Overview

Denison University students in these Earth and Environmental Science majors learn how Earth and the environment have evolved and continue to evolve; how Earth systems, including human agents, interact to produce the environment in which we live; and how present and future changes may impact the habitability of Earth.

Denison’s Earth and Environmental Sciences program is unique

Amazing faculty give you the tools you need to make a positive impact on our home planet by exploring the Earth through the natural sciences, including earth science, physics, chemistry, and biology, as well as computer science and data analytics.
The STEM-focused majors within the department will take you anywhere in the world you want to go. You can apply the knowledge and methods you’ll learn no matter where life takes you.

The department is based in the Olin Science Center. Our state-of-the-art lab facilities include a fallout nuclide detector, laser particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscope, seismometers, stable isotope and biogeochemistry sampling equipment, petrographic imaging systems, large format map plotter, and an enormous collection of minerals, rocks and fossils.

What do Earth and Environmental Sciences majors do after Denison?

Our majors will graduate with a STEM degree and have an abundance of opportunities to work in almost any relevant field, and careers in the environmental industry in particular are growing. Graduates may choose to help develop clean, green, renewable energy that will support movement away from fossil fuels. They might also pursue careers in natural hazard mitigation and planning. They might also choose research topics that focus on environmental change, or to study how the changing climate impacts plant and animal life.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Planet Earth
Environmental Geology
Rocks, Minerals & Soils
Geographic Information Systems
Earth Resources
Geology of the Solar System

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Granville, United States

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences View 1433 other Bachelors in Environmental Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application or Coalition Application. A personal essay is included in this application
English Proficiency Demonstration. All international applicants must demonstrate adequate English proficiency to qualify for admission.Considerations include, but are not limited to, the following: English as the primary language of school instruction; English as the first/native language; TOEFL iBT or TOEFL Essentials; IELTS; Duolingo English Test (DET)+; SAT Reading; ACT English Language Arts; and an admission interview
Denison University Certification of Finances
Counselor Recommendation & School Report
High School Transcript. Your counselor must send us a copy of your official transcript. We will use this to recalculate your GPA and evaluate your academic performance and course selection.
At least one teacher of a core course must submit a teacher evaluation form for you.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

74000 USD / year

≈ 74000 USD / year
Out-of-State

74000 USD / year

≈ 74000 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

74000 USD / year

≈ 74000 USD / year

Living costs

Granville

United States

1312 - 2165 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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