Everything we do impacts the world around us. It’s our responsibility to understand and mitigate our environmental impact.

Our department has partnered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to monitors birds, amphibians, fish, macroinvertebrates and plant communities, and water quality in wetlands of the Great Lakes area.

View the Environment from All Angles

A minor in environmental studies will provide you with an environmental perspective on scientific, social, economic, and political issues — a perspective you will carry into the workforce as governments, industries, and organizations continue to focus on their effects on the earth. Science and non-science majors alike can expand their environmental knowledge through this minor.

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What You’ll Learn

While this curriculum is designed for non-science majors, anyone is welcome to declare this minor. You will cover a variety of subjects, including environmental science, anthropology, chemistry, history, and sociology. Through these topics, our students can become environmentally literate citizens and employees in non-technical fields.

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More than a Career

There is an ongoing demand in industry, government, and nonprofit organizations for environmental scientists and professionals who can synthesize the work they do with its environmental impacts. Graduates from the Department of Environmental Science & Ecology have gone on to work for:

  • the US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • National Weather Service
  • US National Park Service
  • NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Major corporations

Minor in Environmental Studies

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