The Department of Environmental Studies equips students to function, not only in the world of today, but also to adapt to and perform in the world of tomorrow. Each program track in the major contributes to the University’s mission by preparing students to think critically, communicate effectively, and act with integrity and reason.

The Department aspires to educate students, to help them accept modifications of views, and to discard concepts that have been proven to be flawed. The Department seeks truth in science, relying upon the testing of theory by experiment to yield an evolving understanding of environmental phenomena.

We stimulate students’ thought processes to encourage the intellectual breadth that will forge them into future leaders.