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Here in the Environmental Studies Program at WashU, we are dedicated to developing and training socially conscious, civically engaged student leaders who will be ready to tackle wicked environmental challenges. We emphasize an interdisciplinary, applied, experiential, project-based, and community-engaged approach to learning, offering courses that allow students to develop skills necessary for addressing the pressing, systemic environmental challenges of today and tomorrow. Students gain foundational knowledge across various disciplines, apply analytical and communication skills to real-world problems, and integrate diverse insights to design and evaluate solutions.

We offer a major and minor, as well as two first-year Ampersand Programs. We teach skills in analysis, communication, and applied work and specialize in interdisciplinary courses that are experiential, collaborative, project-based and community-engaged. In addition to coursework, we encourage students to engage in independent research by working closely with experienced faculty mentors in the field and in the lab. We encourage students to broaden their training through study abroad experiences. We also offer a variety of interdisciplinary project-based, community-engaged learning experiences through our capstone courses and paid internships with community partners. Many of our students jointly pursue interests in business, sustainability, ecology & conservation, pre-health, environmental health, law, and engineering.

Learn more about our Vision, Mission, and Learning Objectives.