School of Environmental Studies

School of Environmental Studies (SES) could mean any of the several high schools, colleges, departments, institutes or universities that are imparting environmental education at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate level. Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary field which includes environmental science.

Several such Schools of Environmental Studies exist throughout the world. The demand and creation of such schools is likely associated with the growing environmental concerns of global climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental sustainability. Universities are also adding such schools as institutes within their programs.

List of Schools of Environmental Studies

• The Earth Institute at Columbia University
• School of Environmental Studies, Minnesota
• School of Environmental Studies Delhi University
• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies`
• Queen's School of Environmental Studies
• School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University
• Environmental Studies Concentration at Soka University of America beginning Fall 2008
• University of Guelph Faculty of Environmental Sciences
• University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies
• York University Faculty of Environmental Studies
• SENSE Research School for Socio-Economic and Natural Sciences of the Environment, the Netherlands
• Master of Environmental Studies, The University of Pennsylvania's College of Liberal and Professional Studies
• Environmental Studies at University of Oregon http://envs.uoregon.edu
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies at American Military University http://www.amu.apus.edu

In Apple Valley, Minnesota a SES called simply the "School of Environmental Studies" has created the first model high school-level education based on an environmental curriculum.^[1]

University of Delhi also harbours one such institution, School of Environmental Studies, under the leadership of an eminent Geologist.

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