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Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
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Fall 2025
New in Fall Semester 2025: The new Environmental Studies programs offer a B.A., a minor, and a certificate. The B.A. is the first program of its kind at Wright State, sharing a curriculum between COSM and COLA—a truly interdisciplinary and flexible education pathway. Through the B.A. program, you can build even more in-demand skills by completing a certificate in Geographic Information Sciences as part of the major's electives!
Why Choose Environmental Studies?
Do you dream of a career in improving lives through studying the relationship between societies and their environments? Are you driven to learn and apply knowledge of environmental and cultural systems to discover and solve problems affecting society?
Environmental Studies is a flexible degree that gives you a critical foundation in understanding scientific, human, and cultural factors of environmental systems and issues. You’ll follow an interdisciplinary approach, including courses in the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Science and Mathematics, among other interdisciplinary opportunities. This gives you not only expertise in your focus, but also preparation to succeed in a variety of areas and occupations.
The Environmental Studies B.A. is ideal if your interests encompass more than one field or disciplinary approach to the study of the environment. You will be positioned for future success as an environmental professional who can analyze, address, and adapt to constantly changing environmental conditions and issues of increasing importance to employers in all sectors.
Environmental Studies programs also include a certificate and a minor.
Careers
Just a few potential career paths for Environmental Studies graduates:
- Natural Resources, Sustainability, and Conservation
- Environmental Advocacy and Organizing
- Environmental Law and Policy
- Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education
- Geographic or Geospatial Technology
- Environmental Management and Restoration Planning
- Environmental Outreach and Marketing
Academics and Curriculum
Graduates of this program can:
- Demonstrate understanding of the multiple interconnections between environmental systems and natural, social, cultural, economic, philosophical, and historical factors.
- Identify and integrate global environmental concerns and contexts to local places and communities from diverse cultural and geographic perspectives.
- Utilize the techniques, skills, and modern tools for analyzing environmental systems in relation to human societies and practices.
- Communicate clearly and effectively about environmental issues and topics for multiple audiences and purposes.
You will design and produce a culminating project based on complex connections in environmental topics or issues. You will engage in real-world problem solving through participation in an approved seminar or high-impact learning experience.
View Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies program information and requirements in the Academic Catalog in Fall 2025.
Admission
This program will be available beginning in the 2025 Fall Semester.
