Students with well-formed goals toward specific environmental careers should look first at the departmental majors available at Bucknell to learn if one of them would be the best preparation for the career they have in mind. The department of geology, for example, offers both a bachelor of arts and a bachelor of science degree in environmental geology. Most environmental studies majors benefit from studying abroad. A bachelor of science and a bachelor of arts major are offered to introduce students to the various great scientific and human issues in contemporary environmental affairs. An interdisciplinary bachelor of arts major in environmental studies is offered for the student with an abiding interest in the general environmental problems faced by humans, and with special concern for the social and policy aspects of their solution.
Environmental studies is a strong, broad liberal arts degree.
It is also a preparation for one of the growing numbers of environmental careers in planning, business, non-profits, law, enforcement, or education. The bachelor of arts major in environmental studies comprises 10 courses distributed as follows. A bachelor of science in environmental studies with a concentration in life sciences is offered for the student interested in the living environment of humans, and the environments of other living things. As a bachelor of science major, it is meant to provide substantial depth in the life sciences and related fields within the context of a liberal education. This major provides students with a rigorous background in environmental biology, focusing on topics such as biodiversity, conservation biology, aquatic biology, and behavioral ecology.