Earth Sciences, Sustainability and Environmental Studies

Pathways in the Earth Sciences, Sustainability and Environmental Studies Area of Interest provide you with a foundation for several interdisciplinary careers, including Marine Biology, Geology, public works, environmental safety, water resource quality and management, non-profit agency work, public policy, and lobbying. You will deepen your understanding of the interrelationship of humans and their environment, especially earth systems; ecosystems; specifics of earth, water, and air processes; and environmental cycles. You will gain skills in biological and chemical analysis, data collection and analysis, field research methods, and collaborative investigations and reporting, critical to success in an Earth Sciences, Sustainability and Environmental Studies Area career.

Outcomes:

• Understand living organisms’ dependence on ecosystem services and sustainable systems
• Explain how sustainable natural systems function
• Explain the interactions and impacts of human culture on how natural systems function
• Analyze biological, chemical, or physical attributes of systems
• Collect and analyze quantitative or observational data independently or collaboratively
• Report research to various audiences
• Use field and other applied research methods