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Environmental science major at Mount St. Mary's University

Environmental Science

The world is your classroom.

How does the deforestation of a region affect its wildlife population, fresh water supply and greenhouse gas emissions? What environmental factors should a granite sourcing company consider when restoring a quarry? And what renewable energy option, such as wind, solar or geothermal, is best for a given area? The people who work on these and other challenges that impact the health of our planet have a background in environmental science.

School of Natural Science and Mathematics

The environmental science program is part of the School of Natural Science and Mathematics. Our goal as a department is to graduate women and men that are uniquely equipped to provide scientific perspective and solutions to the complex problems facing humanity.

  • Undergraduate Major
  • Undergraduate Minor
  • Certificate
  • Graduate Program
  • Accelerated Undergraduate
  • Adult Undergraduate
  • Special Program

About the major.

The Mount’s environmental science degree will prepare you with not only subject matter knowledge needed for a career in a wide array of fields, but with the critical thinking skills necessary to understand how changes to the environment can shape public health, the economy and government.

With a classroom and research-focused lab experience, you’ll learn about human population growth, biodiversity preservation, sustainable agriculture and resource management. Energy use, pollution, climate change, ecology, conservation biology and wildlife management will also be covered. Then choose from electives such as invertebrate zoology, biostatistics, animal behavior, toxicology, evolution and watershed ecology.

The environmental science degree from the Mount will prepare you to pursue a career as a conservationist working for the National Park Service, with an agency developing bioenergy solutions, or as a water management planner for your local municipality.

Want to see a full listing of all environmental science courses, including a sample course sequence?

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marissa lawson and eric sakowski doing field research

I had wanted to conduct research on invasive mussels since my freshman year. During the summer of 2021 and throughout my senior year, Dr. Sakowski helped me bring this research project to life. It was really fun visiting quarries to collect samples and learning a wealth of new knowledge from Dr. Sakowski.

Marissa Lawson, C'22 Legal assistant to a patent attorney with plans to attend law school and focus on scientific legal issues

Where environmental science majors go.

Mount grads have been hired at companies, organizations and agencies such as:

  • Arcadis Environmental Consulting

 

Mount grads also consistently pursue graduate, medical and other professional training at top institutions such as:

  • University of Maryland School of Public Health
Top 10% The Mount is in the top 10% of colleges and universities nationwide in terms of the long-term earnings for a four-year college degree.

Meet Our Faculty

Dana Pirone Ward, Ph.D.

Dana Pirone Ward

Department Chair / Professor of Biology

1/10
Rosina Bolen

Rosina Bolen

Assistant Professor

2/10
Kathryn Dye

Kathryn Dye

Associate Professor

3/10
Patricia Kreke

Patricia Kreke

Director of Health Professions / Professor

4/10
Abigail Kula

Abigail Kula

Associate Professor

5/10
Patrick Lombardi

Patrick Lombardi

Associate Professor

6/10
Ann Lyons

Ann Lyons

Lecturer

7/10
Danny Miles

Danny Miles

Professor

8/10
Isaac Mills

Isaac Mills

Associate Professor

9/10
Michael Turner

Michael Turner

Assistant Professor

10/10

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