Director: Sheldon Kamieniecki, Ph.D.
The Environmental Studies Program offers students a range of options for studies related to the environment. Available degree programs in Environmental Studies include a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science, as well as a social sciences minor and a natural sciences minor. The Bachelor of Arts program emphasizes studies in the societal aspects of environmental issues, along with a core set of courses in the basic sciences. Offered under this option are areas of emphasis in the general social sciences, geography or public policy and management. The Bachelor of Science program offers areas of emphasis in biology, chemistry or geology, together with a core set of courses in the social sciences. The two minor degree programs provide students with primary interests in other majors an opportunity to incorporate an environmental theme into their undergraduate studies.
All programs are highly interdisciplinary with faculty and courses drawn from many departments in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the School of Public Administration and the School of Engineering. A special effort is made to provide students with experience in dealing with actual environmental problems and policies through senior seminars, directed research projects with faculty and internships with government agencies and private corporations.
Produced by the USC Division of Student Affairs, Office of University Publications, May 1, 1995