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Whyanenvironmental program?
It‘s themost important issueof the21st century.Health,
sustainabilityandenvironmental challengeshavecreatedan
unprecedentedneed tocome to termswithour impact on the
environment.
EnvironmentalProgramCareerTracks
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Assessment,monitoringandremediation
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Conservationandsustainability
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Complianceandenforcement
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Lawandmedicine (withadditional studies)
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Businessadministration
EnvironmentalStudies(seepage40)
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Amulti-disciplinaryacademic field that includesphysicaland
biological sciences
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Systematicallystudyhuman interactionwith theenvironment
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Learn tosolvecomplexenvironmentalproblems
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Includes thenaturalenvironment, socialandbuiltenvironments
and theirrelationships
EnvironmentalScience(seepage25)
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Applieschemistry,physics, ecology,geologyandgeography to
environmental systems
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Usesscientific toolsandprinciples to investigateenvironmental
systemsandassesshuman impacts includingpollution, land
management, climatechange, ecosystemrestoration, sustainable
resourceuse, andnaturalhazards
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Combines field, laboratory, andcomputerapplications
EnvironmentalEngineering(seepage27)
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Focusoncontrolofsoil,waterandairpollution,watersupplyand
wastewater treatment, riskmanagementandhazardousandsolid
wastemanagement
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Includes lifecycleanalysis (e.g. vehiclerecycling),biotechnology
andairpollutionmodeling
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Train tosolve immediateenvironmentalproblemsanddevelop
practices toavoid futurepollutionproblems
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Co-op isavailableafter first year
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CapstoneDesignProject in fourthyear
Environmental Programs
Fieldschool photoofNicholasFalkBSc ’13, JanetHartMSc ’14
andJosephLafontaineBSc ’14.
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