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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Geographical Sciences (BS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Students specializing in Geography will be exposed to a diversity of coursework that will focus on human-environmental interactions, and will choose between two tracks: Development and Sustainability or Environment Systems …
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Sustainability Minor
- 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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Natural Resources (PhD)
- Cornell University (NY)
The M.S. and Ph.D. programs are research oriented, and each requires a thesis or dissertation. Students are normally expected to obtain the M.S. or equivalent degree before entering the Ph.D. …
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Urban and Regional Studies Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The urban and regional studies (URS) minor has been formulated specifically for out-of-department students who are interested in what shapes cities and metropolitan regions.
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Environmental Quality Graduate Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
This minor field offers qualified engineers and scientists an opportunity to broaden their knowledge in physical, chemical, and biological areas related to environmental-quality problems and their control. It is intended …
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Marine Biology Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
Marine biology draws from a range of disciplines including organismal biology, marine microbiology, ocean biogeochemistry, biological oceanography and marine ecology. These disciplines consider adaptation of marine organisms to their environment, …
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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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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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Nutritional Sciences (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Cornell’s Division of Nutritional Sciences is devoted to human nutrition, with current research in the cognitive effects of early exposure to environmental toxins, environmental interventions to prevent obesity, and the …
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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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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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Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems
- University of Connecticut (CT)
The Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems major, with concentrations in Environmental Horticulture, Sustainable Agriculture, and Turfgrass Science, focuses on the science and practices associated with sustainable plant production and/or use …
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Business Environment & Sustainability Minor
- Illinois State University (IL)
The minor in Business Environment & Sustainability helps to increase awareness and knowledge of the relationships between business and the physical environment. Students within the minor will be better prepared …
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Environmental and Soil Sciences Minor
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
Many human activities adversely impact soil, water, and environmental quality, and there is a constant need for experts in the technologies required to collect sound information and to provide food, …
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Sustainable and Renewable Energy (BS)
- Illinois State University (IL)
The Sustainable & Renewable Energy major addresses real-world social, economic, and technical sustainability issues. These issues are often encountered across a wide-range of careers.
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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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Global Studies (BA)
- San Jose State University (CA)
Global Studies, offered by SJSU’s Department of Environmental Studies, is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to look at the world holistically. The tremendous international migrations of people, movements of …
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Climate Change Certificate
- University of Idaho (ID)
There is a need for personnel who have a working knowledge of the science of climate change, its potential impacts, and adaptation and mitigation strategies to build climate resilient societies …
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Geography (PhD)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The Geography Department is organized around three major core areas of specialization, each of which features leading experts in their fields: Cities, Space, and Society; Geographic Information Science; River, Watershed, …
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American Indian and Indigenous Graduate Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The American Indian Program offers American Indian Studies as a minor field in graduate studies. Graduate students select a faculty member from the field of American Indian Studies to serve …
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Plant Sciences (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
While students majoring in Plant Sciences necessarily share a common enthusiasm for plants, the variety of available courses and research opportunities encourages a great diversity of individual interests and career …
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Integrated Pathway in Sustainable Agriculture
- Earlham College (IN)
The coursework and applied experiences in the Sustainable Agriculture Integrated Pathway engage students in different elements of food and agricultural systems, ranging from the soil to plants to production processes …
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Engineering & Public Policy (MS)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Engineering and Public Policy offers a MS program that helps students with technical backgrounds address policy issues focused on science and technology.
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Fire Ecology, Management & Technology Certificate
- University of Idaho (ID)
This 15-credit certificate program is designed for traditional and non-traditional students who would like to receive more depth than a few courses in the concepts, science and tools currently used …
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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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Park Ranger and Administration Minor
- San Jose State University (CA)
The minor in Park Ranger and Administration is offered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The minor requires a minimum of 19 units across courses in environmental restoration, forest ecology, …
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Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management (MS)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The AECM programs prepare building-delivery professionals for careers in capital project delivery dealing with the entire life-cycle of capital projects, from pre-design to design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance stages. …
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Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (BS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Course plans for the major satisfy American Meteorological Society guidelines for a B.S. degree in atmospheric science.
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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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Environmental Humanities Minor
- University of Rochester (NY)
This minor provides a structure for students to master new methodologies and gain critical analysis skills. It encourages them to investigate how culture, history, and imagination shape our understandings of …
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Environmental Health Concentration
- Indiana State University (IN)
This option is for students in the Department of Applied Health Sciences who wish to become environmental health specialists. Course work includes study in epidemiology; pollution prevention and control; water, …
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Entomology (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The Entomology major provides an education in biological and environmental sciences, with a special emphasis on insects. Students in this major are not just fascinated by the most diverse group …
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Conservation Biology (BS)
- Illinois State University (IL)
Biological Sciences majors selecting this sequence will receive broad training in Conservation Biology. This sequence is designed for students seeking careers in the conservation of natural ecosystems and their organisms …
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Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The Master of Science in Building Performance & Diagnostics (MSBPD) degree program is intended for practitioners, researchers, and educators in architecture and the building industry who wish to be leaders …
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Natural Resources (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The Field of Natural Resources provides freedom to design a graduate program that addresses the individual interests of students. Excellent laboratory and field facilities are available. Many graduate students in …
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Work Environment (PhD)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The Doctor of Science in Work Environment program provides training and research on the identification, characterization and control of chemical, physical, psychosocial and biological risks associated with work environments as …
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Soil Science Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
A minor in Soil Science prepares students for work on agricultural and natural ecosystems by learning to identify, understand and manage soils in agriculture and forestry in an environmentally responsible …
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Environmental Engineering Minor
- University of Rochester (NY)
The objective of the minor program is to provide students with core technical proficiency in environmental engineering analysis.
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Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air (PhD)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment offers two graduate degrees in Natural Resources: Land, Water, and Air, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science (M.S.). The Department …
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Environmental Communications Minor
- University of Idaho (ID)
The Environmental Communications Minor involves core classes in conservation and politics of the environment, as well as electives in regional planning, and communication skills,
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Crop Sciences (BS)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
The Crop Sciences major is where plant genetics, biotechnology, business, data science, crop production, and sustainability are brought together by results-oriented faculty and students.
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Biodiversity and Conservation Biology (BS/MS)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Students enrolling in this program as undergraduates earn a joint B.S.-M.S. degree through an integrated 5-year curriculum. Students who already hold a Bachelor of Science degree can earn the non-thesis …
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Oceanography (PhD)
- 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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Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Management (AS)
- Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
The Environmental Horticulture: Nursery Management major prepares students to advance to management positions in nurseries that propagate, grow and market plants for use in the home, business or the landscape. …
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Horticultural Biology (PhD)
- 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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Atmospheric and Ocean Science Technology (MPS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Technology is designed for meteorologists, oceanographers and environmental scientists who need cutting-edge skills and knowledge in atmospheric and oceanic …
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Sustainable Energy Minor
- San Jose State University (CA)
The minor in Sustainble Energy is offered by the Department of Environmental Studies. The minor requires a minimum of 23 units across courses in physics, energy policy, and solar energy.
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Evolutionary Biology (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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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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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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