The undergraduate major is housed in the Social Sciences Collegiate Division and emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to environmental issues incorporating models and methods from the humanities, social and natural sciences. The program is designed to be complementary to the Environmental Sciences BA/BS program although students in environmental studies will complete basic course work in both the natural sciences and quantitative analyses as a foundation for studying environmental questions. The curriculum is organized around several elements, including a common introductory sequence required of all majors, focused course work in three broadly conceived thematic tracks, a required thesis, and a required internship or field studies component. A minor concentration, recently approved by the College, will be a new feature beginning with Autumn Quarter, 2007.

We anticipate that the new location of Environmental Studies within the Program on the Global Environment will help integrate graduate and faculty research and teaching with undergraduate education and lead to new and fruitful collaborations and activities in this critical area of research.

• New Courses to be offered in the Spring Quarter

• College catalog listing

• Thematic Course Tracks

• Old program requirements

• For current courses see the time schedules