Program Overview
The B.A. in Geosciences and Society combines geosciences with social sciences, focusing on grand challenges like natural resources, water, and climate. Graduates develop expertise in geoscience and its applications, preparing them for careers in promoting understanding and creating solutions to urgent environmental issues. They gain a strong foundation in geosciences and social sciences, becoming uniquely qualified to lead and communicate in these fields.
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The B.A. in Geosciences and Society is intended for students who are interested in combining a strong foundational understanding of geosciences with areas in social sciences related to grand challenges such as natural resources, water, and climate. Graduates will be uniquely qualified to lead in careers that promote and communicate an understanding of, and create evidence-based solutions to, urgent issues such as protecting water resources, natural hazards to communities, degradation of important biomes, and the impacts of climate change, from the geoscientist perspective.