Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program
Abigail Owen, Program Director & Program Faculty, Minor and Additional Major in Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Erin Dean, Program Faculty, Minor and Additional Major in Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Ryan Sullivan, Program Faculty, Minor and Additional Major in Environmental & Sustainability Studies
Neil Donahue, Director, Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research
Kara Scully, Program Assistant
https://www.cmu.edu/steinbrenner/undergraduate-program/index.html
Maggie Braun, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, Mellon College of Science
Sharon Carver, Associate Dean for Educational Affairs, Marianna Brown Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Overview
The Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education & Research, the Dietrich College of Humanities & Social Sciences, and the Mellon College of Science have joined together to establish the interdisciplinary Program in Environmental & Sustainability Studies, offering a Minor or an Additional Major.
The Minor and Additional Major in Environmental & Sustainability Studies are designed to be accessible for any undergraduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, regardless of primary major and college, and without extensive prerequisite barriers. Building from core coursework, students can tailor their elective coursework, with intensive guidance from program advisors, to integrate appropriate electives from a wide range of possible courses to develop a coherent course of study with appropriate depth and breadth.
Program Options
How to Declare Additional Major or Minor
Though there is no application process for the additional major or minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies, students must declare by contacting one of the program advisors of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies program.
Students are encouraged to reach out to one of the program advisors as soon as possible. To declare the minor or additional major, students must first declare a major during their first or second year. Communication will also be required to ensure all course requirements are fulfilled before graduation.