Environmental Sciences & Studies Department
The Environmental Sciences & Studies Department offers a B.S. and B.A. degree. Both recognize the complexity and multidisciplinary nature of today’s environmental issues and prepare students to understand and protect the natural world.
Adam Ziegler ’21 Conducts Research on Effects of Climate Change
Stonehill’s Adam Ziegler ’21 spent this summer conducting research aimed at protecting and ensuring the future of a rare coral wilderness through a SEA Semester summer program.
Program Options Provide Career Flexibility
Students interested in environmental issues have three degree options available to them. The bachelor of science in environmental science degree is weighted toward the natural sciences, while the bachelor of arts in environmental studies degree focuses on the social sciences and humanities.
Stonehill also offers a 3+2 Engineering program in collaboration with The University of Notre Dame. Students in the program receive a B.A. in Environmental Studies from Stonehill College and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Earth Sciences from the University of Notre Dame.
Students have the opportunity to tailor their degree to suit their career and personal goals through course selection, internships, direct studies and research with faculty members.
Degree Options
The B.S. in Environmental Science is a degree designed to prepare students for entry-level work as environmental scientists and graduate programs in environmental science or environmental management. Twenty courses are required: sixteen in natural science/mathematics (including the senior capstone), three in the humanities/social sciences, and a senior seminar taken concurrently with the senior capstone.
The B.A. in Environmental Studies degree provides emphasis on the social sciences and humanities. This degree serves as solid preparation for entry-level work in the non-science areas of the environmental field, as well as for admission into graduate school in such areas (environmental policy, management, sustainability, etc.). Thirteen courses are required, including five courses in natural sciences and five courses in the social sciences/humanities. Course requirements also include completion of a senior capstone and participation in a senior seminar in spring of the senior year.
The Environmental Sciences & Studies minor provides introductory knowledge in the environmental field, as well as the opportunity to connect the program to one’s major. The minor requires six courses.
Stonehill offers an Engineering program in collaboration with The University of Notre Dame.
Students in the 3+2 Engineering Program can receive a B.S. in Environmental Science from Stonehill College and a B.S. in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Earth Sciences from the University of Notre Dame.
Seeing my professors and what their passions are and seeing how much fun they are having and how much they enjoy what they are doing inspires me to find what my passions are.
Campus Resources
Marine Studies Consortium
Environmental Awareness Groups
Environmental Stewardship Council
Food Truth
Students for Environmental Action
Stonehill Enactus
Career Outcomes
Stonehill’s graduates go on to work at a range of notable organizations. Continue exploring where our graduates work.
Sample Courses
Research Methods in Environmental Science (WID)
Environmental Ethics
Wildlife Conservation
Climate Science
Introduction to Oceanography
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Sara Boukdad ’15, capitalized on her opportunity to earn degrees in environmental science and environmental engineering through Stonehill’s 3+2 Dual-degree partnership with the University of Notre Dame.
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Ali Johnson ’16 and classmate Kate Morneault ’16 became the first students to take advantage of Stonehill’s new affiliation with the renowned Sea Education Association (SEA).
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