Environment and Sustainability (BA)
Barnard College
Date Posted: Oct. 9, 2025
Submitted by: Robin Frederick
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Program Type: Baccalaureate degree
Description
The Environment and Sustainability major was approved by the Barnard Faculty in the Fall of 2017, growing out of a revised and renamed version of the Environmental Policy major. Sustainability is a growing field focusing on finding solutions in an ever-changing environment. Majors develop an understanding of the processes and stresses of earth's systems, handle environmental data and make reasoned assessments, and engage in collaborative and interdisciplinary work required for developing approaches to maintain a sustainable environment.