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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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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Environmental Science (BS)
- Duquesne University (PA)
Duquesne's Center for Environmental Research and Education offers a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science that gives students a strong foundation in the natural sciences and mathematics, as well as …
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Community Sustainability (PhD)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The CSUS graduate program is designed for students interested in issues of community sustainability in either a domestic or international context. Broadly speaking, faculty, academic staff, and graduate students working …
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Entomology (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
The Entomology Masters Program provides an education with several concentration options in insect pathology, insect behavior, integrated pest management, and more. Students in this program are not just fascinated by …
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Food Science and Technology (PhD)
- Cornell University (NY)
Candidates for the Ph.D. degree select one major in the field and two minors outside the field. There are no general course credit requirements for the M.S. or Ph.D. degrees. …
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American Ethnic Studies Minor
- Hope College (MI)
American Ethnic Studies students are encouraged to gain and develop skills to research, analyze and reflect on the heritage of racialized ethnic cultures in America. Such study will develop citizens, …
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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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Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy and Management
- Portland State University (OR)
The Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy and Management brings graduate courses focusing on energy issues and techniques for energy analysis together in a program designed to create a foundation of …
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Environmental and Forest Biology (PhD)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The graduate program in environmental and forest biology is organized in areas of study designed to provide a strong background within specific interest areas. Faculty with nationally and internationally recognized …
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Sustainability Minor
- University of Rochester (NY)
The Sustainability minor is intentionally interdisciplinary and includes core classes from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The minor allows for three additional electives chosen from the sciences or social …
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
This minor 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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Civil and Environmental Engineering (PhD)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering offers interdisciplinary graduate programs led by expert faculty with connections to leading companies, utilities, and agencies in the greater D.C. area and beyond. …
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Learning for Sustainability Graduate Certificate
- Western Michigan University (MI)
The Certificate Program in Learning for Sustainability (LfS) is designed to develop competencies needed to wrestle with complex real-world problems and sustainability challenges. Students will be engaged in learning how …
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Environmental Science (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Environmental Science at ESF is an interdisciplinary degree program that offers students a variety of courses and faculty members to choose from as well as several research and field study …
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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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Environmental Engineering (BSE)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
Civil and Environmental Engineering practice encompasses a wide range of specialties, including: construction management, engineering mechanics, environmental engineering, geotechnical and foundation engineering, hydraulics, intelligent transportation systems, irrigation and drainage, materials …
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Architecture-Engineering-Construction Management (PhD)
- Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
The PhD-AECM degree program is intended for practitioners, researchers, and educators in engineering, architecture, construction management fields, and other professionals in the building industry who wish to be pioneers and …
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Horticulture Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The Horticulture Minor Program of Study in Horticulture aims to increase students’ knowledge and skills for managing fruits, vegetables and landscape plants for the purpose of improving the quality of …
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Environmental Science and Technology (MS)
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Environmental Science and Technology Masters program involves require classes in statistics, ecology, soils, and hydrology.
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Cleaner Production/Pollution Prevention (ScD)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
In Clean Production, the goal is to create a cradle-to-cradle process with minimal negative impact and maximum positive impact on human health and the environment. Cleaner Production Processes conserve raw …
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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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Soil Science Minor
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
The Soil Science minor will provide students with a sophisticated understanding of soil resources, its development, characteristics, and principles for its use and management. Building on a basic introduction to …
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Applied Environmental Geosciences (BS)
- Weber State University (UT)
The Applied Environmental Geosciences program at Weber State University includes 38 required credit hours in geosciences, including courses in geology, field mapping, and geographic information systems, in addition to additional …
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Geography (BIS)
- Weber State University (UT)
The Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) is an interdisciplinary degree that allows you to select 3 areas or emphases: ethnic studies, urban/regional planning, and other geographic emphases to develop a …
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Geography: Environmental Studies and Sustainability (BS)
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
The Sustainability and Environmental Studies major is part of SRU’s Bachelor’s in Geography program. Slippery Rock University’s Sustainability and Environmental Studies major builds students’ understanding of the complex interactions between …
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Earth System Science (MS)
- Stanford University (CA)
The objectives of the masters program are to enable students to develop the skills needed to conduct original investigations in environmental and Earth system sciences, to interpret the results, and …
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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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Spatial Ecology Graduate Certificate
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Graduate Certificate in Spatial Ecology provides interdisciplinary training necessary to develop inference about ecological phenomena using appropriate spatial theory, statistics, modeling approaches and data management tools. Students gain the …
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Fisheries and Wildlife (BS)
- Michigan State University (MI)
The Fisheries and Wildlife undergraduate program provides a strong base in the foundational and applied sciences of natural resource management. The program is designed to develop understanding of the cultural, …
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Environmental Policy Minor
- Clarkson University (NY)
The environmental policy minor consists of 15 credits in environmental policy and 6 credits in environmental science, along with distribution requirements that include an independent project and a multidisciplinary course.
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Environmental Communication and Heritage Interpretation Minor
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
Environmental Communication and Heritage Interpretation teaches students how to effectively use speech, images, and technology to communicate about natural resources and environmental issues. This minor draws from multiple perspectives including …
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Sustainability Management
- Goshen College (IN)
With a degree in sustainability management, students will learn to understand the relationship between global ecology and the business world, work to find creative solutions for the problems our world …
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Environmental and Marine Science
- Goshen College (IN)
As an environmental and marine science major, students can choose to concentrate in ecology or earth & climate science. Students will take classes at the college’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning …
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Outdoor Recreation (BS)
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
The outdoor recreation major in the Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies Department allows students to focus on different aspects of the outdoor recreation/education field. Outdoor leadership, natural resource recreation management …
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Wood Science (MS, MPS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Students with interest in Engineered Wood Products and Structures should have a strong background in integral calculus, statics, mechanics, and mechanical and physical properties of wood. The behavior of wood …
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Social Change Minor
- University of Louisville (KY)
The Social Change Minor promotes student engagement in community action and social change processes by examining societal problems through a social responsibility lens. Core and elective courses help students to …
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Ecology and Conservation Biology (BS)
- University of Idaho (ID)
In this program, students learn to manage, preserve and restore the natural environments on Earth and are prepared for a career in natural resources. Students study biology and ecology as …
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Environmental Sociology Specialization (PhD)
- Boston College (MA)
Boston College's Sociology PhD program has a environmental sociology cluster of faculty that provides approximately 25% of the department's students with a specialization in environmental sociology.
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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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Agricultural Sciences (BS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Cornell's Agricultural Sciences Major gives students the flexibility to tailor their studies to meet their unique goals with concentrations in Animal Science, Business Management and Policy, Education and Society, Organic …
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Meteorology 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 courses, and a broader background on a wide range of sub-fields in …
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Shepherd Poverty Studies Minor
- Washington and Lee University (VA)
The mission of the Shepherd Poverty Program is to understand and address poverty in ways that respect the dignity of every person. Students weave together poverty-related courses across campus (economics, …
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies (BA)
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC)
The majors (B.A.) in Environmental & Sustainability Studies integrate perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Students work with a diverse group of faculty from across …
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Environmental Geosciences: Geology (BS)
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
SRU's Geology program offers students the knowledge and skills for a career that combines scientific inquiry with travel and the opportunity to work on real-world problems related to the everchanging …
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Sustainability Science and Practice (MS)
- Stanford University (CA)
The Sustainability Science and Practice program is an interdisciplinary coterminal master's program hosted by the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences. The goal of the program is to prepare …
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Environmental and Outdoor Education Minor
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
This interdisciplinary minor is open to students in all majors. It is valuable to students preparing for careers in elementary and secondary education, scouting, adventure programming, youth and community groups, …
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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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Environmental Economics & Policy Concentration
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
Focusing on environmental and resource management issues at local, state, national, and international levels, students learn how to assess the economic aspects of resource and environmental issues and find rewarding …
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Agriculture Plant Science (AS)
- Santa Rosa Junior College (CA)
The Associate in Science for Transfer in Agriculture Plant Science will provide current and relevant knowledge, skills and abilities through education and hands-on training in Agricultural Science, Animal Science and …
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Community Food Systems Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The Minor in Community Food Systems (CFS) is a university-wide program enabling undergraduate students to engage with critical contemporary issues relating to food security, food sovereignty, and food justice. In …
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