{"id":474,"date":"2022-04-29T16:06:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs-2\/environmental-studies\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T14:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:37:02","slug":"environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why Learn Environmental Studies at K?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At K you will explore the relationship between nature and society and learn how to direct the future of global environmental stewardship through scientific research, community activism, and political change.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department takes a comprehensive approach to environmental studies, acknowledging that environmental and resource problems are not just biological, geological, economic, or political issues. Instead, the concentration is designed to pool the knowledge of each discipline for a more holistic approach to learning so that you have the tools to assess, analyze, and evaluate the globe\u2019s most pressing environmental problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will learn these skills by taking a variety of courses in anthropology and sociology, political science, economics, art and art history, English, biology, history, philosophy, and, of course, environmental science. In natural science (e.g., Environmental Science), social science (e.g., Environmental and Resource Economics; and Nature and Society: Intro to Political Ecology), and art and humanity courses (e.g., Art and Environmental Justice; and World Indigenous Literatures) you will explore the ecological components of nature, the causes and consequences of natural or man-made disasters, and how to address future environmental challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Integrating your concentration <\/strong>into your K-Plan<\/a><\/em>, you are also encouraged to supplement your studies with experiential learning opportunities, such as campus sustainability work, maintaining the College\u2019s growing spaces,<\/a> and partnering with professors in their research. Many students even choose to complete their Senior Integrated Project<\/a> in environmental studies, often using the College\u2019s arboretum<\/a> to ground their art, project, or research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, you will have the opportunity to participate in an environmentally-minded study abroad program: explore the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, learn about sustainable development in Cosa Rica, engage in community-centered conservation in Mexico, or travel across local agricultural communities in Thailand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These experiences and lessons will prepare you for a wide range of environmental fields, with alumni having had successful careers in law, government, research, and education.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you do with an Environmental Studies concentration?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the careers, employers, and graduate schools of our environmental studies alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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