Environmental Studies Major

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Brevard College

Environmental Studies

The Environmental Studies program utilizes an immersive, experiential model that extends the classroom into dynamic outdoor settings. You'll explore ecological concepts, research methods, and sustainability issues through hands-on learning in the diverse natural environments surrounding campus.

This program focuses on preparing you for your post-graduation career by presenting you with a wide variety of topics, tools, and experiences through collaboration, applied discovery, and reflective learning.

As an Environmental Studies student, you'll engage with core courses focusing on real-world environmental issues and specialize in a concentration of coursework focusing on natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, biology, chemistry, ecology, agricultural production and the environmental, and social aspects of sustainable food systems.

You'll engage in experiential learning opportunities across a variety of settings, including analyzing water quality through aquatic invertebrate research in the university's King's Creek, exploring the diverse flora of Shining Rock Wilderness in the Pisgah National Forest, and discovering sustainable living practices through community immersion projects with local partners.

About the Environmental Studies Program

Through hands-on training in authentic environments, you'll gain practical skills, apply academic knowledge, and develop a deeper understanding of ecological concepts, research methods, and sustainability issues. These experiential programs enable you to collaborate, problem-solve, and construct new meaning, empowering you to become a reflective, motivated learners.

Graduates from the Environmental Science Program go on to:  
  • Run their own sustainable businesses
  • Work as environmental consultants, research scientists, and park rangers
  • Farm using sustainable agricultural principles and practices
  • Earn graduate degrees in Biology, Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, and Environmental Law

"I highly recommend Brevard for the opportunity to expand your thinking, enlighten your experience and to grow as a person."

- Cynthia 
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