Environmental Studies (BA)
University of St. Thomas
Date Posted: May 5, 2019
Submitted by: Claire Pope
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Environmental Studies & Sciences
Tags:
environmental studies
Program Type: Baccalaureate degree
Description
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 an investigation both of the Earth’s environment and the wide variety of human interactions with that environment.
The major has three basic objectives: 1. to transmit an understanding of environmental problems and their complexities, 2. to motivate productive responses to those problems, both vocational and avocational, based on that understanding, and 3. to foster the development of critical, inquiring minds.