Student Learning Objectives

Upon graduation from Seattle University with an Environmental Studies major, students should:

• Have sufficient ecological and scientific literacy, and the technical skills, to understand the function of natural ecological systems and the nature and complexity of human interactions with these systems.  
  
  
• Be knowledgeable about local and regional ecosystems and the attitudes displayed toward them by human cultures.
  
  
•  Understand the historical context of ecological issues and be able to develop a multi-perspective strategy for addressing them.
  
  
•  Understand the interwoven social, economic, and political dynamics affecting solutions to ecological problems.
  
  
•  Understand the importance of the spirituality of nature and the application of spirituality and ethics to ecological issues.
  
  
•  Know how to develop a career and respond to a vocation (one’s calling).