Environmental Studies Minor

NYU Abu Dhabi's multidisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies affords an outstanding opportunity for making connections among fundamental scientific and engineering concepts, economic and sociological forces, and literary and artistic endeavors. This inherently interdisciplinary subject intimately connects to our existence and is especially relevant in Abu Dhabi, which has made a significant commitment to environmental sustainability.

The minor is designed to integrate the fundamental sciences, including biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics, with economics and the arts to provide an understanding of the Earth system and the current and future challenges imposed on it as the human population grows.

The curriculum emphasizes both quantitative reasoning and descriptive analysis in courses that emphasize science, economics, social concerns, the humanities and arts as a means to identify, explore, and solve fundamental problems and issues of environmental concern. Whenever possible, the courses utilize the local environment as a natural laboratory and studio for field trips and consider relevant local phenomena and issues.