Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
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Become a Voice in Environmental Decision-making
Help solve one of today鈥檚 most pressing issues 鈥 the health of our environment.
A bachelor's degree in environmental science provides an interdisciplinary education for students interested in understanding natural and social science environmental issues.
Two degree concentrations direct students to take an active role in environmental decision-making at local, state, national and international levels.
Environmental Science Concentrations
Environmental principles and sustainability
The social science degree concentration focuses on the social and economic context in which environmental policy-making decisions are made.
Natural science
The natural science degree concentration focuses on physical, chemical and biological factors associated with environmental quality and environmental policy-making decisions.
Courses and Curriculum
Course examples for an environmental science degree (varies based on your chosen concentration):
Outdoor Study
Geo Info Science
Environmental Toxicology
Outdoor Study
Geo Info Science
Environmental Toxicology
Engaged Learning
GGC fosters partnerships with local community organizations to provide tangible experiences that move portfolios to the top of the employment pile.
- Student/faculty research collaborations: plant, insect and amphibian biodiversity, bird conservation, stream, lake and wetland ecology, environmental chemistry, fish ecology, and parasitology
- Academic conference presentations
- Internships
- Service learning
GGC also creates global engagement through study abroad opportunities.
Career and Grad School Prep
Natural and social environmental scientists are needed at local, state, national and international levels.
- Activism
- Biotechnology
- Climate change science and policy
- Conservation
- Culture and history
- Ecology
- Energy production
- Environmental chemistry and toxicology
- Environmental law and policy
- Freshwater and marine science and policy
- Microbiology
- Natural resource management
- Politics
- Public health
- Sustainability
- Urban planning
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Minors, Certificates, Certifications
Add Value to Your Degree
Degree-enhancing minors, certificates and certifications add value to your degree. Available options range from the sciences, technology, history, political science, writing, the arts and more.
Alumni Voices
Matt Tatz, 鈥20
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
鈥淲orking alongside Dr. Mia Malloy and the GGC bird lab, I presented and published my independent undergraduate research project at the National Conference of Undergraduate Research in 2019 which paved the way toward attending graduate school at the University of Georgia.鈥
Transforming Lives
- Research assistant conducting integrative research between disciplines, including ecotoxicology, disease ecology, urban ecology and anthropology, Center for Integrative Conservation Research
Education
- Doctoral student, integrative conservation, area of emphasis in ecology, University of Georgia
- Master of Science in Forestry and National Resources, University of Georgia, 2022
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, 亚洲麻豆精品在线, 2020
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