Environmental Sciences

Center for Environmental Sciences and Education

College of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Physical Sciences Building, room 119

NAU, PO Box 5694, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5694

928-523-9333  

www.nau.edu/~envsci/  

Department Chair

Rod Parnell  

Rod.Parnell@nau.edu

Undergraduate Information

You may pursue the following academic plans in NAU’s Department of  Environmental Sciences and Education:  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: applied geology (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: applied mathematics (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: biology (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: chemistry (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: environmental administration and policy (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: environmental communication (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: environmental management (extended major)  

• B.S. in environmental sciences: microbiology (extended major)  

• B.A. in liberal studies: environmental sciences (extended major) (NAU-Yuma only)

• minor in environmental sciences  

• content emphasis in environmental sciences (for the B.S.Ed. in elementary education)  

• B.A. Environmental Studies

• B.A. Environmental Studies

• Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies

Our academic plans provide a technically rigorous introduction to the environmental sciences, preparing you for a career in research, industry, education, government, public service, or law and to compete successfully in graduate and professional schools.  

NAU’s academic plans in the environmental sciences provide a solid foundation for entry-level jobs in environmental fields and prepare you for graduate programs in science, education, law, or policy. All environmental science majors take a series of interdisciplinary core courses, usually team-taught by scientists with different backgrounds and specialties, providing you with a broad perspective on environmental issues.

You choose an academic plan in environmental science from one of eight disciplines: applied geology, applied mathematics, biology, chemistry, environmental communication, environmental management, environmental administration and policy, and microbiology. Environmentally focused courses in these disciplines deepen your understanding of environmental processes from the more specific perspective of a particular academic area. An integral part of our program is an internship or research experience with a faculty researcher, governmental agency, environmental organization, or private company. Our fieldwork and research course allows you to search for solutions to real problems while working with professionals, acquiring important experience, and making connections with potential employers.

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Graduate Information

You may pursue the following programs in environmental sciences:  

• M.S. in environmental sciences  

• certificate in conservation ecology  

We offer the M.S. in environmental sciences and policy to provide advanced education for scientists and managers in the interdisciplinary environmental sciences.  

Our certificate program in conservation ecology is designed to prepare conservation professionals to meet the technical, cross-cultural, and policy challenges of conservation initiatives.  

We designed these programs to help you understand the complex interactions between the natural world and human society. Through this program, you learn to think across traditional disciplinary boundaries and to become skilled in integrating interdisciplinary science and policy issues.

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