Environmental Studies Major

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.