Environmental Studies Program

Welcome

At Washington and Lee, we take an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the environment. Faculty and students from the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, and law are involved in this approach through research, the curriculum, and a variety of co-curricular activities, including numerous public lectures, service learning projects, monthly luncheon seminars, as well as outdoors activities.

Students develop disciplinary expertise and an understanding of how insights from different disciplines complement each other. This is not only a unique academic experience, but also one that expands the students’ ability as citizens to be aware of the scientific, ethical, and policy issues they will face in their local communities, their professions and in their broader world community. The faculty approved the program in environmental studies interdisciplinary concentration in 1998 and the major in 2007.

The University is located in a region of incredible natural beauty in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Goshen Pass, the Natural Bridge, and the Appalachian Trail, to name a few.

In keeping with the University’s motto, Non Incautus Futuri (Not Unmindful of the Future), the University seeks to develop in its community an awareness of their obligations as leaders in helping society address environmental issues.

Environmental Studies Resources

- Home - About the Program - Course Descriptions - Fall Course Offerings - Faculty Listing

Other Environmental Studies Resources

- News - People in the Program - Unique Course Offerings - US-Brazil Consortium - Co-curricular Events - Gifts - Student Grants and Scholarships - Internships and Careers - Graduate Study