{"id":301,"date":"2024-11-11T15:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/programs\/environmental-science-major-minor\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:44:59","slug":"environmental-science-bs","status":"publish","type":"clarku_program","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/major\/environmental-science-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Science, B.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element hero-program has-background\" style=\"background-color:#2c5234;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:auto 60%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"intro has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3f240261773fa65a92426582a512e5f4\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);font-size:1.4rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">The importance of environmental science is made plain every day. The changing climate, polluted air and water, loss of biodiversity, a growing population, and food insecurity are just a few examples of our planet under pressure. It needs protection. At Clark, you\u2019ll explore these and other pressing issues affecting our home \u2014 the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-degree_type wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?degree_type=4-1-option\" rel=\"tag\">4+1 option<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?degree_type=major\" rel=\"tag\">Major<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/?degree_type=minor\" rel=\"tag\">Minor<\/a><\/div><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1.jpg\" alt=\"Environmental professors in the field collecting water samples\" class=\"wp-image-165 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/Majors-Environmental-Science-880x550-1-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top sidebar-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>But that\u2019s just the beginning. In addition to understanding, our planet needs action. In the environmental science major, you\u2019ll put your learning into practice by getting out in nature, taking part in research projects, interning at environmental organizations, exploring diverse places and spaces through study abroad, and taking action both on campus and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c53c594d wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--warm-gray);border-left-width:0.17rem;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);flex-basis:33.33%\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Explore environmental science<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1b18dc8acef8a106960d31a8cb0133a1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/\">Department<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5311fb6351208d48a9238cc84cf392e8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/people\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow has-deep-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9164b152b785ff2ee914db321001e29\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/curriculum-and-careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/67\/Environmental-Science-Major-Map.pdf\">Major Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7099&amp;returnto=2879#environmentalsciencecourses\">All Environmental Science Courses<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#90786b\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1782\" alt=\"Florencia Sangermano boating to a research station in the Amazon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil.jpg\" style=\"object-position:38% 31%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"38% 31%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/sangermano-brazil-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-study-environmental-science-at-clark\">Why study environmental science at Clark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li>Learn from world-class faculty who conduct field exploration, both in New England and on all seven continents, and who address sustainability challenges by analyzing problems and identifying solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examine environmental challenges from all academic perspectives \u2014 sciences, social sciences, humanities \u2014 and from the perspective of action and change.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Align the major with your personal interests by choosing from three broad areas of specialization:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/environmental-science-and-policy-track\/\">environmental science and policy<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/earth-system-science-track\/\">earth system science<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/environmental-conservation-biology-track\/\">environmental and conservation biology.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gain experience with leading-edge methods of analysis including geospatial informatics, big data analytics, decision methods, and community engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participate in high-impact research in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/biology\/research\/facilities\/\">Lasry Center for Bioscience<\/a>&nbsp;laboratories, with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/hero-program\/\">Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) Program<\/a>, and through our world-renowned&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/geography\/\">Graduate School of Geography<\/a>\u2019s connections with international governments, science organizations, NGOs, and businesses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-80fb368b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-1-an-advanced-degree-within-reach\">4 + 1\u2014An advanced degree within reach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4+1 Accelerated Master\u2019s provides an opportunity to earn a pathway to a master\u2019s degree \u2014 with one year of additional study and available tuition scholarships. Consider the following option for this major:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"arrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/environmental-science-and-policy-ba-ms\/\">Environmental Science and Policy, B.S. | M.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull roomy has-white-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2049437ebb334cc261c1279634468f09 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-clarku-block-tabs clarku__tabs_0cfdd367 outline is-style-default\"><ul class=\"clarku__tab-labels\" role=\"tablist\" aria-label=\"tabbed content\"><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label active\" role=\"tab\">Apply<\/li><li id=\"\" class=\"clarku__tab-label\" role=\"tab\">Request Info<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"clarku__tab-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-child-tab clarku__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Apply\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fb200d29 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center intro has-large-font-size\">Are you ready to take the first step?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/undergraduate-admissions\/apply\/\">Apply Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-clarku-child-tab clarku__tab-panel\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"Request Info\"><p>Sign up to receive information on academics, student life, and the undergraduate admissions process.<\/p>\r\n<div id=\"form_51beae3e-1ae2-4dd3-a17f-be423f51f3e5\">Loading\u2026<\/div>\r\n<p><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/apply.clarku.edu\/register\/?id=51beae3e-1ae2-4dd3-a17f-be423f51f3e5&output=embed&div=form_51beae3e-1ae2-4dd3-a17f-be423f51f3e5\">\/**\/<\/script>\r\n<style>#form_description { display: none; }<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-featured-courses\">Featured Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-block-group-is-layout-grid clarku_cl_cards clarku-post-filter-grid \">\t \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/climate-change-300x200-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"climate change - hands putting in plant in dry dessert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/climate-change-300x200-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/climate-change-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/climate-change-jpg.avif 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"course-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">EN 207<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Climate Change, Energy and Development<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>In this course you\u2019ll investigate the science of climate change and the complexities of translating it into effective policy, the uneven impact of climate change around the world, and ways to reduce that impact.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/stlawrence8-300x200-jpg.avif\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"sea ice on the St. Lawrence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/stlawrence8-300x200-jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/stlawrence8-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/stlawrence8.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ct pill diversity-inclusion\" title=\"Diversity &amp; Inclusion\">D&I<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ct pill problems-of-practice\" title=\"Problems of Practice\">POP<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"course-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">GEOG 245<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Problems &#038; Practices in Environmental Stewardship<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>Explore how changes in the cryosphere (glaciers, sea ice, snow, and permafrost) play a critical role in many complex earth processes, and learn how satellite technology can help us measure those changes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n<div class=\"clarku-course\">\n\t<figure>\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2024_Water_in_the_City_Dam-29-300x200.jpg\" class=\"clarku-block-card-img clarku-block-card-img-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students visit a dam in Worcester\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2024_Water_in_the_City_Dam-29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2024_Water_in_the_City_Dam-29-768x512-jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/2024_Water_in_the_City_Dam-29.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<div class=\"course-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"course-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow\">EN 282<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Pollution Policy<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><p>Examine the role of science and the trade-offs inherent in crafting pollution policy in the U.S., how businesses perceive environmental policy and risks, and ways individuals can be motivated to minimize pollution.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stagger-left no-gap abut-end is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-true-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c48bb25c1194a19ebdc595c9cb9f2a44\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:32rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-100-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-6f90b940 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">curriculum<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-5c331db85c027b3c95f2127e08d04126\">The environmental science major requires the completion of 17 to 18 courses, depending on the track selected. You\u2019ll complete three core courses \u2014 Earth System Science, Environmental Science and Policy: Introductory Case Studies, and Introduction to Biology I, each of which provides an overview of one of three areas of focus in environmental science \u2014 and choose one area to pursue in-depth. (Learn more below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Curriculum update<br><\/strong>Effective fall 2025, Clark offers new majors a B.S. in Environmental Science instead of a B.A. Contact your advisor for details.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"color:inherit\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">requirements<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-small-font-size is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7099&amp;returnto=2879#majorrequirements\">Major<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7100&amp;returnto=2879#minorrequirements\">minor<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.clarku.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=35&amp;poid=7097&amp;returnto=2879\">accelerated ba\/master&#8217;s<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover abut-end has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-181ea3e89a2ab660c514510164d7edaa\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);min-height:32rem;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-gray-600-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-73b89f41 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-white)\" class=\"eyebrow has-drop-shadow has-text-align-left\">Career communities<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-shadow has-body-font-family has-medium-font-size\">Career Communities are industry-focused groups designed to support your professional exploration and narrow down your career interests within specific fields. 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Through focus and flexibility, it ensures you\u2019ll leave Clark with the creativity, confidence, and resilience to succeed and lead a life of meaning and consequence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right arrow-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/academics\/the-clark-experience\/\"><strong>See it in action<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What can I do with a major in environmental science?<\/summary>\n<p>The environmental science major&nbsp;provides training for those who want to continue on to graduate school or establish management, fieldwork, or laboratory careers in areas as diverse as ecology; conservation biology; teaching; environmental planning, protection, or regulation; water or air monitoring; and policy development.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What environmental science tracks are available?<\/summary>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/earth-system-science-track\/\">Earth system science<\/a>: Earth system scientists examine the structure and function of the parts of the earth\u2019s lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere, and how these systems interact with one another. This integrated science, which focuses on connections between these earth system components, is at the heart of some of our most pressing physical science and nature-societal issues, including global climate change, water availability, and the loss of biological diversity. The track emphasizes the patterns and processes across the Earth\u2019s surface (both land and ocean), serving as an introduction to earth sciences or geosciences. Intensive field study, satellite remote sensing analysis, geographical information science (GISci), and computer simulation are all tools for understanding, monitoring, and predicting earth system behavior. The ESS track of the environmental science major trains graduates for a wide range of professional endeavors as well as more advanced studies involving physical geography, including landscape ecology, land-atmosphere interactions, hydrology, biogeochemistry, remote sensing, and GISci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/environmental-conservation-biology-track\/\">Environmental and conservation biology<\/a>: Environmental biologists explore the ways in which organisms evolve and interact with one another and their environments. Levels of exploration can range from molecular evolution and genomics to ecosystem level function. Conservation biology makes up one component of this field, focusing on the biological knowledge necessary to preserve biodiversity. Because the loss of biodiversity has reached crisis levels, we offer a focused curriculum that lets you bring appropriate biological tools and knowledge to efforts to develop conservation strategies and policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/environmental-engineering-track\/\">Environmental engineering<\/a>: This track is designed for students intending to pursue the 3-2 Program in Engineering. With pressures from population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and associated demands for materials and goods, environmental engineers find ways to anticipate and monitor natural resource shocks and natural disasters, track pollutants and reduce and manage wastes to improve environmental quality and provide clean air and water, develop safe and sustainable built environments and industries. Students will gain a solid foundation in mathematics and sciences with an orientation toward the environment, preparing them to continue with more advanced and focused studies within Columbia University\u2019s engineering school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/environmental-science\/undergraduate-programs\/environmental-science-and-policy-track\/\">Environmental science and policy<\/a>: This track will&nbsp;prepare&nbsp;you to deal with the complexities of environmental issues in a societal context. You\u2019ll gain an in-depth understanding of how human activity impacts the natural environment, along with scientific, social science, and policy perspectives on how these impacts can be managed and mitigated. The track\u2019s strong emphasis on the natural sciences ensures that you will understand the technical, as well as the social, aspects of the world\u2019s most pressing environmental issues.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What skills will I learn as I study environmental science?<\/summary>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design a hypothesis, and collect and interpret relevant data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate scientific information orally and in writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Work as part of a team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Are there academic achievement awards in environmental science?<\/summary>\n<p><strong>Environmental Science Academic Excellence Award<\/strong><br>This award is given to a graduating senior Environmental Science major in recognition of outstanding academic achievement. Awards are given based on academic excellence, commitment to breadth and depth in the field, and involvement in intellectual life outside of the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environmental Science Research Excellence Award<\/strong><br>This award is given to a graduating senior Environmental Science major who has delivered excellent research within the field of environmental sciences during the course of their undergraduate study. Awards are given based on research excellence, exceptional interest and ability in scientific inquiry, and commitment to pursue scientific research and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Environmental Science Excellence in Practice Award<\/strong><br>This award is given to a graduating senior Environmental Science major in recognition of distinguished effort to improve the way humans interact with the environment, natural or built. The recipient will have worked in close concert with an outside organization (e.g. government agency, NGO, etc.) putting her\/his academic preparation into practice to address a real-world issue in environmental science.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-faq is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>What facilities and labs does Clark have?<\/summary>\n<p>Special facilities available to you include the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/research\/jeanne-x-kasperson-research-library\/\">Jeanne X. Kasperson Research Library<\/a>\u00a0at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/marsh-institute\/\">George Perkins Marsh Institute<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/library\/special-libraries\/\">Guy H. 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