Here at Green University we are actively committed to providing our students with applicable hands on experiences as we believe that our students shouldn’t just be classroom learners, but world learners as well. This learning outcome is obtained through our rigorous curriculum that consists of three core achievements we believe our students are capable of embodying:
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Actively and critically thinking about one’s multifaceted identity and how it impacts the environment and those within that environment.
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Demonstrating and articulating the interdisciplinary context of environmental issues.
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Formulating an action plan for sustainable alternatives that integrate science, humanist and social perspectives.
Purpose and Learning Outcomes
The Major and Minor Requirement
We understand that the world around us is complex and intersects on various academic and social levels, connecting the sciences with the humanities and the humanities with the social sciences. Because we aspire to produce well rounded, critically engaged citizens, we make sure our curriculum and its requirements reflect just that. Therefore here at Green University, we expect our students to integrate these various academic and social levels in their major and minor. We have two major programs to choose from: Environmental Studies and Environmental Science and we have over 20 minors to pair with your chosen major. However, you must choose a minor that is in a separate discipline than your major. This challenges students to not only become experts in one academic sector but in two, allowing them to fully grasp and embody the intersectionality of the humanities, sciences and social sciences.
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How Does this work? Below you will find a brief outline of our two majors along with their description and required courses. You will also see a breakdown of our minors in their respective discipline.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Students whose passions lie in fields such as air and water quality, conservation biology, agro-ecology, public health, environmental engineering, forestry, and fisheries would find it best to major in Environmental Sciences. We have a wide array of concentrations within this major that include: conservation ecology, terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, landscape ecology, environmental health and toxicology, environmental geology and environmental chemistry.
Students whose passions lie in fields associated with the liberal arts such as communication arts, psychology, social systems and law would find it best to major in Environmental Studies. Our wide array of concentrations include: environmental philosophy, environmental history, communications and the environment, ecological economics, environmental law, environmental policy, international sustainable development, culture and the environment, art and the environment, environmental education, community development, and urban planning and land use.
Minor in the Social Sciences or Humanities!
Minor in the Natural Sciences!
Religion
In this minor, you'll explore the various religions in the world and how they all speak of an ethical responsibility to care for the natural world.
Math
Understanding the environment around us is becoming increasingly dependent on processing and interpreting complex data. The math minor gives you the opportunity to explore applications of mathematical, statistical and data science techniques for addressing important environmental challenges – from understanding the molecular biology of diseases to geophysical phenomena in climate change.