{"id":1670,"date":"2024-01-26T10:19:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/?page_id=1670"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T23:20:59","slug":"majors-minors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/majors-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"Majors &amp; Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Environmental Studies Undergraduate Majors &amp; Minor\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Explore the paths of study available to undergraduate students in the environmental studies program!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/environmental-studies-major\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Studies (BS and BA)\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Environmental Studies (ENVS) degrees are built on specialized natural and social science courses and a set of interdisciplinary courses focusing on sustainability. The social science core courses focus on environmental problems from political, legal, economic and international prospectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/environmental-science-and-health-major\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Science and Health (BS and BA)\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Environmental Science and Health (ENSH) degrees combine the interdisciplinary courses on sustainability described above and some of the environmental social science content with traditional biology and chemistry content to provide options for students preparing for one of the health professions with an undergraduate emphasis on environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/environmental-systems-science\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Systems Science\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The <span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-1\">Environmental<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-2\">Systems<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-3\">Science<\/span> degree provides students with a strong foundation in the natural <span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-3\">science<\/span>s and their application to today\u2019s most pressing\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-1\">environmental<\/span>\u00a0challenges. Through course work in biology, chemistry\u00a0and geo<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-3\">science<\/span>, together with electives in the social\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-3\">science<\/span>s, students gain the scientific knowledge and analytical skills needed to understand complex\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-1\">environmental<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"acalog-highlight-search-2\">systems<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/environmental-studies-minor\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Studies Minor\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>A minor in Environmental Studies is a great way to augment your studies in other fields and disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/environmental-studies\/honors-distinction-in-environmental-studies\/\" >\n                  \n                    Honors Distinction in Environmental Studies\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Departmental Honors is a distinction on the academic transcripts. For students meeting the highest academic standards and going above and beyond the requirements for the major. Requires completion of a research project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/wrigley\/education\/environmental-education-at-usc-dornsife\/\" >\n                  \n                    Environmental Education at USC Dornsife\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Find your fit within environmental research and leadership. 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