School of Earth, Environment
and Society
190
Overman Hall, 419-372-3327
The
School of Earth, Environment and Society is
an interdisciplinary unit within the College
of Arts & Sciences that includes the departments
of Geography, Geology, and Environment and Sustainability.
Students interested in the interactions between
the Earth, its environment, and human societies
will find a wide range of opportunities for
programs of study, research, and service learning
activities. The school structure allows flexibility
for students to pursue interests in any one
of the disciplines or design an interdisciplinary
program of study.
Currently,
there are two broad areas of interdisciplinary
teaching and research in the School: Geospatial
Science and Environmental Quality. Geospatial
science includes GIS (Geographic Information
Systems), remote sensing, and GPS (Global Positioning
Systems). These powerful tools can be used to
address a wide range of problems related to
the environment, natural resources, and human
interactions. Environmental Quality includes
how human and natural factors affect the quality
of our environment.
Programs
of Study
Environmental
Health
The Environmental
Health program offers an integrated study
of physical, chemical, and biological agents
and their effect on the environment and human
health. The program focuses on using the natural
and social sciences to solve environmental
health problems.
Environmental
Policy and Analysis
This program was developed for students with
a commitment to environmental quality and
an interest in the administrative, legislative,
and organizational problems that have resulted
from the impact of human activities on the
natural and constructed world.
Environmental
Science
Environmental
Science is the interdisciplinary study of
the biological and physical world as it is
affected by natural and human action. It is
a field that has become increasingly important
as population pressures have forced us to
recognize our responsibilities for pollution,
resource depletion, and land abuse.
Geography
Geography is a broad, integrative discipline
that bridges the physical and social sciences
to study the location, distribution, and relationships
among global human and non-human features.
It includes human relationships with the natural
environment; land use; spatial analysis (computer
mapping, Geographic Information Systems-GIS,
air photo interpretation, remote sensing);
population analysis; urban, rural, regional,
and community planning; recreation and tourism;
cultural and national and foreign area studies
stressing regional change; problems of economic
and agricultural development.
Geology
Geology is the study of the Earth, its materials,
its structure, and the processes that are
acting upon them, including the evolution
of the organisms that inhabit our planet.
Geologists are responsible for discovering
natural resources, identifying natural hazards,
and supplying information critical for solving
problems and establishing policy on resources
management, protection of the environment,
public health, safety, and welfare.
Degrees
offered
Bachelor
of Arts—Environmental Policy and Analysis,
Geography, Geology
Bachelor of Science—Environmental Science,
Environmental Health, Geology
Master of Science—Geology
Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Science—School
of Earth, Environment and Society
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