary environmental problems, policies, and solutions. This important major provides students with the capacity to not only understand, but also affect positive change for environmental sustainability.

What You'll Study

The major educates students in a broad range of fundamental environmental studies subjects with concepts of sustainability integrated throughout the curriculum. Majors will combine the fundamental knowledge they obtain in three areas: economics, environment, and society. To develop an understanding of sustainability and how sustainable practices can be implemented. 

Grow Your Future:

The ENS B.A. degree will provide students with a broad liberal-arts education in environmental studies within the context of sustainability. 

The ENS B.A. was designed to be compatible with other disciplinary subjects so students can double major or minor with the ENS B.A. ENS students will obtain the fundamental knowledge required to understand the relationships that exist between the environment and society, important and pressing environmental problems facing the world today, and better solutions for addressing those issues. 

The program will develop the critical thinking, communication, and independent study skills necessary for students to pursue careers in environmental sustainability. These include policy work at city, state, federal and international environmental agencies, sustainable business, education and law (with appropriate training), non-governmental organizations, and many more depending on the students’ interests.

Career opportunities in Environmental and Sustainability Studies:

• Environmental non-profit organization

• State, Federal, and International Research Foundations

• Corporate Social Responsibility/Sustainability professionals

• Natural Sciences managers

• Sustainability Consultancies and Management 

• Environmental and Sustainability Journalists

• Environmental Justice Advocates

• Environmental Scientists

• Environmental Economist

• Parks and Recreation Management

• Green building professionals

• Sustainable Agriculture specialists

• Green Economy and Climate change experts