As global climate change and other environmental issues become some of the defining issues of our time, UMass Amherst continuously supplies our students with groundbreaking courses and educational opportunities through which the newest technologies, the latest environmental controversies and potential solutions to the world’s environmental issues are examined and discussed. Such a breadth of courses and programs gives our students the opportunity to enhance their education with a solid understanding of contemporary environmental issues, regardless of their major or academic focus.
Course Offerings
As part of our dedication to decreasing our campus’ environmental impacts and greenhouse gas emissions, the University offers a multitude of courses related to environmental sciences and sustainability, with more courses offered each year. For students interested in sustainable agriculture, there is now a concentration within the Plant, Soil and Insect Sciences department called Sustainable Food and Farming, too.
Green Course List (PDF)
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences at U Mass Amherst advances knowledge and skills to promote the leadership necessary for understanding of environmental processes, predicting and managing human effects, and developing approaches to study the interactions between humans and nature. The core values of these programs include:
- Sense of Place – promotes the need for a greater awareness of the world around us.
- Connectivity – recognizes the interconnectedness among components of the natural and human environment at a range of spatial and temporal scales.
- Interdisciplinarity – encourages collaboration among staff and students, government and non-government agencies, industry, and the general public.
- Stewardship – promotes the development of responsible citizens, and a greater care for natural and designed landscapes.
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Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Programs
Environmental Sciences Graduate Programs
Continuing and Professional Education
Beyond the amazing courses offered through the undergraduate and graduate programs here at UMass Amherst, our Continuing and Professional Education department has developed a whole set of courses focused around sustainability, including a Sustainable Entrepreneurship course. Check out the full listing of these cutting edge courses here.
The Eco-Rep Program
The UMass Amherst Eco-Rep Program is a student facilitated environmental education program with objective to promote environmentally responsible behavior in the University of Massachusetts Amherst residence halls, the Eco-Rep Program strives to create an environmentally literate student population and to help residential students reduce their individual impacts on the environment.
