What is Environmental Studies?

  • - Systematic study of human interaction with their environment.
  • - Broad field of study that includes the natural environment, built environments, social environments, organizational environments, and the sets of relationships between them. (National Center for Education Statistics, 2000)
  • Learning Objectives:

Students completing the Environmental Studies degree program will acquire knowledge of:

  • - Earth and Ecological Systems
  • - Human Dimensions of Environmental Challenges
  • - Methods, Tools and Technology
  • They will have opportunites for:
  • - Professional Development, Communication and Collaboration
  • They will use:
  • - Interdisciplinary Approach
  • - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

 

Key Program Attributes

  • Student-focused learning environment to encourage passion and promote collaboration
  • Assessment used to inform practice
  • Community-based learning opportunities to apply learning to real world problems
  • System and sustainability thinking to facilitate connecting concepts
  • Opportunities to practice 21st century skills to be competitive in the job market
  • A broad-based education in the physical, biological, and social sciences
  • Competency in a specific discipline is developed

 

 

 


"If there is magic on the planet, it is contained in Water." Loren Eiseley



 
Dave Gosselin

Dave Gosselin
Director
150A Hardin Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0921
Phone : (402) 472-8919dgosselin2@unl.edu


Academic Program