For details on this program, see the Chinese Studies section in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental descriptions. Environmental Sciences Environmental Sciences offers a Master of Science degree and an undergraduate minor. For a complete description, see Environmental Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental descriptions. This interdisciplinary program, housed in the social sciences, provides a minor. For a complete description, see Ethnic Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental descriptions.
Some students wish to study topic areas that cross traditional disciplinary lines.
These students are encouraged to propose a design for an individually structured major. The major becomes the student's official program upon final approval by the faculty committee and the associate dean of the College. Please see Individually Structured Major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departmental descriptions. It combines the expertise of faculty in various departments. The destiny of the United States is increasingly influenced by events on the global scale.