Welcome to Environmental Studies

Protect, conserve, renew

The Environmental Studies minor program offers Loyola students the opportunity to engage in a broad study of the environment from a variety of academic viewpoints. This program focuses on understanding the relationships between humans and the natural world from biological, physical, chemical, sociological, economic, cultural, philosophical, and religious perspectives.

The culmination of the program is a senior practicum or research project. Practicums have included work with a variety of public agencies, private companies, and nonprofit organizations, including the Student Conservation Association, the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, the Audubon Nature Institute, the Crescent City Farmer’s Market, and the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

Research projects have included work on such topics as public lands issues, international environmental agreements, solid waste issues, deforestation, interstate water use agreements, corporate ethics, wetland loss, and alternative transportation.