Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability
Study the environment, natural resources, and sustainability with Ag Sciences.
Do you see yourself developing bio-based products that replace plastics and help us move away from petroleum? Building beautiful landscapes that preserve the environment, protect wildlife, and bring pleasure to people’s lives? Educating and inspiring others to both enjoy and steward the environment? If the environment, natural resources, or sustainability are your future, explore the variety of opportunities provided by the College of Agricultural Sciences!
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Majors
The following majors each offer a unique pathway to careers associated with the environment, natural resources, and sustainability. Curious? Dive into each web page and request information to learn more.
Combine the study of engineering technology, natural resources, and agriculture with the fundamentals of business, entrepreneurship, and management.
Prepare to join the ranks of the next generation of agriculture educators. Take positions in high schools, colleges, extension, the agriculture industry, and government agencies.
Apply engineering design and analysis to solve critical sustainability issues such as food production, environmental stewardship, and new bio-based product development.
Develop social science knowledge and skills to help communities and institutions effectively understand and respond to social, economic, and environmental challenges.
Turn your passion for environmental protection and sustainability into a rewarding career with our science-based Environmental Resource Management major.
Develop the hands-on, science-based knowledge and skills required to professionally manage forest ecosystems with a focus on conservation and quality of life.
Combine plant science, creative design, technology, and entrepreneurship to create a rewarding outdoor career in an industry experiencing enormous growth.
Unleash science to explore topics like cancer and environmental pollution to prepare for medical school and other biomedical careers.
Gain a science-based foundation for a career outdoors managing animal and fish species, protecting their respective environments, and practicing environmental stewardship.
Minors
Minors can be a great complement to your major and help you to refine your personal and career goals. Here are just a few examples.
Providing tools for the analysis of social decision-making and policy, and a natural complement to science-based environmental majors and social science majors
The study of the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil, as well as its management, use, and restoration
Introducing students to forested ecosystems, with the opportunity to study subjects such as climate change, invasive species, fire ecology, community forestry, and more.
Providing basic competency in the principles and practices of wildlife and fisheries conservation, research, and management
Ag Journeys
Here’s a glimpse of life in ag from a student perspective.