Santa Clara University

Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences

Environmental Studies Major

Environmental Studies Degree

The Environmental Studies major has an interdisciplinary, social science focus. The Environmental Studies degree provides an integrated, interdisciplinary degree opportunity for undergraduates.

Continuing students who declared the Environmental Studies major prior to September 1, 2011 automatically fall under the old degree requirements. This version of the major is offered as a companion degree where a student majors in an established B.S. or B.A. program such as Political Science, Economics, or Communication, and in Environmental Studies as a second major. If you wish to switch to the new version of the major, please contact your academic advisor.

Incoming freshmen, incoming transfer students, and continuing students who declare their Environmental Studies major after September 1, 2011 automatically fall under the new degree requirements. This version of the major can be a stand alone degree (there is no requirement to be a double major). Note that the University core requirements specify that students studying toward a BS in a social science field must complete the 3rd course of any first year language, i.e., Elementary Language III,

Environmental Studies Major