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Applied Plant and Soil Sciences (BS)

Plant and soil sciences provides students with an interdisciplinary education that prepares them to work on agricultural or natural ecosystems.

Arboriculture & Community Forest Management (AS) Student in Tree Harness
Arboriculture and Community Forest Management (AS)

Arboriculture and community forest management students are trained to provide sustainable care of trees and shrubs.

Building & Construction Technology (BS) students talking at table
Building and Construction Technology (BS)

The building and construction technology program trains future leaders in the field of sustainable design and construction of the built environment.

Earth Systems (BS) Boat in water near iceburg
Earth Systems (BS)

The Earth systems program explores our home planet as a series of interconnected systems to provide a holistic perspective on the Earth.

Student walking through marshlands
Environmental Science (BS)

The environmental science program prepares students with the science-based interdisciplinary training needed to address complex environmental problems.

Group of students walking through a dessert
Geography (BA, BS)

Geography addresses key environmental and social issues by integrating social and natural sciences through research and teaching.

Four geology students posing in front of a mountain range
Geology (BA, BS)

The geology program focuses on 1) finding and developing natural resources and 2) the study of climate history, Earth processes, and solid Earth.

Architecture student drawing on a rendering
Landscape Architecture (BS)

Landscape architecture students examine, imagine, and design landscapes in a variety of settings.

Student placing brick in pad
Landscape Contracting (AS)

Landscape contracting is an interactive program where students learn about landscape design, horticulture, and landscape construction/business.

Microbiology student looking into microscope
Microbiology (BS)

Environmental microbiologists study the ecology and physiology of microorganisms in natural environments.

Group of students walking through conservation lands
Natural Resources Conservation (BS)

Natural resources conservation majors work outside in the forests, in the rivers, in the trees, in conservation areas, and in communities.

Group of students talking in downtown Amherst
Sustainable Community Development (BS)

Sustainable community development students love cities and regions and are committed to making them work for everyone as well as for nature.

Man dumping beets into bushel basket on table of produce while others look at produce
Sustainable Food and Farming (AS, BS)

Sustainable food and farming students develop a deep understanding and appreciation of various elements of sustainable food systems.

Student pruning a plant
Sustainable Horticulture (AS)

Horticulture is the science and art of growing flowers, ornamental plants, fruits, and vegetables.

Two students taking notes on numerous turf greenhouse samples
Turfgrass Management (AS)

Turfgrass management students have a passion for the outdoors and working on golf courses and other turf surfaces.

School of Earth & Sustainability

160 Holdsworth Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA, 01003-9286

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