{"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 class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-forest); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tEnvironmental Studies\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLet&#8217;s save the planet!\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an environmental studies major,<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">you\u2019ll acquire the tools to move us towards a sustainable future.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/environmental-studies-requirements\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEnvironmental Studies \u2013 Requirements\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/science-technology-environmental\/stes-faculty-staff\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSTES Faculty &amp; 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