Ecology and Environmental Science Undergraduates

We believe in an education that is diverse, interdisciplinary, and expansive. Our B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences emphasizes the inextricable link between humans and the environment. EES provides a highly personalized experience with faculty across 17 different departments.

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Why Ecology and Environmental Science?

The Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Sciences is an interdisciplinary program offered cooperatively by the faculties of the Department of Anthropology; Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology; School of Earth and Climate Sciences; School of Food and Agriculture; School of Biology and Ecology; School of Economics; and School of Forest Resources. Students majoring in the program are advised by over thirty-five faculty from these units. The program is designed for students who wish to pursue a professional career in ecology and environmental sciences in one of many applications:  management, administration, planning, education, research or graduate school.

The B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences is designed to acquaint students with the scope and characteristics of our natural resources and to introduce the scientific and economic principles that govern resource use, sustainability, and conservation.

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Nine EES concentrations allow a student to pursue a particular aspect of natural resources in depth with an eye toward future employment or postgraduate study.

Students in the Environmental Earth and Climate Sciences concentration will study in depth environmental processes from an earth science perspective with a focus on the physical and chemical processes associated with freshwater systems.

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Building on the core courses in biological, ecological, and social sciences, students in this concentration study in depth interactions between human and natural systems. 

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Natural history is a broad term involving the interest in and study of diverse aspects of the natural sciences, historical geography, anthropology, and conservation. Environmental studies is an academic field that focuses on human interactions with the environment.

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Students in this concentration will study soil biogeochemical and hydrologic processes in depth.

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In some cases, the defined concentrations may not meet the interests or career aspirations of students in the program. Students may develop and pursue an individualized concentration of study.

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Building on the core courses in biological and ecological sciences, students in this concentration study in depth natural processes and ecological interactions.

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Building on the core courses in biological and ecological sciences, students in this concentration study in depth natural processes and ecological interactions.

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Building on the core courses in biological and ecological sciences, students in this concentration study in depth natural processes and ecological interactions.

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Building on the core courses in biological and ecological sciences, students in this concentration study in depth natural processes and ecological interactions.

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