Academic Programs
Introduction
AASHE’s academic programs listing is among the largest and most comprehensive public databases of academic programs in sustainability and related fields. It includes everything from professional certificates to doctoral degrees.
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Geography (BA)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability offers a program which has three principal objectives: to promote the understanding of the locational dimensions of human behavior in their environmental context; …
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Integrated Pathway in Sustainability and Management
- Earlham College (IN)
The Sustainability and Management Integrated Pathway seeks to provide students with: An understanding of environmental issues that will face future organizational leaders, an understanding of how business and governmental organizations …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Soil & Land Resources (MS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
Through the Soil & Land Resources program, students will develop valuable expertise about the soil ecosystem and address soil issues related to sustainable agriculture and the environment while conducting lab-based …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Health (BS)
- Illinois State University (IL)
Through the Environmental Health program at Illinois State, students study biological, chemical, and physical hazards that impact human health and damage the envrionment. The program offers a public health, industrial …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Studies Minor
- Weber State University (UT)
The Environmental Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary degree that focuses on the work of science in human activity. The curriculum is rooted in science to ground factual knowledge. However, its …
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Renewable Materials (BS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The B.S. in Renewable Materials trains students to create and design new products from bio-based materials, from wood to recycled materials. Through hands-on courses, students apply what they learn in …
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Earth Science (BA)
- San Jose State University (CA)
The B.A. in Earth Science provides a broad background in the Earth Sciences. It is a path for students planning on teaching science in middle schools and high schools, or …
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Earth Systems Program (MA, MS)
- Stanford University (CA)
The Earth Systems Program is an interdisciplinary environmental science major and coterminal masters program. Students learn about and independently investigate complex environmental problems caused by human activities in conjunction with …
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Environmental Restoration Minor
- San Jose State University (CA)
The minor in Environmental Restoration is offered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The minor requires a minimum of 24 units across courses in biology, sustainable agriculture, conservation, and environmental …
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Atmospheric Chemistry Minor
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
This Minor will provide the students with a general background in Meteorology as offered by the lower level required courses, and a background on issues in Atmospheric Chemistry. It is …
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Horticultural Biology (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Although emphasis is on horticultural plants and systems commonly found in areas of temperate climate, graduate study on species and cropping systems of tropical areas is also possible by use …
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Environmental Impact Assessment Minor
- San Jose State University (CA)
The minor in Environmental Impact Assessment is offered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The minor requires a minimum of 42 credits across courses in environmental law, environmental impact analysis, …
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Agroecology Concentration
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The Agroecology Concentration addresses ecologically based management of cropping systems, stewardship of the environment, and sustainable food production systems. The intersection between crop plants and their environment is emphasized in …
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Crop and Soil Sciences (PhD)
- Michigan State University (MI)
All doctoral programs in the Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences must include course work, a teaching/extension experience and general presentation skills requirement, written research proposal, research and dissertation, …
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
This degree will prepare students to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Global warming, dwindling energy resources, inadequate water supplies, political strife over strategic minerals, and …
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Park and Resource Management (BS)
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
The Park and Resource Management program at SRU provides the tools needed to excel in park interpretation, natural history, visitor services, administration, and resource management and protection.
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Plant Pathology (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology are the study of plant diseases and the biology of plant-microbe interactions at the molecular to ecosystem levels of organization. The Field of Plant Pathology …
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Race Ethnicity Politics Graduate Certificate
- University of Connecticut (CT)
UConn master’s or PhD students studying fields, including, social science, social work, law, history, or public policy will find this face-to-face Storrs Campus-based certificate an excellent opportunity to build strong …
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Crop and Soil Sciences (BS)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Crop and Soil Sciences major is designed to train professional crop scientists, soil scientists, turfgrass scientists and environmentalists. It prepares them to apply scientific principles of crop and soil …
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Engineering and Public Policy (PhD)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Engineering and Public Policy offers a doctoral program that helps students with technical backgrounds address policy issues focused on science and technology.
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Plant Breeding (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The field of plant breeding encourages applications from students interested in crop improvement in the context of global agriculture. The applied breeding program deals with development of plant materials for …
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Geosciences (BA/BS)
- Denison University (OH)
Geosciences has a long tradition of field trips to Hawaii, coastal Maine, Arizona & Utah, the Bahamas, Death Valley, the Great Smoky Mountains and the Adirondacks during the fall and …
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Developmental Sociology (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Students majoring in Development Sociology gain an understanding in societal development and factors to solve social problems, both local and global. Students are provided close mentorship and opportunities for active, …
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Sustainable Engineering Management (MPS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The program in Sustainable Engineering Management allows students to investigate a variety of science and engineering topics together with courses in business, management, policy, law and other fields to form …
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Sustainability Studies
- Goshen College (IN)
In Goshen's Sustainability Studies program, students will learn to think deeply about complex environmental and social problems in our society, but will also have many chances to practice learned material …
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Certificate in Sustainability
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
This interdisciplinary certificate should benefit a diverse population of students who might not be introduced to such concepts through completion of their degree program. Students who obtain a Certificate in …
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Environmental Science and Engineering (PhD)
- Clarkson University (NY)
Clarkson University offers an interdisciplinary doctor's degree in environmental science and engineering (ESE). The programs span natural science and engineering fields while giving students opportunities to engage with the social …
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Freshwater Science and Sustainability (BS)
- Western Michigan University (MI)
The institutions developed an interdisciplinary curriculum that allows students to earn a Bachelor of Science in freshwater science and sustainability. Students wishing to conduct all of their freshwater science and …
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Environmental Science and Technology (PhD)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Environmental Science and Technology Doctoral degree has 4 areas of concentration to choose from: Soil and Watershed Sciences, Ecological Technology Design, Wetland Science, and Ecosystem Health and Natural Resources …
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Plant Breeding Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The Minor Program of Study in Plant Breeding provides a basic understanding of crop improvement, a historical perspective of the discipline, and a sense of how plant breeding contributes to …
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Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management (PhD)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sustainable Tourism and Protected Area Management is designed to enable students to generate new knowledge in the complementary fields of tourism and protected area …
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Agricultural and Consumer Economics (BS)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) applies business and economics principles to food, agriculture, renewable energy, and the environment, both here and abroad. By combining technical knowledge …
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Landscape Architecture (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Landscape Architecture is the design of outdoor areas such as public parks, restored wetlands, urban plazas, historic sites and botanical gardens. Students will learn to collaborate on a wide range …
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Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Graduate Certificate
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The GC-OSA focuses on sustainability through examining both the ecosystem services provided by beneficial insects, as well as the management of injurious insects. Ecological functions of insects in the natural …
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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, …
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Bioprocess Engineering (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The bioprocess engineering program prepares students for work in the emerging bioprocessing and biofuels industry to produce energy and related chemical products from renewable resources. Students in this program master …
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Sustainability Assessment and Reporting
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
This Concentration delivers valuable skills for professionals who want to better understand how organizations can - and do – measure, regulate and report their own natural resource use. Students will …
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Fire Ecology and Management (BS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The B.S. program in Fire Ecology and Management holds an emphasis on direct and “hands-on” learning, providing students with an understanding of fire’s holistic role in the environment and helping …
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Civil and Environmental Engineering (PhD)
- Northwestern University (IL)
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University is a premier research and academic department. With award-winning, internationally renowned …
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Environmental Education and Interpretation (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Environmental Education teaches people of all ages about the natural environment, so that they can make informed decisions on how to care for it. Interpretation is a communications process that …
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Environmental Science (MS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
The graduate program is structured around three option areas, biological science, physical science, or social science. A student must complete a minimum of 12 credits (thesis degree) or 15 credits …
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Environmental Science Minor
- Clarkson University (NY)
The environmental science minor consists of 15 credits in environmental science and 6 credits in environmental policy, along with distribution requirements that include an independent project and a multidisciplinary course.
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Fiber Science and Apparel Design (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The multidisciplinary approach of the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design at Cornell University combines design, art, biology, chemistry, engineering and social science concepts and methods. The department faculty …
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Environmental Science and Engineering (MS)
- Clarkson University (NY)
Clarkson University offers an interdisciplinary master's degree in environmental science and engineering (ESE). The programs span natural science and engineering fields while giving students opportunities to engage with the social …
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Sustainability Minor
- Indiana State University (IN)
The Sustainability minor at Indiana State University not only encompasses a multidisciplinary perspective to solve problems from local to global scales, but also teaches the critical and systemic thinking skills …
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Environmental Horticulture: Landscape Design (AS)
- Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
The Environmental Horticulture: Garden Design major prepares students for occupations within the landscape industry that require garden design skills. The program emphasizes hands-on learning, and most courses incorporate lab activities …
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Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Policy Program
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program (ENRLP) encourages students to develop their skills in analyzing and solving problems through situational case studies, learn effective teamwork through Stanford’s …
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Global Citizenship Certificate
- San Jose State University (CA)
Global Citizenship is an interdisciplinary certificate program, offered by the Department of Environmental Studies, intended to assist students and members of the non-student community in understanding the interconnectedness of peoples, …
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Agricultural and Resource Economics (BS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Students in the Agricultural and Resource Economics program must take courses in Agricultural Science, Mathematics/Economics/Statistics, Environmental and Resource Policy, International Agriculture, Food Production, and Politics.
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Environmental Chemistry (BA/BS)
- Duquesne University (PA)
In the Environmental Chemistry major program, students must complete the Undergraduate Curriculum, consisting of 28 credits in the University Core Curriculum, 13 credits in the Bayer School of Natural and …
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