If you’re passionate about improving and sustaining life on Earth, the Environmental Sciences program will transform your passion into practice. 使用跨学科 approaches, coupled with hands-on field and laboratory experiences, you will be prepared for a career in environmental fields.
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| 项目类型 | 格式 | 学分 |
|---|---|---|
| 主要 | 在校园 | 126 |
Why Study 环境科学 at Wilkes?
Society depends on environmental scientists to encourage the efficient use of natural resources, advocate for diverse and sustainable energy resources, and help solve complex 环境问题. The program incorporates a strong background in all physical and natural sciences and includes extensive laboratory and field experiences.
The 环境科学 program exposes you to environmental system processes and will prepare you with an understanding of how changes (natural and anthropogenic) 正在影响地球. The curriculum emphasizes field analysis of natural systems and technical training, providing you with job-ready skills. 我们的目标是训练 scientists who use their knowledge to protect the environment and human health, conserve natural resources, advise policy makers, and work with industry to address environmental 问题.
What Will You Learn as an 环境科学 主要?
- Build your knowledge on a foundation of natural and physical science courses (physics, chemistry, biology), which are necessary to understand complex environmental systems.
- Learn about the many 问题 facing the environment today, such as climate change, soil and land use, water and air quality, waste 管理, water resources and sustainability 管理.
- As part of your three-semester capstone project, you will conduct research with expert faculty advisors and mentors to further develop skills desired by employers, such as field data collection, data processing and 管理, interpretation and analysis, oral/written communication, and troubleshooting equipment and methods. 过去的话题 have included measuring and reporting on the success of a new surface mine reclamation approach, tracking groundwater flow pathways using chemical tracers, characterizing the behavior and stability of mountain streams, and using lake sediment cores to understand 过去的气候模式.
