https://www.uwplatt.edu/department/environmental-sciences-and-society
Department Chair: Evan Larson
Office: 254 Gardner Hall
Phone: 608.342.6139
E-mail: larsonev@uwplatt.edu
Administrative Assistant: Jane Kuhl
Office: 249 Gardner Hall
Phone: 608.342.1618
E-mail: kuhlja@uwplatt.edu
About the Department
The Department of Environmental Sciences & Society is vibrant and growing. Our faculty and staff work hard to cultivate a positive, supportive and rigorous environment that catalyzes student learning and professional development. We offer degree and curricular options that prepare students for meaningful work promoting beautiful, diverse, just, and resilient cultures and ecosystems. Through hands-on, field-based, and research-infused coursework, our students build practical knowledge, high-demand skills, and a reflective perspective ideally suited for work in the complex spheres of conservation, land stewardship, science education, environmental research, or other advanced studies.
Majors
The Environmental Science and Conservation B.S. degree provides students broad training in physical, environmental, geospatial, and social sciences to prepare for work in a range of environmental fields. Through a dynamic curriculum that includes numerous field-based courses, hands-on and applied learning, undergraduate research, and opportunities to travel and study domestically and abroad, students will gain experience that will prepare them to immediately enter their preferred career field and/or pursue a graduate degree in which they are able to effectively address and solve current and future environmental problems.
Students majoring in Environmental Science and Conservation are encouraged to pursue a Certificate of Integrated Liberal Arts offered through the Helios Program to help focus their general education coursework on a theme directly related to their major program of study.
If you have a passion for science and technology and see teaching in your future, the Science Education B.S. degree program will give you the skills you need to obtain your goals. The curriculum offers opportunities to build a solid foundation in biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and physics. You’ll put theory into practice in our modern labs and gain hands-on experience with instruments that support faculty-student research activities. Plus, our nationally recognized internship and student teaching opportunities will make you a stand-out candidate to potential employers. The Science Education major is designed to prepare students for natural sciences certification in grades 4 through 12. Students not interested in teaching should consult an academic advisor before selecting this major.
Minors
Certificates
Faculty and Lecturers
Additional information about the Faculty and Lecturers below may be found in the Faculty and Academic Staff section of this catalog.
Underwood, Christopher A.
