Welcome to the Environmental Studies Program! ESP is home to a fantastic group of faculty and students, exploring and uncovering many of today's environmental questions, including scientific, cultural, historical, and philosophical. And ESP isn't just your normal "classroom lecture" learning environment. Our faculty make sure that before you graduate and start your endeavors in the "real-world," you have that hands on experience needed to better explore the questions posed all around us and help you to start making the changes the world needs to see!

The environmental studies umbrella encompasses two majors and a minor that are inherently interdisciplinary. Since no single discipline alone can answer the vast amount of today’s environmental questions, these programs blend coursework in the sciences and in the humanities.

The environmental studies major at Ithaca is rigorous and practical. In addition to providing a great foundation for environmental careers in government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and industry, it is good preparation for both graduate school and law school.

Our degree program in environmental science shifts the focus of our environmental studies major toward a rigorous science curriculum. Graduates go on to careers in areas such as aquatic toxicology, wildlife conservation, environmental education, solar technology, and renewable energy.