University of Maine at Fort Kent - Environmental Studies Program


University of Maine at Fort Kent - Environmental Studies Program
23 University Dr.
Fort Kent, ME 04743
United States

Description
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies degree is an interdisciplinary academic program that combines traditional classroom learning with hands-on outdoor experience. Consonant with the location of the campus in the center of the Acadian Forest Region, the program is oriented toward environmental issues affecting rural areas, small towns, and wildlands. Students develop an understanding of the general principles of ecological systems, including components, processes, interrelationships, and of the interactions that exist between natural and cultural systems within the global environment. Students complete a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes coursework in terrestrial ecology and humanenvironment interactions.
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