Environmental Science

Environmental Science major and minor

If you are interested in a career in ecology, resource management, public health, or environmental technology, then you are in the right spot.

You can choose different paths in the major to focus on ecology and organisms or social and ethical issues surrounding environmental sciences.

This option is designed for students with career interests in education and research (school, colleges, consulting firms), interpretive ecology (regional and national parks, nature preserves, zoos, museums), resource management (agencies and organizations concerned with forest, water, and wildlife resources), public health (state and county agencies), and environmental technology (regulatory agencies, utilities, private industry).

In addition to your classroom work, you will have various opportunities, including a research journey that will involve studying samples in the lab at the Carver Science Center and assessing restored wetlands at Simpson’s own research farm. During the May term, you can explore the ecology of Africa, Europe, and South America.