Environmental Studies Major and Interdisciplinary Minor
In recent decades, issues related to the environment have emerged as key concerns at local, national, and international levels.
The Environmental Studies major and interdisciplinary minor are designed to give students broad exposure to a range of environmental issues and to provide multidisciplinary approaches to understanding the complexity of factors that affect the environment and our understanding of it.
We are a broad department that includes Environmental Science, Environmental Social Science, and Environment Humanities in our curriculum. Our majors and minors are able to choose one of those tracks to focus on, and we offer courses in a number of different fields including anthropology, art, biology, chemistry, ecology, economics, English, geology and earth sciences, history, political science, and social justice. We are very proud of the interdisciplinary experience we offer our students.
As you plan your courses for the Environmental Studies major, you may find our Major Worksheet (PDF) helpful.
An Environmental Studies major at Davidson, Raul Galvan works with non-profits to protect, preserve and connect the Charlotte area’s most precious natural resources. Galvan serves as a Davidson Impact fellow for the Catawba Lands Conservancy and The Carolina Thread Trail.
Fellowships are competitive awards and programs that provide funding and other resources for meaningful immersive work, like research, teaching, or service. Like scholarships, fellowships can also support academic study.
These featured fellowships support a variety of experiences in and outside of the U.S. Interested candidates should contact Davidson’s Office of Fellowships to learn more about these fellowships and other programs.