For students who wish to gain in-depth knowledge of environmental processes and functions, the Environmental Science Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to examining environmental issues and to identifying solutions.
The Environmental Science Program guides students in understanding the implications of climate change, the development of sustainable energy, the challenges of maintaining biodiversity, the issues of plastic pollution, and the impact of large-scale events like earthquakes, floods, and fires on environmental processes.
The program combines natural and physical science with sociology, ethics, politics, and history to analyze the environment. We offer our students a curriculum that balances the in-depth knowledge needed to tackle difficult environmental problems and the breadth necessary to view those problems from multiple perspectives.
Hands-on activities, professor-led research opportunities, internships, and fellowships offer students a comprehensive set of tools to explore the environment and a foundation to base their career choices.
Contact
Environmental Science Program
Program Coordinator
cbauer@whittier.edu
