Lehigh University is located on the South Side of Bethlehem atop an area deemed "Old South Mountain." Lehigh, a libral arts school, offers degrees from four colleges, including the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, P.C. Rossin School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the College of Education, which serves primarily as a graduate school. Additionally, Lehigh has been ranked in the top tier among national research institutions in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report 2007 Rankings).
Since talk of the environment has fallen into the mainstream culture and overall concern for the environment has risen, Lehigh has been adding new environmental programs and even plans to construct a LEED certified Silver "green" building, named STEPS, which will house the Environmental Intitiative and other environmental science programs. In addition to the Environmental Studies and Earth and Environmental Studies curriculums, students can also take part in the Lehigh Earth Observatory (LEO) program.
The Environmental Studies degree at Lehigh examines the cultural, economic, historical, political and social factors that influence local, national, international and global environmental issues and policies. Investigating a wide range of perspectives, it includes a broad exposure to many factors confronting humans as they struggle with complex problems and possible solutions to environmental questions. The interdisciplinary program includes courses in 4 colleges and 10 different departments. Most of its courses are in social science disciplines but there also are offerings in humanities, education, science, mathematics and engineering. The program has been designed so students will develop a broad understanding of social science environmental concerns, along with a basic familiarity with environmental science, statistics and research methods. For more information visit the website.
The Earth and Environmental Sciences program of Lehigh reflects an important strength of the EES Department, the way the specialities of ecology, geology, and environmental science wrap around the integrated whole that is the natural world. This is the way all of the fields are evolving and so the degree is built around a strong core of Earth-system science and collateral-science courses. The degree allows the freedom to specalize in ecology, geology, and other disciplines represented within EES, but also gives provides the solid fundamentals and broad perspective of earth systems science. For more information visit the website.
Interns:
Paul Ferry
Brenna Bowman
Fall 2008
Spring 2009
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