Unearth Your Passion for the Environment with a B.A. in Environmental Studies
Embark on a journey to understand, protect, and preserve our planet through our B.A. in Environmental Studies program. This comprehensive program equips you with the knowledge and skills to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
Departmental Honors is distinguished from “Undergraduate Honors” and the Capital Scholars Honors Program, each of which have their own requirements. Each academic program may define the requirements for Departmental Honors involving three elements:
Faculty with diverse backgrounds are committed to unique approaches to environmental issues.
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The goal of the environmental studies department is to enhance society's ability to create an environmentally acceptable future.
The mission of the Department of Environmental Studies is to provide students with the advanced interdisciplinary training necessary for solving environmental problems. Graduates of the department are prepared for diverse careers in the environmental field.
Springfield native Megan Styles, an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, has writte
Every summer since 2014, University of Illinois Springfield Environmental Studies Associate Professor Tih-Fen Ting has trekked to Virginia or Massachusetts to bring Osprey chicks back to Central Illinois for release. It’s a process known as “hacking" through translocation.