Emphasis in Environmental Analysis

Environmental analysis (EA) fits exceptionally well within the Harvey Mudd College mission to train students who combine technical rigor and engagement with pressing social issues. The HMC Emphasis in Environmental Analysis (EEA) provides a curricular framework to help students move through their environmental studies in a coherent and cumulative fashion.

The Emphasis in Environmental Analysis is not a major or a minor. Rather, it is a coordinated program of study that allows students of any major the opportunity to address environmental issues from a range of perspectives so that they may better understand the impact of their work.

Emphasis Structure: An Emphasis in Environmental Analysis consists of five courses beyond the Core with significant environmental analysis content taken on- or off-campus, including at least two courses in recognized humanities, social sciences, and arts disciplines and two courses within science, engineering, or mathematical disciplines. At least three of the five courses must be at the upper-division level. Upon approval by the Hixon Center for Climate and the Environment, two summer research, yearlong research, or yearlong Clinic experience with a substantial environmental analysis component may be counted towards the five-course total, and are categorized depending on the topic of that research or experience.

Requirement: Students should declare their intention to pursue an Emphasis in Environmental Analysis in or before their fifth semester.

For more information on the EEA, visit: https://www.hmc.edu/hixon-center/environmental-analysis-at-harvey-mudd/