Arcadia University

Program Description

The Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS) Major develops environmental leaders, managers, and professionals who are critical and insightful thinkers as well as creative problem solvers skilled in leading transformational change toward a more sustainable and just society.

The program attracts bright and committed majors who undergo a challenging transdisciplinary program of study characterized by depth and breadth of environmental and sustainability knowledge, skill building, field application, critical analysis and civic engagement. This is facilitated by passionate, knowledgeable and experienced faculty drawn from a broad range of disciplines and environmental interests.

Graduates are passionate and committed to advancing environmentally sustainable, healthy, and socially responsible lifestyles, communites, institutions and governance as well as global justice through a broad range of career and civic responsibility pathways. Faculty are productive and respected researchers and scholars who are fully immersed in solving critical and pressing environmental and sustainability problems as well as creating a stimulating learning setting.

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