University of Oregon
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

"The Environmental Studies department is home to two majors and three minors across the disciplines. We offer a customizable course plan as well as multiple hands-on learning experiences. Our students graduate from our program prepared for meaningful work in the environmental job sector, aiming to make a difference in the world.

Incorporating faculty from over 30 departments, our programs offer a strong interdisciplinary curriculum and integrates the perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, design fields and education, employing a variety of lenses to understand the environmental issues in front of us."

"The Department of Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture & Environment at the University of Oregon provides undergraduate students with a small design school experience supported by the resources and benefits of a large research university. We work with real places, real people, and real landscape issues throughout the degree program.

Undergraduate cohorts of 15–18 students take interdisciplinary courses in the design of sustainable landscapes. Undergraduate and graduate students mix in upper-level courses and work closely with our expert faculty in small classes and studios of 15–20 people."

"What do sustainable city planning, community change, environmental policy, food security, transportation planning, and nonprofit administration have in common? All are rooted in making a difference in our communities, states, and countries. Choose to study in the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) to discover how governments, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector firms address some of the most important problems facing society—and learn how you can play a key role in finding innovative solutions.
Apply Your Learning

In the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management we apply teaching and research to real-world problems facing society. In the classroom, your work on projects for public agencies and community organizations will help you gain highly valued hands-on experience as well as connections for your professional development."

Anthropology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/anthropology; Biochemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biochemistry; Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biology; Chemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/chemistry; General Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/general%20science; Geography: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geography; Geological Sciences: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geological%20sciences; Marine Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/marine%20biology; Political Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/political%20science; Sociology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/sociology; Women's and Gender Studies: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/gender

The sustainable business minor teaches students how to use the power of business for good, finding better ways to make the world better for everyone.

The minor in sustainable business is designed for non-business majors who want to learn to apply business solutions to address social and environmental challenges.

The minor offers classes on Sustainable Business, Sustainable Business Strategy and Implementation, Creating Value through Capital, Creating Value through People, Life Cycle Analysis, and Marketing and Sustainability, among others.

"Environmental studies is a field of study that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines (including the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as management, policy, design, and law), challenging faculty and students to look at the relationship between humans and their environment from a new perspective."

Environmental Studies also houses the minor if Food Studies: https://envs.uoregon.edu/undergrad/food-studies-minor/

Through the Planning, Public Policy and Management Minor, you can enhance your undergraduate education to include preparation for a variety of professional occupations and areas of graduate study. In the PPPM minor, you are introduced to a broad overview of issues in urban and regional planning, public policy and public management, and nonprofit management.

Through your selection of elective courses, you can choose to focus on a field of interest ranging from social and health policy to land use planning to public management.

Anthropology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/anthropology, Biochemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biochemistry, Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biology, Chemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/chemistry, Geography: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geography, Geological Sciences: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geological%20sciences, Political Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/political%20science, Sociology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/sociology, Women's and Gender Studies: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/gender