Choosing Your Path

The mission of the Nature and Society stream is to prepare students for employment and/or further graduate study in fields associated with the environment and the human relationship with it. To this end, the “stream” acquaints students with a range of relevant problems, theoretical frameworks, and philosophical perspectives drawn from the sciences and humanities. Study in this “stream” promotes novel, meaningful, interdisciplinary research and active involvement in environmental work. It produces graduates who bring environmental awareness to bear on active citizenship.

Students interested in obtaining certification to teach this subject area in secondary education need to contact an advisor in this department to carefully plan the course work to satisfy teacher certification requirements. A degree in this major is required for participation in teacher education certification options.

Students should note that courses taken for emphasis blocks may not be used to complete the requirements for additional majors or minors.

Capstone Experience

During the senior year each student will enroll in a practicum or field research.  Under the instructor’s guidance, the student will be assigned an internship with a government agency.  A research topic based on the student’s goals and the instructor’s guidance will be assigned and will culminate with a senior research paper presented to an interdisciplinary committee.

For complete information about this degree program, we invite you to contact:

June D. Watkins
Assistant Director, Interdisciplinary Studies
Bld 53, Room 221
College of Arts and Sciences
University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
(850) 474-2918