B.A. Degree Program
The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sciences requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including at least 63 s.h. of course work for the major.
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B.S. Degree Program
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences requires a minimum of 120 s.h., including 75-78 s.h. of course work for the major.
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ES Minor Program
The Environmental Sciences Minor requires a minimum of 16 semester hours in Environmental Sciences courses, with 8 s.h. in one of the four tracks.
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Certificate in Sustainability
The Certificate in Sustainability provides students with the knowledge and skills they will need in order to contribute to sustainable systems.
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Upcoming Events
The "Iowa Effect": Insurance and Climate Change with New York Times Reporter Christopher Flavelle
Friday, February 14, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative at the University of Iowa College of Law for a discussion with New York Times climate reporter Christopher Flavelle and Martin Grace, Professor of Finance at the Tippie College of Business about insurance markets in a changing climate.
Christopher Flavelle has been writing about the impacts of climate change on insurance markets for years. In May of 2024, Christopher reported on a recent trend in insurance coverage, calling it the “Iowa effect,”...
"Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry" with Austin Frerick
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
Join agricultural and antitrust policy expert Austin Frerick, who will be at lowa Law to discuss his new book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry. Barons is the story of seven corporate titans in the food industry and their rise to power, with a lens on Iowa and the Midwest.
Barons has received universal acclaim, including a coveted starred review from both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews, and has been named one of the “Best Books of 2024” by the latter. The...
The Making of Environmental Law in the United States with Richard J. Lazarus
Thursday, April 17, 2025 12:45pm to 1:45pm
Boyd Law Building
Join the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative and the College of Law in welcoming Richard J. Lazarus, Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, for a talk about The Making of U.S. Environmental Law - with a particular emphasis on the Midwest.
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Richard J. Lazarus offers a new interpretation of the past three decades of this area of the law, examining the legal, political, cultural, and scientific factors that have shaped — and sometimes...