Trinity College’s location in the capital of Connecticut offers a wide range of opportunities for the study of a complex urban environment and direct contact with city, state, and federal regulatory agencies. Although many people equate environmental science with the natural world, most humans live in metropolitan areas. These areas have a tremendous impact on the environment: energy, water, food, housing and transportation. The urban focus of the
Environmental Science program is enhanced by the Trinity College Field Station, located about 45 minutes east of Hartford in Ashford, Connecticut, in a rural community. Its woods, fields and a river provide an ideal location for biological and geological studies and for comparative rural and urban studies.
Study within the major can be structured to meet any of the following objectives:
- Preparation for further graduate study within the sciences
- Development of a rigorous science background from which to pursue graduate-level training in a professional program such as law, planning, medicine, business, or environmental engineering
- A thorough grounding in environmental science as the principal component of a liberal arts education.
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