Briar Cliff University
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Sioux City, USA
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English
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Sep 2025
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Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science focuses on understanding the natural environment, ecological processes, and the impact of human activities on ecosystems. Students engage in fieldwork, laboratory experiments, and data analysis, equipping them with practical skills. The program emphasizes the development of strategies for environmental problem-solving and sustainability.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as environmental consultants, wildlife biologists, conservation scientists, and environmental educators. Other opportunities include roles in government agencies, non-profit organizations, and private industry focused on environmental management and sustainability initiatives.
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Introduction
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
Bring your love of the outdoors to Briar Cliff's environmental science major! The environmental science major is the perfect way to study the balance of human needs and environmental impacts. Our program is ready to teach you the ins and outs of solving problems like pollution, habitat destruction, and loss of biological diversity. This program fits perfectly with Briar Cliff University's Franciscan heritage in emphasizing care for all creation.
- Active learning approaches:Group-, project-, and team-based learning approaches are taken in the majority of courses offered in the environmental science program.This highly interactive approach in classes means students will apply fundamental concepts and develop skills required for successful careers inwildlife conservation, habitat restoration, habitat management, or sustainability.
- Learn from research scientists:The environmental sciencecurriculum design scaffolds courses and culminates in upper-level research-based courses taught by experts. This exposes students to cutting-edge approaches, such asthe application of geographic information systems science to research the causes of avian population declines and to map a strategy for restoring natural areas in the Loess Hills.
- Conduct original research:Develop invaluable research skills in mitigating nitrogen in wastewater, or applying vertebrate abundance data toward analyzing the viability of threatened, endangered, and returning species. You'll get hands on experience beyond Sioux City. Embark on an annual, week-long trip to South Dakota's Black Hills. Or join other travel opportunities that have included the Galapagos, Southern California chaparral, the Kansas prairies, Ozark forests, Hawaiian islands and Costa Rican jungle.