Environmental Studies Learning Goals

Students majoring in the Environmental Studies Program at Rhode Island College will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental physical and biological principles that govern natural processes.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental concepts from the social sciences and the humanities underlying environmental thought and governance.
3. Integrate and apply perspectives from across the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities in the context of complex environmental problems.
4. Communicate integrated perspectives on complex environmental problems in the form of written and oral argument to both professional and lay audiences.
5. Develop experiential skills that contribute to environmental thought and/or problem solving.