Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability (BS)
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Date Posted: Dec. 17, 2020
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Disciplines:
Environmental Studies & Sciences,
Physical & Earth Sciences (Chemistry, Geology, Atmospheric Sciences, etc),
Social Sciences (Economics, Geography, Political Science, etc)
Tags:
environmental studies
Program Type: Baccalaureate degree
Description
This is a flexible B.S. degree that allows students to structure an academic program with room for significant coursework pertaining to environment and sustainability issues. The major offers two concentrations: (1) Science of the Earth System, which is geared toward students with a physical or biological science focus, and (2) Society and the Environment, which is geared toward students with a social science and humanities focus. Each concentration allows students to select courses not only from ESE offerings but from many departments across campus, and thus provides an interdisciplinary perspective in both scientific and human aspects of environment and sustainability problems.