Undergraduate Bulletin > Environmental Studies Program
Environmental Studies Program
Committee Members
Susan Buck, Director, Environmental Studies Program
Aaron Allen, School of Music
Bruce Banks, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Erick Byrd, Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management
Stephen Holland, Department of Economics
Karen Kilcup, Department of English
Bruce Kirchoff, Department of Biology
Jay Lennartson, Department of Geography
Bill Markham, Department of Sociology
Greg O’Brien, Department of History
Mark Schulz, Department of Public Health Education
Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary field fostering understanding of the natural physical and biological setting in which life on Earth exists. It integrates scientific study of ecosystems, pollution, climate, energy, and other environmental and natural resource matters on a global, regional or local scale with cultural and policy-related study of politics, economics, sociology, history, and law.
The Environmental Studies major is designed to provide students with a broad exposure to topics related to the environment and to provide knowledge and skills to address major environmental issues. Students interested in the major should work closely with their advisors to ensure that they meet prerequisites for upper division courses. In particular, students planning to take upper division biology courses should register for BIO 111/112 rather than for BIO 105/105L.
