Environmental Studies focuses on the human dimensions of environmental change and problem-solving through environmental management, planning, and policy.
Environmental Studies helps you develop an understanding of the complex environmental challenges facing the world.

At Mount Allison, the aim of the Environmental Studies program is to equip you with the kind of integrative and analytical thinking that will help you effectively contribute to environmental leadership and decision-making.
Courses cover such topics as:

environmental policy
natural resources management
environmental ethics
In upper years, Environmental Studies students choose complimentary courses from the following four optional streams:

environmental social justice
environmental policy and economics
environmental history and philosophy
ecology and environment
You will also have the opportunity to carry out your own research as summer projects or as part of directed studies courses.

Environmental Studies is available as:

BA major (66 credits)
BA honours (78 credits)
Minor in any degree (24 credits)
Not sure about the difference between a major, a minor, an honours, and a certificate?

Whether you're entering the job market or continuing your education, your Mount Allison degree will stand out.
Mount Allison has been recognized by Maclean's as the top primarily undergraduate university in Canada more times than any other university.

With experiential learning and career development opportunities available in every degree, you'll also graduate with hands-on learning and on-the-job experience.

Our graduates also boast extraordinarily high acceptance rates to top graduate programs and professional schools such as law and medicine.

Popular career paths for Environmental Studies graduates include:

urban planner
environmental journalist
outdoor recreation manager
ecotourism developer/planner
conservation education co-ordinator
recycling/waste management specialist
wetlands conservation manager
environmental activist/educator
community developer
environmental lawyer
environmental policy analyst