Sustainability at the University of Maryland

Majors, Minors, and Graduate Studies

Although lessons of sustainable living can be learned through the study of practically any major, there are select undergraduate and graduate majors at the University of Maryland that specifically address environmental issues and sustainability.

This list is intended to be a resource for students interested in preparing for work or further study in an environmentally related field; however, environmental problems are typically so complex that people from all backgrounds are needed to uncover solutions.

Find your passion and discover ways of making your lifestyle and work more sustainable.

Undergraduate Majors

  • Agriculture and Resource Economics
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Animal and Avian Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Science and Policy
  • Environmental Science and Technology
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Natural Resource Management
  • Natural Resource Sciences

Minors and Certificate Programs

  • Argibusiness Economics
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Earth History
  • Earth Material Properties
  • Environmental Economics and Policy
  • Hydrology
  • International Agriculture and Natural Resources (Certificate)
  • Meteorology
  • Resource and Agricultural Policy in Economic Development
  • Soil Science
  • Surficial Geology

Graduate Studies

  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Animal Sciences
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Atmospheric and Ocean Science
  • Behavior, Ecology, Evolution and Systematics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Engineering and Public Policy
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Marine-Estuarine Environmental Sciences
  • Natural Resource Sciences
  • Public Policy - Environmental Policy
  • Public and Community Health
  • Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology
  • Sustainable Energy Engineering
  • Urban Studies and Planning
  • Urban and Regional Planning and Design

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