{"id":103,"date":"2025-08-11T23:09:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:49:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:49:59","slug":"environmental-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/environmental-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>section.hero-standard.hero-standard--hasImage.alignfull {position: relative; overflow: hidden;} .hero-standard__extraContent {position: absolute; top: -85px; right: 0;} .hero-standard__extraContent img {height: 500px;} section.hero-standard.hero-standard--hasImage.alignfull {background-color: #e8efeb;} span.headline-highlight__text.headline-h1 {position: relative; z-index: 2;}<\/style>\n<style>.content-cards .description h2 {font-size: 70px;} section.content-cards.alignfull { background-color: #123456; \/* fallback color close to the mix result *\/ background-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--color-theme-blue-bright) 50%, black); } .content-cards .squiggly {display: none;}<\/style>\n\n\n\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-blue); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tEnvironmental Studies\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/12134458\/Overseas_western_medium-blue.svg\" class=\"hero-standard__image\" alt=\"Image of a blue world globe\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu sidebar-menu--hasHero\" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Academics Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/environmental-studies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Environmental Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/international-business\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >International Business<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/career-development\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Career Development <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"container breadcrumb-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\" class=\"primary-link breadcrumb-link\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/span><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-link\">Butler Overseas<\/a><\/li><\/span><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-immerse-yourself-in-the-world-you-advocate-for\">Immerse yourself in the world you advocate for.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies is about more than resource conservation\u2014it\u2019s about exploring how to build abundant, equitable, and thriving communities that preserve our environment for generations to come. That\u2019s why Butler Overseas\u2019 Environmental Studies major\u2014housed within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences\u2014provides a multidisciplinary approach to studying the human population and our interactions with the natural world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paired with a minor in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/international-business\/\">International Business,<\/a> the Environmental Studies curriculum is aligned with the<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>, empowering you to become an agent of change while exploring the economic, political, cultural, technological, and scientific facets of sustainability issues facing our planet today.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond your coursework in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, you\u2019ll have opportunities for community-based internships and faculty-guided research as you travel. You\u2019ll become a globally minded graduate with unique perspectives and experiences that set you apart. And you\u2019ll be equipped to step into complex careers in the world of preservation, conservation, and environmental stewardship with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/admission-aid\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Learn More About Admission Requirements for Butler Overseas<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-environmental-studies-faqs\">Environmental Studies FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-689b66bebd034-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-689b66bebd034_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-689b66bebd034-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat can I do with an Environmental Studies major?\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-689b66bebd034-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-689b66bebd034-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-689b66bebd034-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>Environmental Studies majors are valued for their robust understanding of the natural world, how human systems interact with the environment, and their problem solving skills. 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