Environmental scientists work toward defining and solving environmental problems caused by the actions of human beings. Their training is broad-based and encompasses the natural sciences, mathematics, and the social sciences. Their primary ethical concern is human stewardship of the earth.
Students in the Environmental Studies - Outdoor Education program are concerned with both the technological problems and social aspects of environmental issues....
The mission of environmental studies at Bethel is to guide students in the pursuit of truth about the workings of the creation and the human place in it and to enable them to practice sustainable stewardship in lifestyle and profession. Caring for the whole of creation is an immense privilege and responsibility, and we prepare students for this task through a curriculum that integrates knowledge and perspective from a variety of established disciplines...
In Media Communication-Production program Students gain a variety of experience in non-linear editing, as well as a better understanding of how media operates within culture. It's not just about pushing knobs or clicking a mouse, but also why people make the production decisions they do.
The Urban Environmental Studies major provides students with an opportunity to study the problems related to the accelerated degradation of our environment, including water and air quality decline, increasingly unhealthy urban landscapes, loss of forests and farmlands, growing numbers of imperiled species, and climate change.
Such problems pose a threat to human health, safety, prosperity, and well-being in complex and pervasive ways. Students in...
The Urban Environmental Studies major provides students with an opportunity to study the problems related to the accelerated degradation of our environment, including water and air quality decline, increasingly unhealthy urban landscapes, loss of forests and farmlands, growing numbers of imperiled species, and climate change.
Such problems pose a threat to human health, safety, prosperity, and well-being in complex and pervasive ways. Students in...
The Urban Environmental Studies major provides students with an opportunity to study the problems related to the accelerated degradation of our environment, including water and air quality decline, increasingly unhealthy urban landscapes, loss of forests and farmlands, growing numbers of imperiled species, and climate change.
Such problems pose a threat to human health, safety, prosperity, and well-being in complex and pervasive ways. Students in...
Expanding human impact on the earth's environment has created problems of staggering proportion. The anthropogenic effects of rapid population growth, industrialization, deforestation and over-exploitation of natural resources have dramatically altered both local and global ecosystems. These changes manifest themselves as daunting contemporary environmental problems such as global warming and the biodiversity crisis. All of these problems are technically...
Environmental Studies at Bowdoin reflects the college's recognition that humans must learn to live in harmony with nature and that human activities are dependent upon natural processes. This recognition, coupled with an aspiration to present and future human well-being, provides a critical perspective from which to interpret history, science, politics, law, economy, religion, and the arts. A liberal arts education should promote environmental literacy:...
The Environmental Policy and Analysis major emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of environmental issues and the role of the social sciences in addressing and solving environmental problems. Students receive a basic understanding of the social sciences and humanities, particularly political science, history, and philosophy. Additional courses in the natural sciences and mathematics are included to help the student obtain a holistic view and understanding...
The environmental studies program at Brandeis University prepares students to tackle the critical environmental issues that face our world today”from global warming and pandemics to toxic exposure and conflicts over shrinking natural resources”through a broad interdisciplinary approach that integrates course work across the natural and social sciences and humanities. Several of the courses offer extensive hands-on learning through fieldwork and direct...
The Environmental Studies (ES) major is truly interdisciplinary. Students train in the humanities, social sciences, economics and government as well as the environmental sciences: ecology, chemistry, biology, physics and geology. Students use disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to develop critical thinking skills that allow them to carefully evaluate evidence and reach sound conclusions. They also develop written and oral communication skills...
This program gives students a spatial understanding of our natural landscape, and the skills to effectively manage human activities that impact the natural environment. It therefore focuses on three areas:
* physical geography, the study of spatial patterns and processes of natural phenomena (biological, geological, and climatic)
* human-environmental interactions, the historical and contemporary two-way relationship between the natural environment...
Environmental Resource Management is an interdisciplinary major that includes coursework in the areas of physical and life sciences related to natural resource use, the legal aspects of resource ownership and use, and the economic and political aspects of resource allocation and environmental protection. The program also includes basic skills courses in areas such as communications, computers, statistics,...
Ashford Mission: To provide accessible, affordable, innovative, high-quality learning opportunities and degree programs that meet the diverse needs of individuals pursuing integrity in their lives, professions and communities.
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Keiser University eCampus is the online division of Keiser University, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Your competence is the ultimate focus of every degree program at Western Governors University. The university emphasizes mastery of essential skills and knowledge in your field, basing progress...
Northcentral (NCU) University is an innovator in 100% online higher education, offering adult learners throughout the world with opportunities to earn bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in the high-demand professions of business, education and health...
