Syracuse University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

As an Environment, Sustainability, and Policy major, you will come to understand the nature of our changing planet, contribute solutions to advance sustainability, and become a more engaged global citizen. This Integrated Learning Major (ILM) is designed to introduce students to and ground them in the interdisciplinary study of environmental science, sustainability, and policy. These complex issues are shaped by both human and natural factors and are interconnected with everything from the global economy to local cultural practices. This major’s integration across traditionally isolated lenses of natural and human sciences provides a unique perspective toward understanding, examining, and addressing the environment and sustainability.

Our environmental and interior design (EDI) program develops curious and critical thinkers who pursue diverse career paths. It was ranked among the “Most Admired Interior Design Schools” by leaders and hiring managers in DesignIntelligence. and recognized as one of “17 Interior Design Schools Worth Applying to” by Architectural Digest. EDI major Eva Groos ’23 was listed among the Metropolis Future100, which recognizes the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada.

The mission of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department is: to promote learning and the creation, dissemination, and application of knowledge in civil and environmental engineering through integration of teaching, scholarship, and service. The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department prepares students for engineering practice, advanced study, and lifelong learning in civil and environmental engineering. Graduates are expected to be proficient in the fundamentals of sustainable engineering analysis and design and understand the importance and methods of effective communication. Students are encouraged to use the extensive international network and educational resources of Syracuse University and the Syracuse community to broaden and enhance the quality of their university education.

College of Arts and Sciences/ Maxwell: Biology https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/biology/ Citizenship and Civic Engagement https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/citizenship-and-civic-engagement/ Earth Sciences https://courses.syracuse.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=35&poid=17978&returnto=4514&redirect Environmental Geosciences https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/degree-programs/environmental-geoscience-bs/ Geography https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/geography/ Geology https://courses.syracuse.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=35&poid=18289&returnto=4514&redirect David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics: Food Studies https://falk.syr.edu/food-studies/ Public Health https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/public-health/

The Environment and Society (E&S) minor examines the social dimensions of environmental issues and sustainability. Through a range of interdisciplinary course offerings, it seeks to foster environmental literacy and citizenship among students. Those completing the minor will gain a deep understanding of the political, cultural, and economic factors that affect our use of the environment. Courses in the minor draw primarily from the social sciences and humanities and ask a variety of questions. Who determines how the environment is used? How has the way we value nature and wildlife changed over time? How do social divisions influence who is affected by climate change, pollution, or natural disasters? How can we create a more sustainable society? The Environment and Society minor is an excellent accompaniment to majors in other fields. For those interested in the natural sciences, the minor offers perspectives on the social dimensions of nature less emphasized in science courses. For those interested in public policy and economics, it allows students to delve more deeply into environmental matters. For those interested in business, finance, or management, the minor offers an opportunity to learn more about the relationships between environment, economy, and society. Finally, for those seeking a future in the media, it enables students to learn more about the environmental issues they will report on during their career. In short, the E&S minor is a program for those who care about nature and want to find solutions to environmental problems. It is also a way for students to document their knowledge and expertise in environmental issues for the growing number of ‘green’ jobs and industries.

The Food Studies minor is an interdisciplinary approach to examine the U.S. and global food systems from production through consumption using a multi-level and holistic approach. Students take courses covering production, consumption and policy aspects of food as well as food security. The Food Studies minor is a valuable complement to a variety of majors because of the growing interest in food systems in academia and in the general public. Issues around organic production, the local food movement, genetic modification of food and nanotechnology, and food access in the U.S. and elsewhere are all covered in the minor and have potential applications in the natural sciences, business, public policy, communications and media, and the social sciences.

This minor option will provide students enrolled within the College of Engineering and Computer Science with a grouping of courses/electives that will provide academic depth in the field of energy related systems in 4 different but related tracks. Admission to the energy systems minor is by permission of an academic advisor and requires students to be enrolled in a B.S. program in Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students with sufficient technical background from other Syracuse University Academic Units may be considered for admission to the Minor in Energy Systems and such decisions will be made by the E&CS Energy Systems Committee.

Bioprocess Science https://www.esf.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/bioprocess-science-minor.php Earth Sciences https://www.syracuse.edu/academics/undergraduate-majors-minors/earth-sciences/ Geography https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/academics/geography-and-the-environment-department/undergraduate-studies Public Health http://coursecatalog.syr.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=35&poid=18181&_gl=1*6cf92q*_ga*NjgyNjM3OTExLjE2OTQxODMzMzA.*_ga_QT13NN6N9S*MTY5OTYzODQwMC4xNi4xLjE2OTk2NDEyMDkuMzguMC4w Recreation Resource & Protected Area Management https://www.esf.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/rec-management-minor.php Renewable Energy https://www.esf.edu/academics/undergraduate/minors/renewable-energy-minor.php Social Justice http://coursecatalog.syr.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=35&poid=18343&_gl=1*1ifgsw0*_ga*NjgyNjM3OTExLjE2OTQxODMzMzA.*_ga_QT13NN6N9S*MTY5OTYzODQwMC4xNi4xLjE2OTk2NDEzNDIuNDMuMC4w