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Northeastern Illinois University B.A. in Environmental Studies
Northeastern Illinois University

B.A. in Environmental Studies

Chicago, USA

4 Years

English

Full time

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USD 22,726 / per year

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Key Summary

    About: The B.A. in Environmental Studies focuses on understanding environmental issues through interdisciplinary approaches. Students explore topics such as ecological sustainability, policy development, and social implications of environmental changes. The program emphasizes both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, preparing graduates to tackle contemporary environmental challenges.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in environmental advocacy, conservation management, urban planning, and governmental policy-making. They may also work with NGOs, focusing on sustainability projects, or engage in research roles within academic or private sectors.

Introduction

B.A. in Environmental Studies majors focus on one of two areas: environmental interpretation/education or environmental planning/management. Students are expected to develop:

  • Knowledge drawn from the natural sciences concerning structure, function, and effect of change in ecosystems; from the social sciences concerning factors that affect natural systems such as population pressures, pollution, resource utilization, and depletion; from the humanities concerning the relationships of ethics and values to environmental attitudes and behaviors
  • Knowledge of interrelationships involving economics, politics, and perceptions in environmental decision making
  • Knowledge related to causes of environmental deterioration and constructive efforts to deal with environmental problems

Program Benefits

Graduates develop:

  • The ability to acquire information through field observations, interviews, and surveys, as well as from maps, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery
  • The ability to prepare effective presentations
  • The ability to apply relevant theoretical perspectives to actual environmental problems

Minors

  • Environmental Studies
  • Geography
  • Geographic Information Science

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