IoE Students at Ballona Wetlands
Educating tomorrow's environmental leaders
Education is a central part of our mission. The IoE offers undergraduate students a major in Environmental Science and a minor in Environmental Systems and Society. We also offer the "Leaders in Sustainability" multidisciplinary emphasis for graduate students.
Our programs include a broad array of courses that draw upon UCLA's vast intellectual resources from one of the most talented and accomplished faculty in the world. Throughout its programs and courses, the IoE enhances student training by presenting environmental issues within a broad yet integrated framework.
B.S. in Environmental Science
The undergraduate major in Environmental Science is an innovative, dual-component program that offers both breadth and depth. The first component, the Environmental Science Major, includes a solid foundation of natural sciences and upper division coursework that focuses on understanding environmental issues across earth, atmospheric, life, and social sciences. The second component, a Minor, provides in-depth knowledge in one of eight environmental science areas, each associated with a particular UCLA department.
Instructions and resources for declaring the Environmental Science major
Minor in Environmental Systems and Society
The undergraduate minor in Environmental Systems and Society is a multi-disciplinary program that aims to broaden students' understanding of environmental science and how the decisions we make affect the environment around us.
Leaders in Sustainability Graduate Certificate
The Leaders in Sustainability graduate emphasis is aimed at graduate students (masters and doctoral) who will become decision-makers in various types of organizations (businesses, non-profits, governmental, etc.) and who will have to address the three dimensions of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social.
Education for Sustainable Living Program
The Education for Sustainable Living Program is a student-initiated, student-led organization that connects students to the world of sustainability.
Links
Link to organizations of interests to environmental science students.
In the media
Links to articles of interests to environmental science students.
USACs plans to go paperless a good step toward cutting costs
Environmental Science student in the Daily Bruin
Posted: 2/17/2009
Six-Figure Green Jobs: These days, you can make green by being green.
This October 2008 article in Forbes magazine introduces career opportunities in the growing green economy.
Posted: 10/14/2008
