Environmental Studies, BA
Understand our planet, how it’s changing, and learn how to take meaningful action.
This streamlined major emphasizes the cultural and ethical elements of environmental work without sacrificing the scientific fundamentals. Our program will provide you with a unique, layered, interdisciplinary perspective on our changing ecosystems and the ways humans can and should respond.
You’ll hone your ability to reason through unfamiliar problems, the tools to investigate topics in-depth, and the communication skills needed to share information with others. With our small class sizes and the mentorship of our renowned faculty, you can make lasting connections in a tight-knit community of difference-makers.
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SAINT MARY'S TESTIMONIALS
“As an EES Major at SMC it was incredible to experience the connection students had within their cohort as well as with professors. Our departmental graduation consisted of 18 graduates and most of us had been working closely and taking most of the same courses together since our first year….I am very thankful for my time spent within this program and at St. Mary’s.”
Madeleine Vine, '21