marjanriazi

Environmental Studies

We have one of the best ES programs in the world, but once I discovered that I was more interested in Environmental Sociology, I realized how little our program had that type of focus. There is a strong focus on "sustainability," agriculture, and the biological side of the environment, which is also great for those who are interested in it. However, for me, it didn't have enough of the variety I was looking for. Still, I took a number of amazing and life changes courses in the major and I definitely see how it really is the "next hot career path" because of all of it's practical usage in a future that is so green-oriented. It really is a great program and has some amazing geography to study right at your feet!

The lower-division major is terrible. You literally are stuck taking a number of courses that you think have nothing to do with your major (Calc, Stats, Econ, Phil, Bio) and then you realize how interdisciplinary the field really is. That's what surprised me the most, but it was also great to take more focused classes during upper-division.