Picture yourself hiking deep into an old-growth forest to inspect its rich biodiversity, wading into streams to investigate the effects of human land use on water quality, exploring coal mines to understand the formation and effects of fossil fuels and visiting wastewater treatment plants to grasp the processes that transform 30 million gallons of contaminated water each day.

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Lecturer Karen Tuerk explores environmental geology with her students at Ringing Rocks County Park in Spring 2024.

When you join our group of passionate student scientists, you are immersed in the study of Earth’s eight billion people and the ways they interact with the natural world. You’ll receive an interdisciplinary and rigorous education that enriches and prepares you to pursue whatever dreams you have for yourself.

Environmental science graduates have embraced abundant and diverse opportunities: they’ve attended graduate, medical, or law school, or immediately landed jobs in industry, secondary education, research, advocacy and government.

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Our Curriculum

Explore the environmental science curriculum at Muhlenberg, where classroom discussion consistently meets hands-on field experiences where you’ll see theory in practice.

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Independent Study & Research Opportunities

Environmental science students work independently and alongside faculty mentors to author original research and present at conferences nationwide. Opportunities exist to conduct research during the semester and over the summer as paid research for course credit.

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After Muhlenberg

Learn about the environmental science career outcomes and hear from individual alumni on the journeys they’ve taken since graduation.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AT MUHLENBERG

Making an Impact

Our environmental science students, faculty and alum are driven to discover, understand and positively influence the way people interact with the natural world.

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Get in touch

Jason Kelsey

Program Director
Address Muhlenberg College Environmental Science New Science Building, 302 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104