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Environment, Sustainability and Society Major

Get ready to change the future.

Hartwick students walking creek at Pine Lake Environmental Campus

Where a background in environment, sustainability and society can take you.

The environment, sustainability and society major prepares students to become engaged, broadly-trained citizens and professionals who can apply critical, creative, flexible thinking to help solve local, national, and global problems. These skills can be applied to a number of exciting and interesting careers.

Typically, graduates pursue careers as:

Public Relations Specialists
High School Teachers
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
Environmental Specialist
Environmental Lawyer
Natural Sciences Managers

Putting environment, sustainability and society to work

Beyond the Basics.

Hartwick’s campus is located at the edge of the Catskill Mountains, a perfect setting for engaging with the environment, sustainability, and society major. The study of environment, sustainability and society is a hands-on experience and students have the option to be immersed in Hartwick’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus, a natural classroom of woodlands, wetlands, and a lake with student residences that include a lodge, cabins, and student- built straw bale and cob houses, located just eight miles from the main campus.

A closer look.

At Hartwick, we know the best learning is interdisciplinary. That’s why the environment, sustainability and society program draws on the humanities, social sciences, and physical & life sciences. This broad-based education is a hallmark of the liberal arts at Hartwick, and forms the foundation of understanding upon which to build a life of significance. A Hartwick education is hands-on and community-focused, so majors have opportunities to work with organizations committed to revitalizing the local foodshed, addressing the area’s energy future, and reflecting on issues of water and land management, among other possibilities.

You will be prepared.

As an environment, sustainability and society student at Hartwick College, you’ll get prepared to thrive in the world of tomorrow. You’ll learn first-hand about the most compelling struggles facing our world, and how to develop creative solutions that make a difference.

Hartwick environment, sustainability and society majors are prepared to work in a wide variety of fields, including:

business
government
the arts
advocacy
non-profits
urban planning
public policy
environmental policy

4+1 Programs in Sustainability

Hartwick College has developed a bachelor’s/master’s degree articulation agreement with Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC). The agreement allows students to earn a bachelor’s from Hartwick in four years and a Master of Science in Business for Social Impact and Sustainability or a Master of Science in Sustainable Fashion in one year of intensive study. Hartwick offers a dual degree program that allows students to develop a specialty in sustainability. The articulation agreement provides multiple opportunities for Hartwick students to enroll in a fast-tracked master’s program that can be completed in one year.

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