Environmental Science, BS
Understand our planet, how it’s changing, and learn how to take meaningful action.
This major emphasizes data-driven research and scientific fundamentals. Our program will provide you with a unique, interdisciplinary, layered perspective on our ecosystems and the effects of human society.
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. You can gain firsthand research experience in Northern California’s wide variety of biomes, from estuaries to mountain peaks to scrub lands.
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
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