At Carnegie Mellon, we have a goal that every graduate should be a steward of the environment. This means, that regardless of your major (or minor) you will be in a setting that allows you to learn about the environment; and in particular, your role in the future sustainability of the environment. Our commitment to 'walk the talk' can be seen in our purchase of wind power, our use of alternative fuel vehicles, our green buildings, our green roofs and our natural habitat areas. Please check out one of the three areas listed below:

Student Groups               Undergraduate Students            Graduate Students

 

If you are looking for an environmentally-focused student organization, please contact Patricia Stallings.

 

If you are an undergraduate and want to take courses having environmental themes, we have a "Greening of Early Undergraduate Education Program" that is available to all freshmen and sophomores. The following courses will be offered in the Spring 2005 semester:

Architecture:     

    48-448 History of Sustainability

Art:

    60-202 Concept Studio: EcoArt

Carnegie Mellon Studies:

    99-226 Rachel Carson: Her Work and Legacy

    99-230 Environmental Geology

Chemistry:

    09-510 Introduction to Green Chemistry

Design:

    51-274 Design and Social Change

    51-322 Visualizing the Global Footprint

Economics:

    73-358 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources

Ethics:

    80-244 Management, Environment and Ethics

EPP/ECE/CEE/SDS:

    12-090 Technology and the Environment

    12-100 Intro to Civil and Environmental Engineering

History:

    99-234 Introduction to Global Agriculture

    79-365 Climate Change, Energy Policy and Environmental Protection

    79-398 Environmental History and Politics Since Silent Spring

    79-258 Introduction to African History: 18th Century Neo-colonialism

H&SS Interdisciplinary:

    66-210 Science Technology and the Environment

Philosophy:

    80-340 Environmental Ethics and Decision Processes

Go here for the Undergraduate Course Catalog: http://www.cmu.edu/esg-cat/

 

If you are interested in a major or minor in an environmentally related field, please check out:

    Civil and Environmental Engineering (in Carnegie Institute of Technology)

    Engineering and Public Policy (in Carnegie Institute of Technology)

    Sustainable Design (Architecture Dept. in School of Fine Arts)

    Environmental Chemistry (in Mellon College of Science)

    Environmental Policy (Additional major) (in school of Humanities and Social Sciences )

    Environmental Engineering minor (in Carnegie Institute of Technology)

    Environmental Studies minor (in the school of Humanities and Social Sciences)

    Environmental Science minor (in the Mellon College of Science)

 

If you are a graduate student and are looking for a course having environmental themes, check out these upcoming courses:

    12-712 Intro to Sustainable Engineering, Fall 2005, Mini #1, 6 units

    12-713 Industrial Ecology, Fall 2005, Mini #2, 6 units

    12-714 Life Cycle Assessment, Spring 2006, Mini #3, 6 units

    12-715 Case Studies in Sustainable Eng., Spring 2006, Mini #4, 6 units

    12-720 Water Resources Chemistry

    19-424 Energy and the Environment

    19-426 Environmental Decision Making

    19-622 Sustainability

    19-623 Environmental Management

    19-751 Air Quality Engineering

    33-115 Energy and Environmental Issues

    48-315 Environment I: Climate and Energy

    48-452 Real Estate Design and Development

    48-729 Productivity, Health & the Quality of the Built Environment

    48-752 Zero Energy Housing

    73-248 Environmental Economics

    76-319 Environmental Rhetoric

    79-345 American Environmental History: Critical Issues

    79-346 International Environment Law and Policy

    80-340 Environmental Ethics and Decision Processes