环境科学
位于RWU的海洋和自然科学大楼, the interdisciplinary 环境科学 program integrates biology, 化学, 地球科学, 和物理学一起理解自然世界. Through research and an array of electives in fields like 地球科学s, 资源管理与法律, you’ll discover how humans affect nature and learn how to protect the environment in your career as a scientist, 政策制定者或教育者. Our graduates go on to work on the forefront of climate change research and make a difference through science in action.
这个专业是由 Department of Biology, Marine Biology, and 环境科学.
在沿海大学学习
RWU的沿海校区, 位于美丽的新英格兰南部, serves as a natural laboratory for our coursework and research projects. Located just a few hundred yards from Mount Hope Bay in the Narragansett Bay watershed, the Marine and Natural Sciences (MNS) building grants our students and faculty rich opportunities to explore the patterns and processes that shape our on-campus wetlands, ponds, 森林, 老油田, 沿海生态系统.
Our local fieldwork is complemented by our MNS facilities, which house advanced laboratory resources. Research and coursework are also supported by RWU’s in-house Wet Lab, 贝类孵化场及农场, 水生诊断实验室, 和温室. 在RWU的研究船上 InVinceable精神, 学生们从我们自己的码头出发进行课程作业, 水质测试, 或者对当地生态系统的分析, 并且可以及时回到校园参加下一节课.
数字上的成功
2022届毕业生安置情况
Our 2022 graduates found success in employment or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation.
现实世界的机会
Biology and 环境科学 students participate in community-engaged projects and internships during their undergraduate, studies, giving them the skills and diverse experiences that are most desirable for employers and graduate school admission.
实践研究
每学年, over 80 students conduction research with faculty and/or care for organisms in our labs. Students are encouraged to participate in research opportunities starting in their first year.
学位要求
向专家教授学习
Dr. 罗兰·伯恩
生物与环境科学教授
主要研究方向: Soil ecology, urban ecology, biodiversity studies, sustainability and ecosystem services
学生研究机会: 土壤调查, earthworm and arthropod communities on RWU campus; relationships between earthworms and biogeochemical cycling; effects of urban land cover management on ecosystems; sustainable landscape and building design and management
研究的机会 
The 环境科学 major at Roger Williams is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with an understanding of environmental processes and issues and an awareness of our role as humans within the environment. 本科 research is integrated into the 环境科学 curriculum, with opportunities for students to earn academic credit for doing research, to develop proposals and compete for small grants to fund their projects, 并在区域上展示他们的发现, 国内和国际会议. 我们的教师在许多领域指导学生的研究, 包括纳拉甘西特湾的水循环模式, 城市景观对土壤生物多样性的影响, 水母的营养生态学, 以及纳拉甘西特湾的沉积物分析.
副修可持续发展研究
可持续性研究 at RWU is all about seeking solutions to the Earth’s most pressing problems. By combining ideas from a variety of disciplines — from science and humanities to business, engineering and architecture — you’ll develop a deeper understanding of the complex relationships among environmental, social and economic issues that will help guide your decision-making in your career and as a 21st century citizen.
在领先的研究机构、组织实习
环境科学 students can earn college credit for their major by completing an internship. Our students have worked at leading environmental research agencies and advocacy organizations such as the Nature Conservancy, 拯救海湾, 世界自然基金会, R.I. Department of Environmental Management, and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island.
出国留学
Study 环境科学 in one of our short-term off-campus programs in Belize, Panama, 和黄石国家公园. Students can also spend a full semester abroad at partner institutions in New Zealand and Australia.
毕业生分享自己的经历
"I did research at Roger doing 水质测试 of the bay water. I was sampling water using professional methods and learned different ways of testing. 后来我对水质产生了兴趣."
肖恩·纽金特，20岁
马萨诸塞州博尔顿SafeWell的水质技术员.