Environmental Science and Management
218 Science Research and Teaching Center (SRTC)
503-725-4982
www.pdx.edu/esm/
- B.A., B.S. in Environmental Science
- B.A., B.S. in Environmental Studies
- Minor in Environmental Science
- Minor in Sustainability
- Certificate in Lake and Reservoir Management
- M.S., M.E.M., P.S.M.
- Ph.D. via Earth, Environment and Society Doctoral Program
- Graduate Certificate in Hydrology
Environmental science and management is the study of the interactions among society and the physical, chemical, ecological, and biological processes that structure and maintain ecosystems. Our work is critical to understanding and developing sustainable ecosystems, human societies, and economies. Environmental Science and Management at PSU focuses on processes that link terrestrial, urban and aquatic ecosystems, consequences of human alteration of those linkages, and development of policies to manage human interaction with the environment. We conduct our research by studying organisms and specific linkages and processes across systems and by studying interactions between organisms, processes, and linkages in a specific ecosystem or watershed, such as the Columbia River Basin. The Department of Environmental Science and Management prepares students to develop the skills and interdisciplinary understanding to be scholars and managers of human interaction with, and impact on, environmental systems.
The Department of Environmental Science and Management cooperates with several departments and centers, including the departments of Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Economics, Geography, Geology, History, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Sociology; and the School of Business Administration and the College of Urban and Public Affairs.