Environmental Sciences, Studies and Sustainability Consortium

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The Institute of Environment and Sustainability has teamed up with the Department of Geography and the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences to create the Environmental Sciences, Studies and Sustainability Consortium (ES3). This consortium is a one-stop shop for those students whom are interested in learning about all of the academic and professional opportunities that we have to offer at WMU which are related to the environment.

Degree programs

Environmental Sciences Majors and Minors

*Note: Degrees are majors unless otherwise specified.

• Applied Hydrogeology (undergraduate certificate)

• Biology (major and minor)

• Climate Change (minor)
• Earth Science (major and minor)

• Freshwater Science and Sustainability

• Geochemistry
• Geography: Environmental Analysis and Resource Management

• Geography: Climate Science

• Geology (major and minor)

• Geophysics

• Group Science for Geology Majors (minor)

• Hydrogeology

Interdisciplinary major and minors

• Environmental and Sustainability Studies (coordinate major and minor)
• Integrative Holistic Health and Wellness

Applied and specialized degrees

• Civil and Construction Engineering

• Climate Change Studies (minor)

• Freshwater Science and Sustainability

• Geography: Urban, Regional and Environmental Planning

• Geography: Geographic Information Science

• Peace Corps Health Preparatory (minor)

• Sustainable Brewing

• Sustainable Brewing Operations

• Tourism and Travel

• Nonprofit Leadership (minor)

Secondary Education

• Biological Sciences Minor in Secondary Education (minor)
• Biology: Secondary Education
• Chemistry: Secondary Education
• Earth Science Education
• Geography, Secondary Education (minor)
• Geography, Secondary Education with Social Studies Major (minor)
• Teaching of Geography: Secondary Education

Certificates

• Hydrogeology

• UAVs Applications

(Subpage 1) Environmental coursework

Western Michigan University offers a variety of opportunities outside of the classroom that allows students to further explore their passion for the environment.

Campus as an outdoor classroom

• Dino Park
• Campus Botany
• Campus Landscapes and Sustainability Practices
• Holistic Health and Well-Being
• Stormwater Management

Field courses and service learning

On campus

• WMU Center for Sustainable Business Practices

Off campus

• Lee Honors College Study in the States
• Study abroad examples
• Amazonia: Culture & Environment in Ecuador
• Communication and Ethnography in the Dominican Republic
• Engineering in China
• Engineering in Scotland
• Great Green Experiment, Costa Rica
• Health and Permaculture in Guatamala
• Sustainability in India
• Tropical Biology in Belize
• Water Resource Management in China