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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Earth History Minor
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Earth History Minor involves required classes in historical geology and elective classes in sedimentation, paleontology, and climate change.
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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 …
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- University of Rochester (NY)
The BA in environmental studies is designed to guide students who have interests in environmental management through a program that links courses in the natural and social sciences. Students successfully …
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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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Environmental Studies, Preparation for Teaching (BA)
- San Jose State University (CA)
This major, offered by the Department of Environmental Studies, is designed for students interested in teaching in elementary school or middle school. Students who wish to pursue a high school …
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Urban Studies Graduate Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
Urban studies is an interdisciplinary minor field intended to complement basic studies in such Fields as City and Regional Planning, Economics, Government, History, Human Development, Management, and Sociology, as well …
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Recreation (MS)
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
The Recreation Masters program at SUNY Cortland offers three concentrations: Outdoor and Environmental Education, Management of Leisure Services, and Therapeutic Recreation. In addition to core courses in recreation, students will …
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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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Forest Management and Operations (MF)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The primary focus of the program is to provide an opportunity for graduates coming from diverse academic backgrounds with non-forestry baccalaureates to gain a professional education in forestry. As such, …
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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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Environmental Studies (BA)
- Calvin University (MI)
With three track options (Geography, Political Science or Economics) the Environmental Studies Major will prepare students to contribute to numerous environmental fields.
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Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World Minor
- Clarkson University (NY)
A minor in sustainable solutions seeks to employ humanitarian principles to sustainable solutions that address the conflict that often occurs in the developing world between economic development and environmental justice. …
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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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Environmental Science Minor
- Hope College (MI)
The Environmental Science Minor helps students acquire the background they need to be successful environmental scientists or, for those not majoring in science, to use skills learned in their own …
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Oceanography (MS)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
The M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs in Oceanography offer a unique opportunity to apply an interdisciplinary approach to the physics, chemistry, geology, and biology of marine systems on regional and …
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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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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 Horticulture: Landscape Construction and Maintenance (AS)
- Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
The Environmental Horticulture: Landscape Construction and Maintenance major deals with all aspects of plant use in the landscape. People working in the landscape field derive job satisfaction from enhancing the …
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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 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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Ecology (PhD)
- Cornell University (NY)
The program is intended to provide students with broad exposure to concepts and research approaches within ecology and evolution (primarily through seminars and formal course work), as well as in-depth …
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Landscape Architecture (BLA)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Landscape Architecture Program helps landscape architects lead, educate, and participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of our built and natural environments. The undergraduate Landscape Architecture …
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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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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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Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (MA)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Department of Community Sustainability offers a Master of Arts (MA) Degree as a way for individuals to advance professional knowledge through education in the context of agriculture, food and …
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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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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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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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Science, Technology, Environment and Public Policy Minor
- Michigan State University (MI)
Students who pursue the STEPPS minor are interested in how science and politics relate to one another. It is designed for both science and non-science majors, and allows students to …
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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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Biomaterials Engineering (PhD)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Various composites incorporating materials derived from bioresources such as lignocellulosics are critical to the future of sustainable development. This research area is focused toward training students on the design and …
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Landscape Architecture (BLA)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The Landscape Architecture program combines the issues of nature, craft, art, technology, science, and professionalism into a program that is designed to help prepare students for a career in the …
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PhD in Building Performance & Diagnostics (PhD)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The PhD in Building Performance & Diagnostics degree program is intended for practitioners, researchers, and educators in architecture and the building industry who wish to be leaders in advanced building …
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Sustainable Food Systems (MA)
- Montana State University (MT)
This program offers many opportunities to engage in experiential learning through management of projects at MSU’s Towne’s Harvest Garden and in the surrounding communities. Students can tailor their program to …
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Soil and Crop Sciences (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The Field of Soil and Crop Sciences occupies a modern and diversified agronomic research facility. Field Crop Science covers a wide spectrum, from field-scale applied projects to cell physiology and …
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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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Plant Sciences (BS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Plant Science combines basic science courses with applied technical classes to prepare students for the many and varied careers in this growing field. Students seeking a Plant Science degree must …
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Earth, Society, and Environmental Sustainability (BS)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
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: …
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Paper Science and Engineering (PhD)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The PSE program offers these areas of study: Pulping and Bleaching Processes (M.S., Ph.D.), Colloidal Chemistry and Fiber Flocculation (M.S., Ph.D.), Fiber and Paper Physics (M.S., Ph.D.), Process and Environmental …
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Public Management and Social Innovation Certificate
- Stanford University (CA)
The Stanford GSB social innovation curriculum prepares students to lead global social and environmental change. The Certificate in Public Management and Social Innovation is an academic option within the MBA …
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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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Environmental Geoscience (BS)
- Indiana State University (IN)
Indiana State University offers a environmental geoscience major that prepares students for specialization in the fields of environmental policy, environmental justice, and environmental consulting. On the state level, career opportunities …
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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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Atmospheric Science Minor
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
This minor will provide a general background in meteorology as offered by the lower level courses, and a solid background in Atmospheric Physics (AOSC 431) and Atmospheric Dynamics (AOSC 432), …
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Geographic Information Technology Minor
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
The Geographic Information Technology minor will help students discover how to use tools and technologies like computer science, visualization, geographic information science, and remote sensing to examine landscapes and environments.
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Environmental Science & Resource Management Minor
- California State University, Channel Islands (CA)
The Environmental Science and Resource Management minor provides non-majors with the opportunity to explore environmental issues and examine human impacts on natural systems. It provides students with an understanding of …
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Global and Ecological Health Engineering Certificate
- Northwestern University (IL)
Global and ecological health engineering knows no geographical boundaries. Appropriate health solutions to new and emerging challenges depend upon competent design and ecologically sustainable integration into local community, national, and …
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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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Geosciences (MS)
- University of Rochester (NY)
The Geosciences department has an MS program, which emphasizes involvement in research projects. Typically, students joining the MS program do course work during the first year and complete MS research …
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Environmental Communication
- California State University, Channel Islands (CA)
The Communication Program at CI is the only undergraduate program in the California State University system to offer a specialty in Environmental Communication. Students gain a deep understanding of how …
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