{"id":212,"date":"2020-10-12T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/envs\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:51:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T20:51:10","slug":"why-major-in-envs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/envs\/why-major-in-envs\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Major in ENVS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why should you major in Environmental Science? Good question. Watch the video to learn about our faculty and hear from students what they have to say about the major.<\/p>\n<h4>The strengths of an ENVS major are:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>flexible course requirements<\/strong>: cover the breath of natural sciences but allow you to focus on an area of interest, our requirements also allow you to pursue two majors: popular majors are: anthropology, biology, chemistry, economics, engineering, public policy and law<\/li>\n<li><strong>hands-on curriculum<\/strong>: many lab classes and our integrating experience give you the opportunity to apply what you learned in the classroom<\/li>\n<li><strong>research-driven<\/strong>: we all do research and we want you to be a part of it!<\/li>\n<li>many <strong>study-away options<\/strong>: ranging from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in nearby MA to James Cook University in far-away Australia (and many places in-between). Most programs are easy to integrate into the major.<\/li>\n<li>a <strong>community of scholars<\/strong>: we learn together, work together, explore the world together (<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/232397480\">fieldtrips!<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>one major &#8211; many options<\/strong>: our alums work as researchers, doctors and veterinarians, economists, lawyers, consultants, teachers, artists, sustainability experts &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ready to learn more? Watch the videos:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why you should major in ENVS\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/467188150?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just in case you didn&#8217;t get the link at the end of the video. You can submit your answer <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/E1SAbaVFpDbhSuGY8\">here<\/a>. The next video tells you about the various major requirements. You can also download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/envs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2020\/10\/ENVS-Major-Checklist-10-2020.pdf\">ENVS course requirements<\/a> (most recently updated version). You can also check out our requirements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/envs\/major-requirements\/\">ENVS major<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/envs\/minor-requirements\/\">ENVS minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>For more information you can contact us directly:<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. <a href=\"mailto:christoph.geiss@trincoll.edu?subject=inquiry about the ENVS major\">Christoph Geiss<\/a> (program director)<br \/>\nDr. <a href=\"mailto:arianne.bazilio@trincoll.edu?subject=inquiry about the ENVS major\">Arianne Bazilio<\/a> (environmental chemistry)<br \/>\nDr. <a href=\"mailto:jonathan.gourley@trincoll.edu\">Jonathan Gourley<\/a> (earth sciences, GIS)<br \/>\nDr. <a href=\"mailto:amber.pitt@trincoll.edu\">Amber Pitt<\/a> (conservation biology)<\/p>\n<p>If you are ready to declare &#8211; you can do that <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.trincoll.edu\/major-declaration\/\">right now, right here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Finally, if you want to see some real videos, check out these videos of our field trips to Iceland and Utah filmed and edited by Cassia Armstrong \u201918.\u00a0 Cassia double-majored in environmental science and chemistry while at Trinity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iceland the Sequel\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/232397480?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Utah Field Studies Trip 2015 - Montage\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/131472386?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should you major in Environmental Science? 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