Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Environmental Studies] From University of Rochester

Wind, water, earthquakes, volcanoes, and human activities constantly modify the Earth. Global systems studies probe the processes that form and modify the planet, from cycling of water and human interactions, to magmatism and faulting at plate boundaries as well as recycling of plates within the convecting mantle.

Understanding these systems requires measurements of present-day Earth structure, as well as records since Earth’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. This multi-disciplinary, systems-based approach forms the basis for our undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The Environmental Studies Degree Program consists of prerequisite courses, a set of environmental core courses, electives in the natural and social sciences, and a closure experience. Two of the courses must be taken as writing courses (W indicates the option to take a course to meet the upper-level writing requirement).

The core courses deal explicitly with important environmental problems and illustrate the relationship between the content of specific disciplines such as geology, chemistry, economics, and political science and the practice of environmental analysis and management.