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Academic Programs

Environmental Justice Minor (21-25 Credits)

The Environmental Justice Minor offers opportunities to critically interrogate the relationships between power, privilege, and the environment. Environmental justice, both a field of academic inquiry and a social movement, brings to light injustices related to the uneven distribution of environmental hazards, the consistent failure of environmental decision-making to address adequately the needs of marginalized communities, and the skewed representation of environmental issues in government and mainstream society. The minor provides an educational experience that offers critical and deconstructive approach by challenging dominant paradigms in human-environment studies and analyzing the underlying structural causes of environmental injustice. The program also embraces reconstructive and praxis approaches by providing opportunities for application and community collaboration. Most of the core classes are offered only once per year and must be taken in sequence, so careful planning with an advisor is recommended. For more details Click here.

Environmental Studies — Justice & Community Resilience Emphasis, BA (83-88 Credits)

Environmental Studies takes an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to understanding human-environment systems and environmental challenges. The Environmental Studies major includes core classes in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to prepare our students to integrate knowledge from multiple fields of study. Our students learn to analyze and interpret complex environmental data and communicate environmental information for diverse stakeholders. The Environmental Studies major equips students to succeed as environmental professionals through experiential learning and advanced coursework in each student’s choice of an emphasis. For more details Click here.