ProgramCIP 03.0104

Environmental Science

A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Bioenvironmental Sciences.