More than 1,800 students have earned environmental studies certificates since the program's conception in 1979. Now, UW-Madison undergraduate students can take their ecological interests further with a major in environmental studies or environmental sciences.
The two newest undergraduate degrees were approved by the UW System Board of Regents Friday.
The College of Letters and Science and Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies will administer the environmental studies programs. CLS will also oversee the environmental sciences major along with the Colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Meant to be pursued in conjunction with another major, the environmental studies degree will allow students to ""couple the disciplinary focus of a primary major with the interdisciplinary breadth of the environmental studies major,"" according to the university.
On the other hand, the environmental sciences program is designed as a stand-alone major with a strong focus on natural sciences.
