Welcome to Environmental Studies Program at Boston College.

Expanding human impact on the earth's environment has created problems of staggering proportion. The anthropogenic effects of rapid population growth, industrialization, deforestation and over-exploitation of natural resources have dramatically altered both local and global ecosystems. These changes manifest themselves as daunting contemporary environmental problems such as global warming, toxic pollution, and the biodiversity crisis. All of these problems are technically and socially complex. It is the goal of the Environmental Studies Program to provide students with sufficient background to understand the multiplicity of issues facing our environment.

Economics, culture, policy, society and science all play key roles in the impact modern society has on the Earth's natural systems. This program is designed to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of the structure and function of these systems, and develop awareness of paths toward global sustainability.