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MA in Environmental Studies

  • Brown University (RI)

Our goal for the Master of Arts Program in Environmental Studies is twofold: to help you understand emerging environmental problems and to strengthen your competence in managing them. In most …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies BS

  • University of Cincinnati (OH)

In the Environmental Studies BS degree program, students are broadly prepared across disciplines, but are also required to focus and specialize through the selection of a minor. The curriculum incorporates …

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Global Environmental Studies Concentration

  • Concordia College - Moorhead (MN)

This concentration is for students who are interested in gaining the expertise necessary for engaging with the ecological and environmental issues facing humanity. Environmental problems and their solutions are explored …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Studies (Mnor))

  • Northern Illinois University (IL)

The environmental studies minor is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary program that allows undergraduates in any degree program to study environmental concepts, issues, and problems from the viewpoints and with the …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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MS Sustainable Resource Management: Policy and Practice

  • Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway (Co. Galway)

This programme brings together theory, policy and practice to provide participants with the skills, knowledge and experience that are needed to pursue successful careers in managing environmental resources sustainably. This …

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Trans-Disciplinary Education for Sustainable Marine and Coastal Management: A Case Study in Taiwan

The present study aims to investigate the effect of a trans-disciplinary design of curricula, deemed a powerful tool for teaching and research on complex environmental problems, with a goal to …


Resolving real world sustainability problems through undergraduate research in chemistry

  • Bellevue College (WA)

Involving two-year college students in sustainability research has several inherent challenges. Students have a short window of opportunity to engage in research, students do not have as much educational background …

  • Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environmental Studies Minor

  • Green Mountain College (VT)

The environmental studies program provides students with the skills, knowledge, and experience that they will need to address complex environmental and social problems. By helping students become critical thinkers and …

  • Posted Oct. 15, 2018
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MS Sustainable Environments

  • Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway (Co. Galway)

This multidisciplinary course provides students with insight into environment, health, and sustainability issues within urban and rural environments. It integrates ecological, health and sustainability issues and considers their interaction within …

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Master of Environment & Sustainability

  • University of Saskatchewan (SK)

The MES is a thesis-based program that provides students with the opportunities and skills to advance their understanding of sustainability challenges in today’s world. Education in complex problem solving, the …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Sustainability teaching in higher education institutions of Kazakhstan

Sustainability teaching is challenging due to problems of the economic development, as well as of overcoming a post-communist mentality in countries with economies in transition. This is particularly relevant for …

  • Posted Aug. 29, 2016
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Environmental Studies (BS)

  • Portland State University (OR)

The Environmental Studies track focuses on resource management and policy with study in the natural sciences, social sciences, geography, and environmental policy. The Environmental Studies track is recommended for students …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies (Bachelor)

  • Utah State University (UT)

Environmental Studies is a flexible field of study that helps prepare students for a variety of careers that involve people and their relationship to the natural world. This degree prepares …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Science (MS)

  • Loyola Marymount University (CA)

The objective of the program is to provide the educational background needed by engineers and scientists who will be coping with the complex problems of water and air pollution, flood …

  • Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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How freshmen perceive Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

  • University of Bayreuth

Concepts of 464 university freshmen towards Environmental Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) were analyzed. Responses were classified into seven main categories: ‘ecological aspects’, ‘ecological problems’, ‘economical aspects’, …


Environmental Management Minor

  • James Madison University (VA)

The cross disciplinary environmental management minor prepares students to apply the principles of environmental science and engineering to contemporary environmental problems in natural resource, industrial and public policy contexts. The …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Science (Minor)

  • Hope College (MI)

Students in the environmental science program use scientific approaches to address environmental problems. When they complete the program, they earn an environmental science minor. The environmental science minor is open …

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Geography (MS)

  • McGill University (QC)

Geography is the study of physical environments and human habitats. It deals with people and places. It covers issues such as global warming and climate change, food and water resources, …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Beyond problem solving: Engineering and the public good in the 21st century

  • University of Sydney (NSW)

Problem solving is upheld as a defining feature of engineering identity, and the ability to solve problems is built into engineering curricula as a learning outcome and a graduate attribute. …


Environmental Science Minor

  • Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)

The environmental science minor introduces students to the interdisciplinary nature of environmental issues and concepts and provides opportunities to further investigate these issues through advanced course work. Central to this …

  • Posted Jan. 25, 2019
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Engineering: The Built Environment (Bachelor)

  • Humber Polytechnic (ON)

The Bachelor of Engineering – The Built Environment discipline gives you hands-on experience with industry-standard advanced technology. Students solve real industry and community problems and gain knowledge and skills in …

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Science (BA)

  • University of Denver (CO)

The bachelor's degrees in Environmental Science are designed to give students a strong foundation in the natural and physical sciences in order to better understand the science behind environmental issues …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science (BS)

  • University of Denver (CO)

The bachelor's degrees in Environmental Science are designed to give students a strong foundation in the natural and physical sciences in order to better understand the science behind environmental issues …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies (BSc)

  • University of Winnipeg (MB)

Environmental Sciences is an interdisciplinary program that takes an holistic approach to the environment. Following the general principles of sustainability, the BSc programs offer an integrated understanding of the environment, …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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PhD in Environmental Sciences

  • Université du Québec à Montréal (Québec)

Experts in environmental science face complex problems that transcend disciplinary boundaries. Favoring a systems approach, the program establishes links with professors from several fields such as social sciences, chemistry, geography, …

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Studies Concentration

  • John Carroll University (OH)

The Environmental Studies concentration acquaints students with the knowledge to understand and solve environmental problems: the operations of the physical, biological, and chemical systems of our planet; the human impact …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Science Bachelor

  • Northern Michigan University (MI)

This major provides students with an interdisciplinary approach on how to apply research methods, assessment techniques and management strategies to resolve environmental problems. It provides students an opportunity to gain …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Studies (BA)

  • Macalester College (MN)

Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program based on a holistic understanding of environmental issues occurring at the local, national, and global level. The program offers students tools and perspectives from …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Master of Environmental Science (M.En.)

  • Miami University (OH)

Professional degree program that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to environmental problem solving and sustainable practices. Students choose an area of concentration in either applied ecology and conservation, land and water …

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Science (Minor)

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD)

A minor in environmental science at Mines gives students tools needed to detect and mitigate environmental contamination and an overall academic preparation for a science or engineering career. This minor …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Civil & Environmental Engineering (BS)

  • Calvin University (MI)

Students will get hands-on experience solving problems like creating clean water systems and designing energy-saving machines which will also connect students to internships and opportunities all over the country and …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Science Major - Chemistry Emphasis

  • Calvin University (MI)

If students want to pursue a career requiring scientific training in environmental problems and their solutions, an environmental studies major will prepare them for jobs in a variety of fields. …

  • Posted April 12, 2018
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Environmental Policy (MS)

  • Drexel University (PA)

Environmental issues are complicated: science, values, economics, human behavior and political institutions all play a role in both creating environmental problems and solving them. The Master of Science in Environmental …

  • Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Environmental Policy Minor

  • Green Mountain College (VT)

The environmental policy minor is house under the environmental studies program, and provides students with the skills, knowledge, and experience that they will need to address complex environmental and social …

  • Posted Oct. 15, 2018
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BS in Environmental Engineering

  • Florida State University (FL)

Environmental Engineering focuses primarily on environmental engineering, hydraulics, hydrology, water resources, and the management of all waste streams. Environmental engineers help prevent and solve environmental problems and may be involved …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Minor in Environmental Engineering

  • Pennsylvania State University (PA)

Penn State's Environmental Engineering Minor is an interdisciplinary program administered by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This minor is designed to provide students in engineering, science, and other …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics Minor

  • Pennsylvania State University (PA)

This minor introduces students to how fundamental economic principles can be used to explain and seek solutions for problems related to the degradation of the environment and unsustainable use of …

  • Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Science Bachelor

  • Franklin & Marshall College (PA)

Environment Science uses an interdisciplinary approach to investigate environmental issues. With our cutting-edge field, laboratory and computing equipment, students learn to evaluate and solve environmental problems. A broad selection of …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA)

  • Western Michigan University (MI)

The major and minor in environmental and sustainability studies at Western Michigan University fosters environmental awareness and scientific literacy as well as offers careful interdisciplinary training of majors and minors …

  • Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Studies (BA)

  • Lehigh University (PA)

The Environmental Studies BA program examines the cultural, economic, historical, communication, political and social factors that influence local, national, international and global environmental issues and policies. Investigating a wide range …

  • Posted Jan. 18, 2018
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Environmental Studies (MA)

  • Western Washington University (WA)

The MA degree in Environmental Studies prepares students to address complex environmental problems using a highly interdisciplinary approach and significant student-faculty design of the course of study. Students gain proficiency …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environmental & Resource Studies (Minor)

  • California State University, Stanislaus (CA)

The minor in Environmental and Resource Studies is an interdisciplinary program, housed in Geography and Environmental Resources, open to students in any major. It is intended for students who are …

  • Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Environmental Studies (BA)

  • Susquehanna University (PA)

Making a difference in the environment requires more than just scientific knowledge. Environmental problems involve law, ethics, public policy, communication and business.

At Susquehanna, students develop a holistic, applied approach …

  • Posted Oct. 10, 2018
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Environmental Studies Minor

  • Susquehanna University (PA)

Making a difference in the environment requires more than just scientific knowledge. Environmental problems involve law, ethics, public policy, communication and business.

At Susquehanna, students will develop a holistic, applied …

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Environmental Engineering (BEng)

  • Dalhousie University (NS)

A rapidly growing discipline within the engineering profession, environmental engineers develop solutions to environmental problems – from ensuring our drinking water is clean to remediation of environmental hazards. Students will …

  • Posted Feb. 1, 2019
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Environmental Studies (BA)

  • University of Winnipeg (MB)

3 Year Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program that takes an holistic approach to the environment. Following the general principles of sustainability, the BA programs offer …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Environmental Studies (BA/BS)

  • Gettysburg College (PA)

The department offers an extraordinary range of opportunities for hands-on learning. Many courses immerse students in local terrestrial, fresh-water, and marine habitats. Other programs lead abroad for a first-hand investigation …

  • Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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A futuring approach to teaching wicked problems

  • Utrecht University

This paper investigates how the teaching and learning about “wicked” environmental problems may be fostered through an educational approach premised on futuring – the active imagination of the future. The …

  • Posted Feb. 19, 2021
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Energy, Civil Infrastructure and Climate (MS)

  • University of California, Berkeley (CA)

Energy, climate, and infrastructure systems are closely tied together, and these connections manifest in many forms. Our society cannot function without energy and infrastructure systems. Energy systems with the lowest …

  • Posted May 17, 2019
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Sustainable Justice Minor

  • University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)

Program Goals:

  • Explore sustainability through an environmental justice lens.

  • Introduce students to both the environmental humanities and the environmental sciences, developing a transdisciplinary approach to solving sustainability problems.

  • Provide different …

  • Posted July 13, 2018
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