Environmental Studies

Bachelor of Arts (A. B.) or Bachelor of Science (S. B.)

 Environmental sustainability is longer a catch phrase. Communities, corporations, and other organizations actively seek ways to lessen impact on our planet.  Career opportunities in fields related to the environment are expanding rapidly.  The Environmental Studies major at Elmira College is truly interdisciplinary and is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in the private sector or with governmental agencies as researchers or policy makers.  This major also prepares students for future studies in graduate school.

Basic requirements for the Environmental Studies major introduce students to the three major fields that pertain to a career relating to the environment, including science, public policy, and quantitative skills.  Students can choose from two tracks within the major:  Natural Science or Economic and Political Science.  The Natural Sciences track provides students with a background in Biology and Chemistry to pursue a technical, science-based career.  Students of the Natural Science track work closely with professors and other students in the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.  The Economic and Political Science track prepares students for careers as policy makers or business professionals.  Economic and Political Science track students are closely allied with professors and students of these two fields. 

For more information, please contact: 

Natural Sciences track
Dr.  J. Michael Pratt
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science
(607) 735-1940 
mpratt@elmira.edu
 

Economic and Political Science track 
Dr. Charles Mitchell
Associate Professor of American Studies
(607) 735-1937
cmitchell@elmira.edu