Weber State University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Our environmental emphasis recognizes that real-world problems require solutions that are grounded in an understanding of the physical context as well as the social, cultural, political and economic factors that interact in any given place. Geography has human-environment relationships at its core. This track focuses on how societies and ecological health are intricately intertwined. In this emphasis, you’ll gain an understanding of these variations, how particular places or contexts differ in their environmental challenges and solutions and what issues we share across the globe.

Preparing students to be leaders and problem-solvers in addressing the environmental challenges of our day. Graduates are equipped with interdisciplinary training necessary to understand and solve complex problems and build a more sustainable future. With this degree, students are trained to become environmental scientists, and problem solvers who can work on complex issues such as: climate change, sustainability, natural resources, wildlife and ecosystem conservation.

Energy Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with energy efficiency, power generation, energy services, facility management, environmental compliance, sustainable energy and renewable energy. One of the more recent engineering fields to emerge, energy engineering combines the fields of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, environmental science and economics. The main responsibility of energy engineers is to find the most efficient, sustainable and cost-effective ways to operate buildings, power plants and manufacturing processes. The Energy Engineering Program consists primarily of courses in the Mechanical Engineering Program, bolstered by courses in Electrical Engineering. Some new courses in energy related topics are also an integral part of the program. In the senior year, students complete a two-semester capstone project that integrates their course work. The program prepares graduates to enter the energy engineering industry or to pursue graduate studies in the discipline.

Applied Environmental Geoscience - https://www.weber.edu/Majors/applied-environmental-geosciences.html

Bachelor of Integrated Studies w/ Environmental Component - https://www.weber.edu/bis/

The Environmental Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary degree that focuses on the work of science in human activity. The curriculum is rooted in science to ground factual knowledge. However, its trunk is solidly comprised of social science and humanities courses because they teach the application of science in policy-making, business decisions and historical precedent even as they call upon the arts for their expression and upon ethics in consideration of health and social justice issues. The minor reaches across campus because all disciplines play an essential role in shaping environmental thought.
Students will gain an appreciation for local, national and international environmental issues and problems as well as their potential solutions. They will develop a personal philosophy about the environment’s role in their lives and their own ability to affect nature and their physical environment by making ethical choices.