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A framework for teaching socio-environmental problem-solving
- Georgetown University (DC)
- James Madison University (VA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- North Dakota State University (ND)
- National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) (MD)
The urgent environmental challenges we now face, from climate change to biodiversity loss, involve people and the planet, the social, and the environmental. Teaching students to become effective socio-environmental problem-solvers …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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PhD in Environmental Science
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
The doctoral program in environmental science equips students with skills and training in the basic and applied sciences with the objectives of improving society's understanding of environmental problems and helping …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Reflections on integrating the political into environmental education through problem-based learning and political ecology
- University of Exeter (Devon)
This paper reflects on an undergraduate module at the University of Exeter (2018–2019) trialing a problem-based learning approach to the political ecologies of land. It found that this approach offers …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Ecological literacy and beyond: Problem-based learning for future professionals
- University of São Paulo
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
- Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (Itabuna - BA)
- Technical University Munich
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
- University of Campinas
Ecological science contributes to solving a broad range of environmental problems. However, lack of ecological literacy in practice often limits application of this knowledge. In this paper, we highlight a …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2017
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Society & Environment (BS)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Social and environmental problems are deeply intertwined. The Society and Environment (SE) major introduces students to the main approaches and theory for environmental social sciences, including how social science tools …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Thought and Practice (BA)
- University of Virginia (VA)
The Environmental Thought and Practice (ETP) major teaches undergraduates to think about environmental issues within a broadly interdisciplinary framework. Environmental problems concern natural phenomena whose dimensions are appropriately described by …
- Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Tennessee Technological University (TN)
These concentrations will help to teach the symbiotic nature of a variety of disciplines that form Environmental Science, explore and investigate environmental problems, and develop and enhance the ability to …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Distinguishing collaboration from contribution in environmental research
- University at Buffalo (NY)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
In this paper, we distinguish contributory from collaborative approaches to interdisciplinary environmental research. A characteristic feature of the collaborative approach is that emphasis is placed on the process of collaborative …
- Posted May 8, 2017
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 1): Integrating Knowledge, Education, and Action for a Better World?
- Bucknell University (PA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- Ursinus College (PA)
- Yale University (CT)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
The environmental sciences/studies movement, with more than 1000 programs at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada, is unified by a common interest - ameliorating environmental problems through …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
The Environmental Studies degree provides students with a broad interdisciplinary background as well as a basis for career specialization and practical application and problem solving. The program is based upon …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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BS Environmental Science
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The environmental science major provides students with the understanding and skills needed to find solutions to environmental problems, combining geosciences, agriculture and biology. They develop the knowledge and skills to …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Science (MS)
- Villanova University (PA)
As a graduate of Villanova's Master of Science in Environmental Science program, students will see beyond linear and fragmented approaches to solving environmental problems to understand the complex interactions between …
- Posted Jan. 14, 2019
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Environmental Engineering (MS)
- Florida International University (FL)
Environmental engineers are the technical professionals who identify and design solutions for environmental problems affecting the quality of the air, water, and land. The impact of environmental problems on the …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Innovations in environmental curriculum: from environmental problems to sustainable solutions
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
Traditional environmental sciences curricula have focused on the application of established disciplinary expertise to air, water, soil, and political environmental problems. Commonly the focus had been on the identification, and …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environmental Health (BS)
- University of Rochester (NY)
The BS in Environmental Health is designed for students with an interest in the environment as well as public health. Students who complete this program will understand how anthropogenic and …
- Posted April 29, 2022
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Training the next generation of environmental problem solvers
- Colorado State University (CO)
a) Background
The most critical issues facing the world stem from complex interactions between humans and the environment. The School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) at CSU established 2008 is …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environmental Leadership Certificate
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Students in the fully online Environmental Leadership certificate program will develop leadership skills in advocating for a values-driven, sustainable culture, staying current with ever-changing, but absolutely critical local, regional, national, …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Science and Public Policy MS
- George Mason University (VA)
The Environmental Science and Policy, MS meets the increasing need for trained environmental professionals who can address the problems of land and water management, land use and urbanization, wetland loss, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Environmental Issues and Media Coverage
- University of Turku
This study aims to find higher education students’ perceptions about environmental issues and how the perceptions are related to perceptions of media coverage. This study investigates higher education students’ perceptions …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2017
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Minor in Sustainability Studies
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
The program provides an understanding of sustainability — a unifying approach to human and environmental problems. Sustainable businesses, communities, and other organizations seek to design systems in ways that optimize …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Applied Environmental Science (BS)
- Green Mountain College (VT)
Green Mountain College’s Applied Environmental Science (AES) major combines GMC’s strong science program with the College’s sustainability mission to create a rigorous, academic program grounded in real-world experience.
Graduates will …
- Posted Oct. 15, 2018
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BS in Environmental Science
- George Mason University (VA)
The BS in environmental science provides students with rigorous training in the fundamental science of the environment, and the application of the key scientific principles to the analysis of environmental …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Environmental Studies in Environment, Resources and Sustainability (MES)
- University of Waterloo (ON)
The Masters program in Environment, Resources and Sustainability provides a mix of transdisciplinary understanding and problem-solving combined with the ability to focus on a narrower problem or issue.
- Posted Oct. 31, 2016
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Environmental Studies Concentration
- Kalamazoo College (MI)
The concentration in environmental studies is based upon the recognition that environmental and resource problems are not just biological, geological, economic, or political. Therefore, the concentration is structured as an …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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BS Environmental Engineering
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
The Environmental Engineering Program will prepare students for a career in the global, interdisciplinary field of environmental engineering and for life-long development in the profession. The program's fundamental base in …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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MS in Environmental Engineering
- Yale University (CT)
The Environmental Engineering Program at Yale University emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. Graduate students may pursue their educational and research interests across departmental lines and draw upon …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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How to Cultivate an Environmentally Responsible Maker? A CPS Approach to a Comprehensive Maker Education Model
- National Taiwan University
- National Taichung University of Science and Technology
Environmental education is intended to increase public awareness and knowledge about environmental issues and enhance individuals’ problem-solving and decision-making skills by tackling problems in the real world. “Maker education,” on …
- Posted May 6, 2019
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Environmental & Sustainability Studies BA/BS
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
Students will gain the broad educational background needed to create positive change as leaders, thinkers, decision-makers, and citizens. The program emphasizes a practical approach to environmental issues through collaborative problem-solving, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Master of Arts Geography Specialization in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The guiding objective of the collaborative program in Environmental Sustainability is to provide graduate students with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and analyze the economic, legal, policy and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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BS Environmental Engineering
- University of Connecticut (CT)
The interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering Program within the School of Engineering offers a BS degree in Environmental Engineering. The program trains professionals who can address cross-disciplinary environmental problems. The complex nature …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies Major
- University of Washington, Bothell (WA)
The Environmental Studies major is designed for students who want to act critically and creatively in response to the environmental challenges facing the world today.
Environmental Studies teaches students to …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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College and University Environmental Programs as a Policy Problem (Part 2): Strategies for Improvement
- Bucknell University (PA)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- North Carolina State University (NC)
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- Ursinus College (PA)
- Yale University (CT)
- University of Alberta (AB)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
Environmental studies and environmental sciences programs in American and Canadian colleges and universities seek to ameliorate environmental problems through empirical enquiry and analytic judgment. In a companion article (Part 1) …
- Posted Aug. 19, 2016
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Environmental Studies & Sciences (BA)
- Skidmore College (NY)
We emphasize the integration of problem-solving within an interdisciplinary framework. Our students design and carry out empirical research and develop and defend their conclusions through clear written and spoken presentations. …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Studies & Sciences Minor
- Skidmore College (NY)
We emphasize the integration of problem-solving within an interdisciplinary framework. Our students design and carry out empirical research and develop and defend their conclusions through clear written and spoken presentations. …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
The BSES curriculum provides an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problems using knowledge and tools from many of the traditional sciences (e. g. , biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, mathematics, meteorology, or …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Interdisciplinary Environmental Analysis Minor
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
This minor was developed to prepare students to tackle real-world environmental challenges by providing more robust opportunities for interdisciplinary knowledge and skill development. The minor is structured to provide students …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Minor in Environmental Studies
- North Central College (IL)
The Environmental Studies minor helps you do just that by drawing its course selection from the science, business and humanities disciplines. Through group projects, research opportunities and faculty collaboration, you …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (BS)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (WI)
The Environmental Science major prepares students to analyze, understand, and solve environmental problems. The program of study in the Environmental Science major is interdisciplinary, emphasizing an integrated approach to knowledge …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Center for Environmental Futures (CEF)
- University of Oregon (OR)
The Center for Environmental Futures (CEF) is an interdisciplinary group of faculty and students that reflects a longstanding investment in environmentalism and social justice at the University of Oregon and …
- Posted June 5, 2019
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A Problem Solving Approach to Teaching Sustainability Studies
- Muhlenberg College (PA)
There has been a recent proliferation in the number of undergraduate and graduate programs in sustainability-related areas. Many of them have capstone experiences. Here I describe a culminating capstone experience …
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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BA in Environmental Sustainability
- Wilson College (PA)
The environmental sustainability major is distinguished by a sustainability framework for resolving environmental problems. Students will apply both scientific and non-scientific knowledge to analyze pervasive environmental problems. Features of this …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The objective of the PhD in Environmental Sustainability is to train leaders and professionals with the skills and capacities needed to be effective in developing, analyzing, and empirically evaluating public …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Studies
- Bennington College (VT)
Students will learn environmental science related courses. They will be able to identify, analyze and address sustainability problems with not only scientific approaches, but also approaches from a society perspective. …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Goal setting for sustainability: a new method of environmental education
- Murdoch University (Western Australia)
If current environmental problems are to be addressed and future environmental problems are to be prevented, significant changes are needed in the way people live. Environmental education has been identified …
- Posted Feb. 24, 2016
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Certificate in Environmental Planning
- California State University, Fresno (CA)
The purpose of this environmental planning certificate is to train students to understand environmental issues and address environmental problems, with a body of knowledge that integrates physical environment and human …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Ecology (MS)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
The Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology is a multidisciplinary, degree-granting program that seeks to foster an understanding and appreciation of ecological systems and to demonstrate the value of ecological …
- Posted Jan. 17, 2018
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Ecology (MA)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC)
The Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology is a multidisciplinary, degree-granting program that seeks to foster an understanding and appreciation of ecological systems and to demonstrate the value of ecological …
- Posted Jan. 17, 2018
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The majors (B.A.) in Environmental & Sustainability Studies integrate perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Students work with a diverse group of faculty from across …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Minor in Environmental Sciences
- Université du Québec à Montréal (Québec)
The program aims to provide environmental education more specifically related to aspects of the physical sciences. The program offers students the opportunity to: acquire a variety of knowledge allowing them …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Integrating Environmental Issues Into Social Sciences, Business, And Humanities Courses Using Ecological Worldview Principles
- University of St. Thomas (MN)
Environmental problems are actually human behavior problems. Social sciences and humanities are important contributors for addressing environmental sustainability as they investigate and explain human behavior. Yet for faculty, integrating sustainability …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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