Envrionmental Science
About the Environmental Science major
Environmental science focuses on educating individuals who go on to inspire others and help protect our planet. Our program offers a diverse range of integrated courses that explore the scientific dimensions of critical environmental challenges through biology, chemistry, physics and geosciences.
One of the most distinctive aspects of studying environmental sciences at Union is our extraordinary mix of field programs, which run the gamut from understanding geothermal power in Iceland and evaluating Atlantic fisheries to studying biodiversity in the Great Barrier Reef. On campus, the Union community comes together around many sustainability efforts. Among them are Octopus’s Garden, an organic community garden that provides produce for the campus organic café and the local community; an energy conservation competition; and the Presidential Green Grants, which support environmentally sustainable projects.
After Union
What can a degree in environmental science do for you? Here is what our alumni have been up to:
- AmeriCorps stewardship technician, The Nature Conservancy
- Anesthesiologist, Maimonides Medical Center
- Assistant district attorney, Bronx County
- Bioacoustician, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
- Community relations manager, Salt Mind Productive Workspace
- Marine habitat research specialist, National Marine Fisheries Service
- Medical writer, Yale New Haven Hospital
- M.S. candidate, environmental change and global sustainability, University of Helsinki
- Staff scientist, Green Environmental, Inc.
- Veterinarian, Valley Animal Hospital