Earn your BS in Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
The BS is designed for students interested in quantitative and interdisciplinary approaches to addressing and understanding environmental challenges.
Students delve into understanding how human impacts on the environment and coupled environmental impacts on human activities are connected via complex feedback loops, developing technical skills like GIS and spatial analysis and apply system thinking to find solutions to today’s grand challenges such as addressing water scarcity or improving energy efficiency. This unique program fosters a holistic understanding of environmental challenges and empowers students to pursue careers in sustainability and make a positive impact on the world.
The major comprises two tracks that focus on geographic information systems and sustainability science.
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