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Trying to decide what major is right for you? Find degrees and programs based on your interests.
Natural and Environmental Sciences
Agriculture and Natural Resources Pre Law
Explore the intersections of history, economics, ethics, and policies of food and natural resources laws in this minor. Analyze issues with experts and build a solid foundation that can stand alone or be deepened in law school.
Applied Environmental Geoscience
Integrate your studies in geology with courses in environmental sciences to prepare for a career in environmental and ecological fields.
Applied Geographic Information Science
A certificate in GIS complements any degree you choose while giving you a vital set of professional skills — such as data acquisition, storage, and analysis — that will set you apart in today’s job market.
Biology
Conduct graduate research in a selective program where you can study a variety of areas in biology, including ecology, evolution, microbiology, virology, animal behavior, and more.
Biology
Customize your biology degree - through multiple disciplines like ecological and evolutionary biology, human biology, cellular or molecular biology, or a flexible biology emphasis including biotechnology, microbiology, virology, and more.
Biology
Gain a foundational understanding of scientific principles in biology, or the study of living organisms, through both classroom instruction and hands-on laboratory situations, perfect for introductory work in science and health positions.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Earn a degree in civil and environmental engineering from an accredited program where engineers solve world problems and protect public health and the environment.
Climate Change and Energy
Get a basic, interdisciplinary understanding of Earth science and systems, including our changing climate and modern energy sources, from fossil fuels to renewable resources — and how they interact — in this minor.
Climate Science
Participate in cutting-edge research in the only program of its kind in the region as you study issues dealing with climate and its connections to land in the Intermountain region.
Climate Science
This degree takes an interdisciplinary approach — examining math, physics, and the natural sciences — to understand, address, and mitigate issues of climate change to prepare our next-generation of citizens for climate change impacts.
Conservation and Restoration Ecology
Gain a solid understanding of biological sciences while you learn to leverage ecological principles to maintain healthy ecosystems and restore forests, rangelands, wildlands, and grasslands that have been damaged over time.
Ecology
Work on exciting research projects with renowned faculty studying ecology through the lens of a variety of different scientific disciplines.
Environment and Society
Learn how human activities affect the natural environment and help make changes in policy, land management, and human behavior to reduce society’s impact on the natural world.
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Discover the overlaps between economics and rangeland and natural resource management. You can assess and apply the principles you learn in this minor in a range of careers, like agriculture, law, and business.
Environmental Engineering
Take the opportunity to solve real-world problems through research that can benefit human lives and improve the environment, as well as gaining valuable hands-on experience in the field with professors and internships with experts.
Environmental Planning
Prepare for a career helping communities with growth and development in a unique program that focuses on large-scale planning of entire geographic regions.
Environmental Planning
This minor provides students with a strong professional education in the core principles of environmental planning, from economics to environmental ethics and regulatory standards to city and regional planning.
Environmental Planning
Prepare for a career helping communities plan for growth and development in a collaborative program that prepares you for engaging work, from analysis to planning, as you inform better land-use decisions and policies.
Environmental Studies
Study the complex opportunities, issues, and concerns that surround humans’ relationships with nature in this interdisciplinary field, encompassing ecology, politics, economics, geography, and societal management.
Environmental Studies
When you’re interested in learning about naturals resources and the environment but you’re not majoring in those topics, this is the minor for you. Learn the basic ecological principles, plus best practices for tourism and sustainability.
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Study the ecology, management, restoration, and protection of freshwater fish populations and their habitats in one of the few programs in the state, providing access to fieldwork in a range of aquatic ecosystems.
Fisheries Biology
Take the unique opportunity to study freshwater fish populations with hands-on field work and a plan of study created just for you.
Fisheries Science
From the general ecology of fish and their habitats to the fundamentals of watershed sciences, this minor lets you dive into the world of conservation and management practices, plus hands-on experiences.
Forest Ecology and Management
This degree lets you gain the knowledge and skills needed to manage public or private forests — including a broad understanding of biology, economies, and policies — in the only nationally accredited forestry program in the state.
Forestry
Study the management of forest ecosystems and a variety of related issues in a customized plan of study as you earn a graduate degree.
Geographic Information Science
This versatile minor teaches you the fundamentals of GIS and spatial analysis so you can transfer these skills to a variety of careers, from natural resources and restoration monitoring to computer science and software development.
Geographic Information Science (GIS)
Develop skills and experience applying industry standard GIS and remote sensing tools to natural resource issues.
Geography
Earn a degree in geography as you study a wide range of issues like land use, rural development, map making, the social aspects of natural resource management, and more.
Geography
Explore the relationships between human society and the physical environment while delving into research about the earth’s resources, whether you choose to specialize in mapping and information analysis or the dynamics of human behavior.
Geography
Obtain a broad understanding of the physical processes that make up Earth, from the natural elements to how they impact societies and various cultures of the world surrounding them, whether you focus on Utah or elsewhere in this minor.
Geography Teaching
Master the basics of geography, from the physical to its impacts of society, with this minor so you can learn how teach students. Get hands-on clinical experience to help you teach social studies through secondary education.
Landscape Architecture
Learn traditional and large-scale planning, design, and analysis in a program ranked in the top 15 of its kind in the nation.
Landscape Architecture
Develop artistic problem-solving skills as you gain hands-on experience in this accredited, studio-based program that prepares you to become a landscape architect with access to unique study abroad opportunities and internships.
Landscape Architecture (Advanced Professional Degree)
Learn traditional and large-scale planning, design, and analysis in a program ranked in the top 15 of its kind in the nation.
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
This interdisciplinary program in Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning prepares leaders and future faculty in landscape architecture.
Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
Study the physical, chemical, and biological processes associated with managing and restoring rivers, streams, and lakes in a department that is nationally ranked for its research as you gain hands-on experience in the field.
Master of Natural Resources
Earn a master’s as a working professional as you take courses to help you become a manager and decision maker in the natural resources field.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Enhance your studies to become a natural resource and environmental professional with this certificate program that will allow you to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act.
Natural Resources and Environmental Communication and Engagement (NRECE)
Earn a certificate in natural resources and environmental education that will allow you to effectively teach natural resources and environmental education to individuals in various settings.
Outdoor Adventure Leadership
In addition to learning wilderness first aid, this minor provides hands-on experience leading and guiding individuals and groups in numerous outdoor settings so you’re ready for entry level jobs immediately.
Parks and Recreation
This multidisciplinary minor lets you tailor your coursework to match your interests and goals, from recreational sports to outdoor recreation settings. Gain skills for designing and managing recreation and leisure services programs.
Plant Science
Research the biology, genetics, and management of plants in the only agriculturally focused plant science degree in the state.
Plant Science
From research to learning the best hands-on applications of plant production, this is the only agriculturally focused plant science program in the state, plus you’ll be able to work in laboratories, greenhouses, and fields one-on-one with experts.
Range Science
Get a unique advanced degree in range science as you study the science and application of ecology principles in rangeland environments.
Rangeland Ecology and Management
Learn how to manage public lands for recreational use while preserving the land’s natural resources and restoring previously misused areas at the first university to offer expansive academic classes in outdoor recreation.
Recreation Administration
Tailor your coursework to match your interests as you prepare for a career in recreation and leisure from individual and group programs to communities and events, all while gaining hands-on experience and building valuable connections.
Recreation Resource Management
Earn a degree at a university with six national parks close at hand as you prepare to manage outdoor recreation settings.
Recreation Resource Management
Gain a solid understanding of how humans interact with the world in outdoor recreation, a firm foundation of natural resources and scientific knowledge, and learn the best management practices for the various roles of public lands.
Recreation Resource Management
Master the basics of recreation management, from planning and infrastructure to regulation and integration of natural resources, and explore human connections and partnerships to prepare for careers related to recreation resources.
Soil Science
Research the chemical, physical, and biological aspects of soil at the only university in the state that offers this degree.
Soil Science
From ag-related consultant work to farming, this minor provides a fundamental groundwork on principles related to soil, from microbiology and chemistry through environmental management and reclamation.
Soils and Sustainable Land Systems
Study with experts in geology, ecology, and engineering to understand the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the soil-water-atmosphere zone at the earth’s surface in the only program of its kind in the state.
Sustainable Systems
Form foundational knowledge on sustainable systems as you explore the relationship between sustainability and agriculture, food, the environment, energy, Earth and water systems, and societal cultures with this minor.
Watershed Science
Integrate physics, chemistry, and biology to understand watershed systems with hands-on field work and a plan of study based on your individual research interests.
Watershed Science
Explore the social, economic, and ecological issues surrounding watershed science — including in western environments — in this minor to boost a variety of careers, from research and policy to agriculture and natural resources.
Wildlife Biology
Study the management of human-wildlife conflict and current issues and concerns in natural resources under professors who are world-renown for their research and publications.
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Study with nationally renowned faculty and gain hands-on experience in fieldwork and research of the ecology, behavior, conservation, and management of wildlife populations as you focus on current issues and concerns in natural resources.
Wildlife Science
Learn about the ecology, behavior, conservation, and management of wildlife populations as you focus on current issues and concerns in natural resources, specifically those adjacent to fisheries and aquatic sciences.