{"id":622,"date":"2021-10-06T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T16:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-evnvironmental\/why-study\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:22:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:22:56","slug":"environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#5d7b22\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--no-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Studies\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Let&#039;s save the planet!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAs an environmental studies major,\r\nyou\u2019ll acquire the tools to move us towards a sustainable future.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Studies \u2013 Requirements<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-faculty-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STES Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__extra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-scaled.jpg\" class=\"hero__image\" alt=\"Windmills and solar panels\" style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-1024x294.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-1536x441.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/08102154\/shutterstock_2201000683-2048x587.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Environmental Studies Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies-requirements\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Major &amp; Minor Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/careers\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Environmental Studies Careers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-student-blueprint-for-success\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Blueprint For Success<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-faculty-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Meet Our Faculty<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tWhy Study Environmental Studies?\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental studies starts from the realization that human societies and the natural environment are inseparable, and that responsible stewardship requires exploring questions from many angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are a few:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Scientific<\/strong>: What are the geophysical, ecological, and biological effects of human activities at different scales?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social, political and economic<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Who bears the costs of resource extraction and pollution? 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Who decides?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historical<\/strong>: How have past patterns of land, water, and energy use shaped current challenges and opportunities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Philosophical and Moral<\/strong>: What are the right and wrong ways of acting in and towards nature?&nbsp;How do we balance our obligations to ourselves, to future generations and to the more than human world?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rhetorical<\/strong>: How can we translate scientific information into language that will create positive change?&nbsp;How do we stop disinformation?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business &amp; Government<\/strong>: What are the barriers to sustainable development, and how can corporate and government action remove them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Butler Advantage\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes Butler a unique and exceptional place to do environmental studies?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strong science<\/strong>: Butler\u2019s exceptional biology and chemistry programs allow environmental studies majors to gain a scientific understanding of our environment. Many environmental studies students add a minor or second major in a complementary science.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A foundation in science, technology &amp; society (STS)<\/strong>: Environmental Studies students take at least two courses in STS. Developing a sustainable relationship to our environment requires scientific inquiry and technological innovation, so using STS frameworks to understand these processes gives our students an edge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Farm at Butler<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Butler has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sustainability\/the-farm-at-butler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">urban farm<\/a> which serves as a community resource and a center for scientific research.\u00a0Many of our students do research or internships on the farm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local and international opportunities<\/strong>:<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Our location in Indianapolis gives students opportunities to engage in internships and other partnerships with government, non-profits, and with the Indianapolis Zoo, an international leader in conservation.&nbsp;Our students have opportunities for short-term and semester-long study abroad that explore environmental topics..<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Student engagement<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Our students are leaders in campus and community efforts to improve our environment.&nbsp;Our <a href=\"https:\/\/butler.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/ecoreps\">EcoReps<\/a> student group and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/sustainability\/\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> provide many ways for you to get involved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Career success<\/strong>:<strong> <\/strong>Our students have a track record of finding meaningful work in business, government, and the non-profit sector, and of moving on to quality graduate and professional programs. Our <strong><em>flexible curriculum<\/em><\/strong> allows students to choose electives and to combine with other majors or minors in a way that will play to their strengths and maximize opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":397,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-622","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Environmental Studies | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Environmental Studies | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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