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.
The environmental science program is part of the School of Science, Mathematics & Technology. 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.
Learn About the School of Science, Mathematics & TechnologyThe 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
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
View a full listing of all environmental science major courses and a sample four-year course sequence.
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.
What do our graduates do with an environmental science degree? Our students have obtained internships or jobs:
And attended graduate schools including:
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Professor of Biology