B.A. in Environmental Studies

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Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary B.A. degree program that examines interactions of human society and nature through approaches of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Courses introduce foundation principles of ecology and environmental science in relation to issues of policy, politics, law, economics, social aspects, planning, pollution control, and natural resources management. Two degree concentrations are designed to prepare students for a broad field of environmental career pathways: Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Systems. Upon successful completion of the Environmental Studies B.A. degree program, students who want further training may go to graduate school in the natural sciences, public administration, planning, environmental law, environmental health, or education.

The Environmental Studies B.A., Environmental Sustainability Concentration, focuses on the concept of sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective. This concentration includes instruction in sustainable development, environmental policies, ethics, ecology, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, economics, natural resource issues, sociology, and anthropology. Career pathways explored by this concentration include the work of government agencies and non-governmental organizations, natural resource planners and managers, environmental regulators, K-12 educators, and advocates. This concentration is recommended for students that want a broad and flexible liberal arts program that allows them follow diverse interests.

The Environmental Studies B.A., Environmental Systems Concentration, focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of environmental problems and solutions, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; physical interactions between human society and the natural environment; and approaches to natural resources management. This concentration provides a science intensive background with instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, environmental health, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling. Career pathways explored by this concentration include the work of environmental specialists in consulting firms, governmental agencies that monitor and protect environmental quality, as well as in multiple fields of scientific research on human impacts to the environment. This concentration is recommended for students preparing to pursue a graduate degree in the natural sciences, or preparing for an environmentally related technical career.

Ana dallar

  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Environmental Systems

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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Öğrenim seçenekleri

Full Time (120 kredi saati)

Okul ücreti
US$16,987.00 (TRY 546,276) Yıllık
The given fees includes non-resident tuition fee of USD $396/unit
Başlangıç tarihi

26 Ağustos 2024

Yer

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

5500 University Parkway, SBS-207,

SAN BERNARDINO,

California,

92407, United States

Giriş koşulları

Uluslararası öğrenciler için

Coursework equivalent to senior high school in the U.S

Academic Requirements:

Minimum 2.5 overall GPA

TOEFL (iBT 61 or PBT 500) or IELTS (5.5 total band score)

Application Deadline: Spring : January 4; Fall: July 25

Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.

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