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Our Mission

To help solve local and global environmental challenges through interdisciplinary teaching and research in support of environmental sustainability and justice. To do so, we strive to embrace an anti-racist, multicultural curriculum and to develop greater diversity among our faculty, students and staff than has been represented in the field historically. San José State University is on the unceded land of the Muwekma Ohlone People, and the department respectfully acknowledges that they have stewarded these lands for generations.

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About Us

The Department of Environment Studies is multi-disciplinary comprising policy, law, human ecology, economics, environmental planning, chemistry, physics, biology, and environmental resources management and impact analysis. 

ENVS Undergraduate Program

Undergraduate Program

The BA and BS degrees are designed to prepare students for advanced degree programs and environmental-related career opportunities including BA in Preparation for Teaching degrees. 

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Graduate Program

The Environmental Studies Master of Science program is designed to prepare students for careers as environmental professionals or to pursue further academic training in Ph.D. and other advanced degree programs.

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ENVS Undergraduate and Graduate Career Trends

Many SJSU ENVS graduates continue pursuing successful environmentally-focused careers in public administration, teaching, and the private sector. Based on a 2022 Department survey, 60-88% of grads obtain jobs in the environmental field, and 90-95% are in environmental or other skilled career paths such as tech, education, or healthcare.