School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability

Explore and study Earth

Connect yourself to Earth’s sciences: social, physical or natural.

Survey the past and present. Use technology to build, plan and aid public needs. 

Grow through expert faculty, field trips and engaging research.

Your field awaits.

Undergraduate programs

Select a major that matches your career goals.

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Major

Community and regional planning

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Major

Earth science education pathway

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Major

Geography and Sustainability

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Major

Geology

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Major

Geospatial sciences

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Certificates

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Already have a major?

Consider adding a minor.

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Minors

Explore minors

Complement or strengthen your major with a touch of science.

Graduate programs

Review our focus areas for graduate education.

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Master's

Geography and geology

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Master's

MNAS: Geography, geology and planning emphasis

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Master's

Professional studies: Environmental management emphasis

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Certificates

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Research and outreach

We can help you network, grow and discover.

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Ozarks Environmental and Water Resource Institute

Protect and restore water quality in the region. Take part in projects and research.

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Meteorite, rock, mineral or fossil identification

You’ve found something. What is it?

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Center for Resource Planning and Management

Build experience for your future in planning. Help plan and develop community projects.

The SEES Fall 2025 seminar schedule

All SEES seminars are free and open to the public. The Monday seminars are presented in Blunt Hall 313 and begin at 2:30 p.m. unless noted otherwise. The Fall 2025 semester scheudle may continue to be developed and posted.

August 25: Tony Spicci will present, Becoming a GISP: The Importance of Professional Certification in the Geospatial Community

September 15: Dr. Gopal Penny may make a presentation on climage resilient water systems

September 22: Dr. Arif Masrur, ESRI Senior Solutions Engineer, Data Science and Advanced Analytics

September 29: Dr. Santana Palacios, Assistant Professor and joint appointment in the Knowlton School's City and Regional Planning Section and the Department of Civil, Enviromental, and Geodetic Engineering. Presentation on transportation planning.

October 6: Dr. Basil Tikoff, Professor, Department of Geoscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison. A quantitative field geologist whose interest is in deformation on a variety of different levels within the Earth's tectonic plates.