Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Environmental Sciences] From Loma Linda University

The Bachelor of Science on Environmental Sciences program from Loma Linda University builds upon a strong interdisciplinary breadth in natural, physical, and earth systems sciences to help understand the effect of human activities on environmental sustainability and management. As such, the curriculum emphasizes basic science coursework and, in contrast to many other environmental science programs, includes the prerequisites normally required or graduate school and professional programs such as medical school.

Since understanding the environment has become highly dependent on advanced technology, students will learn to use marketable geospatial applications such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS), Computer Systems Modeling (CSM), and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). With these tools, students will be able to address environmental problems such as climate change, conservation, biodiversity decline, groundwater and soil contamination, use of natural resources, waste management, sustainable development, and air and noise pollution.

A student in the Environmental Sciences Program will take the first two years of general education and science courses at any regionally accredited community college or university, and the last two years of the curriculum at this University (LLU).

Possible Careers: Career options in the field of environmental sciences are diverse and abundant. The Environmental Sciences Program prepares students for entry-level jobs in environmental sciences or GIS fields. Graduates may pursue jobs in the public sector through local, state, and federal agencies such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and Department of Fish and Game. In the private sector, graduates may seek jobs in environmental consulting firms, foundations, and organizations. Some examples of career paths that environmental science graduates pursue include environmental engineering, science and social policy, and a wide variety of natural resources management fields such as soil science, forestry, agriculture, watershed science, range management, wildlife conservation, recreation resources, land management, and ecology; landscape architecture, conservation science, geographic information science (GIS), climatology, diverse health sciences; as well as public policy, law, or planning careers.