BS Environmental Policy and Decision Making at The Ohio State University

If you are passionate about solving environmental challenges through leadership, communication and advocacy, the environmental policy and decision making major offers one of the best paths in Ohio for you begin your conservation journey. This major empowers you to understand the natural, social and political systems that shape our world. You’ll explore how decisions are made, how policies are formed and how people can be inspired to take action for the planet. Explore other majors offered by the School of Environment and Natural Resources. Offered at: Columbus.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Through immersive coursework in the classroom or in collaboration with community partners, you’ll build skills in policy implementation and monitoring processes. Courses may include: - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics - Psychology of Environmental Problems - Environmental Law and Legal Process - Global Climate Change: Causes and Consequences - Local Peoples and International Conservation Customize your academic journey by focusing on one of these areas in the environmental policy and decision making major: - Communication and Behavior Change: Use the power of storytelling and communications strategies to shift public attitudes and inspire sustainable action.

Career pathways

93.5% of our graduates take their skills to the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Alternatively, they enroll in graduate school within six months of graduation. One in five students in this major immediately pursues graduate school, with law school being the most common choice.

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