环境科学理学学士

构成地球环境的自然系统处于不断的相互作用中。这些相互作用发生在从微观到全局的空间尺度上，以及从几分之一秒到一百万年的时间尺度上。科学地了解人类活动如何影响这种复杂安排的工作，必须适当地确定和研究目前在地球环境中运行的基本过程。此外，为了以技巧，洞察力和远见应用此类知识，还必须获得有关地球上古代环境条件与今天所观察到的差异程度以及这些变化如何影响地球生命的信息。如此广泛的知识和实践科学问题必须以跨学科的方式解决。
The natural systems that constitute Earth's environment are in continuous mutual interaction. These interactions occur on spatial scales that range from microscopic to global and on temporal scales that range from fractions of a second to millions of years. Scientific efforts to understand how the activities of humans affect the workings of such a complex arrangement must properly involve the identification and study of the fundamental processes operating at present in Earth's environment. Furthermore, to apply such knowledge with skill, insight and perspective, information must also be acquired on the extent to which ancient environmental conditions on Earth may have differed from those observed today and how such changes affected life on the planet. An intellectual and practical scientific problem of such vast scope must be approached in an interdisciplinary manner. This interdisciplinary requirement is important not only for students who will become professional environmental scientists, but also for those who want a solid scientific foundation for postgraduate training in environmental law, public policy, business and other fields.