• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The bachelor of arts degree in Environmental Sustainability prepares students to understand, analyze, and solve environmental and sustainability challenges. Interdisciplinary foundations in environmental sciences, including natural and social sciences, combine with training in communications, writing, law, critical perspectives, and emerging sustainability science. Students also choose one of four options for in-depth study: Environmental Policy and Law; Environmental Communication; Business/Nonprofit Environmental Sustainability; or Pre-Environmental Education. A capstone course or certificate links students to real-world projects, internships, and/or research. An organizing theme throughout the major is coupled human and natural systems.

Environmental Sustainability student learning outcomes

Students who complete this degree will:

Demonstrate scientific literacy tied to core content in scientific disciplines vital to understanding human-environmental interactions and sustainability. Exhibit advanced capabilities for interpreting and communicating information related to environmental issues and sustainability, in written and oral forms, to both scientific and non-technical audiences. Demonstrate in-depth mastery of a focal area within environmental sustainability. Cultivate skills critical to interpreting scientific concepts for public understanding, including familiarity with the scientific method, information literacy, data analysis, conceptual modeling, and working collaboratively. Be conversant in the theoretical and applied concepts in environmental natural sciences, social sciences, and other ways of knowing, and the interdisciplinary connections among them, relating to environmental issues. Apply interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to environmental and sustainability challenges of local, regional, national or global significance. Participate in engaged inquiry as a means of connecting classroom learning to real-world environmental problem solving and establishing the skills needed for life-long learning.

Environmental Sustainability career options

This major will prepare students to pursue careers in federal, state, and local governments; nonprofit organizations; and private sector organizations. Career areas related to this field are wide ranging, including environmental policy, law, communications, education and outreach, environmental consulting and corporate sustainability. In addition, graduates will be prepared to succeed in graduate programs such as environmental management, public policy, communications law, natural resources, community advocacy, and sustainability.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Other English Language Requirements: 580 paper-based TOEFL.

课程信息

学制：全日制(180 学分)

学费：US$39,114.00 (¥ 253,220) /年

开学时间：2022九月29日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：University of Washington Tacoma1900 Commerce Street,TACOMA,Washington,98402, United States