Rice University offers a wealth of opportunities for studying the environment from a variety of different scholarly approaches. There are four departments and programs that offer undergraduate majors with an explicit environmental focus. Each of the majors is available in multiple areas of specialization. There are an additional three environmental minors, each of which is located in a different school. Finally, there are ten additional departments which offer discipline-specific environmental coursework, located in 5 schools.
Environmental Majors and Minors Offered at Rice
Majors
| School | Department or Program | Degree | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | Chemical & Bimolecular Engineering | BSChE | Specialization, Environmental Engineering |
| Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | BSChE | Specialization, Sustainability, Energy |
| Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | BA | Concentration, Environmental Engineering |
| Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | BSCE | Specialization, Environmental Engineering |
| Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | BSCE | Specialization, Hydrology, Water Resources |
| Natural Sciences | Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences | BA | |
| Natural Sciences | Environmental Science | BS | Specialization, Environmental Earth Science |
| Natural Sciences | Environmental Science | BA/BS | Concentration, Earth Science |
| Natural Sciences | Environmental Science | BA/BS | Concentration, Ecology and Evolutionary Bio |
Minors
| School | Department or Program | Degree | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | Environmental Studies | minor | Environmental studies |
| Engineering | Energy & Water Sustainability | minor | Energy and water sustainability |
| Natural Sciences | Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences | minor | Earth, environmental and planetary science |
Degrees with Significant Environmental Content
| School | Department or Program | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Architecture | Environmental architecture courses |
| Social Sciences | Anthropology | Environmental anthropology courses |
| Social Sciences | Sociology | Environmental sociology courses |
| Natural Sciences | BioSciences | Co-hosts ENVS major |
| Natural Sciences | Economics | Environmental economics courses |
| Natural Sciences | Kinesiology | Environment and public health courses |
| Humanities | English | Environmental literature, co-hosts ENST |
| Humanities | History | Environmental history courses |
| Humanities | Spanish & Portuguese | Latin America environment courses |
| Liberal Studies | Liberal Studies Core/Capstone | Environmental science, literature courses |