Curriculum

The program in environmental studies (ES) is intended for students who wish to combine study in biology, chemistry, economics, history, or political science with interdisciplinary work on environmental themes across the natural sciences, history, and social sciences. Five courses of study are available, each concentrating in a home department with an environmental emphasis, augmented with cross-disciplinary requirements in ES. ES majors will be identified with their home department of concentration as ES-biology, ES-chemistry, ES-economics, ES-history, or ES-political science. An annually updated list of ES-approved courses and Environmental Studies Committee members is available on the ES website, reed.edu/es.

Admission to the Major

To be admitted to the ES program, students must obtain signatures of their academic adviser and the chair of the Environmental Studies Committee. Students should use this opportunity to discuss their proposed course of study with an Environmental Studies Committee member, ensuring that ES courses will be offered in the semesters proposed and that all of the major requirements will be met.

Programs

Majors

• Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Biology  
• Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Chemistry  
• Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Economics  
• Environmental Studies with a Concentration in History  
• Environmental Studies with a Concentration in Political Science  

Courses

Environmental Studies Course List