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Humans have always lived in relationship to planet Earth

Studying and engaging with our natural surroundings is at the heart of environmental studies at ÃÛѨÊÓƵ. Visit local habitats, analyze contemporary problems, investigate policies, explore sustainability measures, and seek out the factors playing a role in climate change.

Build knowledge across a broad liberal arts spectrum

The faculty of the Department of Environmental Studies are committed to helping you understand the highly dynamic nature of our world. They work in collaboration with faculty from other departments to help you study interactions among human populations, the biological and physical environments, resources, technology, social organization and culture.

Develop a deep awareness of the complex world we inhabit

Learning about the environment and how best to take care of it must extend beyond the classroom and our on-campus labs. You will dig in with your hands – quite literally – to collaborative experiences with our community partners. Past projects have included the Camas festival and the restoration of Cozine Creek, which flows north of campus, wildlife research and forest ecology.

ÃÛѨÊÓƵ offers a major in environmental studies with three focus areas so you can specialize your concentration:

A minor in environmental studies is also a great complement to majors in biology, business or economics.