Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies Program at Roanoke College engages you in:
- investigating pressing local, regional, national and global environmental problems
- gaining insight into your relationship with nature
- shaping your role in creating an equitably sustainable world
The Major [B.S. degree]:
MAJOR CHECKSHEET: Environmental Studies
CORE:
- Intro to Environmental Science (with lab)
- Intro to Environment and Culture
- Intro to Environment and Society
- Geographic Information Systems
- Environmental Practicum
TRACKS:
- Environment, Society and Science: Environmental Social Sciences grounded with scientific literacy
- Conservation and the Earth's Critical Zone: Scientific exploration of environment, emphasizing Ecology and Earth Science
The Minor:
MINOR CHECKSHEET: Environmental Studies Minor
Three Introductory Environmental courses and three Environmental Studies upper-level courses
RESEARCH AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
- Urban agriculture
- Appalachian Trail Conservancy internships
- Environmental justice
- Food systems and farming: scientific, sociological and political science research
- Critical Zone Science; land use impacts at the Calhoun Critical Zone Observatory, Sumter National Forest, South Carolina
- GIS-applications to environmental problems
- Community ecology and invasive species in Roanoke Valley
- Societal impacts of mountaintop removal
- Native Americans, indigenous cultures, Asian religions and environmental thought
NEW COURSES
- Environmental Justice
- Conservation Science (with lab)
- Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
- Critical Zone Science (with lab)
- Sustainable Cities
- Sustainability and spirituality in the Pacific Northwest
The Environment Center
Learn more about the Environment Center here.
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Environment Center Open House
We invite the college community of students, staff, and faculty to visit and learn about The Environment Center (EC) at this open house event.
Date | Time:
Friday, March 31, 2023
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2:30 PM
Location: The Environment Center on Kime Lane on Elizabeth Campus