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The unique nature of Pitt-Johnstown’s Environmental Sustainability major accommodates a wide variety of career paths, preparing students for jobs ranging from niche to the most popular in the field. This interdisciplinary major produces well rounded students knowledgeable in many different fields of both natural and social sciences.
The major consists of required core courses – Introduction to the Environment, mapping courses (Cartography and GIS) and Senior Seminar – and an internship. Major requirements also consist of five core electives in areas such as soils, resource management, geodynamics, climate, renewable energy, and environmental politics. Additional courses emphasize environmental science (e.g., biology, ecology, chemistry, geoscience) and environmental policy and management (e.g., biodiversity, wildlife management, environmental communication, population, and natural hazards).
Students will also pursue a Geographic Information Systems certificate ». This certificate prepares students for spatial data collection and analysis by using advanced drone technology and many other important tools.
majors also complete a minor or a second major in geography, geology, biology, or political science and many also continue their education at graduate schools around the country.
UPJ Soil Judging Team
Soil Judging is an intercollegiate competition that takes place across the country. Pitt-Johnstown participates in the Northeast Regional competition which takes place early October every year, with a rotation of schools hosting the location.
Mitzy Schaney, PhD, Assistant Professor and Director of Environmental Studies