Environmental Studies

Students interested in understanding the environment and helping society solve environmental problems should consider the Environmental Studies major at Shenandoah University.

At Shenandoah, the Environmental Studies Program combines natural and social sciences with a liberal arts core curriculum and experiences in the laboratory, at field sites, and in community settings. Students may enroll in environmental studies as a major or minor.

With its small size, location in northern Virginia and academic strength in the sciences, Shenandoah university offers a flexible and challenging environmental program:

• Environmental Studies at Shenandoah combines breadth with depth. The major consists of two parts: courses required of all environmental studies students that provide an interdisciplinary understanding of the environmental field, and specialized courses selected by the student in consultation with his or her academic advisor.
• Five optional concentrations are offered: environmental analysis, environmental education, environmental policy, field biology, and international environmental studies. Students can also elect a self-designed concentration, developed in consultation with a faculty advisor.