Climate, Environment, and Society, BA
Overview
Climate, Environment, and Society involves the study of Earth’s natural and human systems amidst profound global environmental change. You’ll examine how Earth’s climate and environment are being transformed by socioeconomic and cultural processes, and how socioeconomic and cultural conditions are, in turn, being transformed by the changing climate and environment.
Why choose climate, environment, and society at Clark?
- The Climate, Environment and Society is among Clark’s signature strengths. Clark has a legacy of leadership in geography, development, urban studies, resource governance, economics, earth system science, and environmental humanities, drawing on over a century of pioneering work that is sustained today.
- Learn from professors whose research — often in partnership with organizations like NASA, the National Science Foundation, Oxfam America, and the Wildlife Conservation Society — who inform international debates on topics such as socioeconomic development, landscape transformation, climate change, and urbanization.
- Choose courses from more than a dozen academic disciplines for this interdisciplinary program.
- Join a vibrant community of undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty who are united by a desire to address environmental challenges.
- Benefit from a program that prepares you for entry into top-ranked graduate programs and employment opportunities where you can make a difference in the world.
