I’m 99% sure I’m applying ED to Amherst, but since I plan on taking multiple courses in the department (if not majoring) and I’ve heard that the Amherst environmental studies major is pretty new, I figured I might as well start a forum.
I visited Amherst, and loved the Geology Museum/am excited by the construction of a new energy-efficient science building. I would love to hear from people who have taken environmental studies (literature, science, fieldwork) courses, and especially from ES majors.
The highly respected Ecology Project International organization has compiled a list of the best colleges for ecology and environmental studies. Amherst is listed. The list is by no means inclusive of all the great schools for environmental science. I would have included Duke and others, but it’s an acknowledgment that Amherst is an excellent school to study environmental science.