Prospective Students
Welcome to the Environmental Studies Program
The Environmental Studies Program (ENVS) is a multidisciplinary undergraduate program dedicated to studying our natural surroundings; understanding the impact of human actions and ideas on global biotic communities; and designing and applying policies and practices that support a healthy planet and environmental justice.
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What is it like to be an ENVS student?
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Undergraduate Programs
Environmental Studies is offered both as a stand-alone major and as a dual major in conjunction with any stand-alone major in the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering. We also offer a minor in Food System and Nutrition and a minor in Environmental Science and Policy (for Engineering students only).
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Tufts students are passionate about the environment. Find a group that resonates with you or start your own.
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