Environmental Humanities BA
Why this program?
You see the world differently. You think critically and act artistically. You know the infinite possibilities that result when real-world issues are approached through creative experimentation. You are interested in more than just the arts and want to develop your skills so you can grow as both an artist and problem-solver.
Healing the world requires deep imagination, creative action, and skillful practices. The Environmental Humanities program uses the lenses of the humanities – art, history, literature, anthropology, philosophy, religious studies – to complement scientific approaches to the human-environment relationship in order to investigate, envision, and celebrate human engagements with the non-human world. Using narrative, interpretive and creative approaches, we consider how the environment is socially constructed and represented, and bring intellectual and creative rigor to our aspirations for just, sustainable and inspiring relationships among humans and the natural world.
What can you do with this degree?
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the program, graduates continue on to careers from extremely varying fields:
- Nature Writer
- Photojournalist
- Community Development
- Regenerative design(er)
- Environmental Anthropologist
- Museum Curator
- Environmental Program Manager
- Environmental Educator
- Community Arts Organizer
What will this program look like?
Our students engage in self-directed learning and interdisciplinary coursework. Identify and explore the contribution of environmental humanities to the human experience including historical, social, environmental, religious, and cultural contexts. Study artistic competencies alongside topics such as climate change, social and environmental justice, and psychology. Gain critical technical skills in your discipline as you originate creative work, and hone analytic skills through the study of existing work.
Expand your studies by completing required courses through our partners with EcoLeague or CIEL. Use this degree to participate in one our accelerated Master’s degrees: Environmental Studies & Sustainability or Transformative Food Systems.
Available Concentrations
Adventure Education
Climate Justice
Education for Social Justice
Environmental Studies
Equity Studies in Outdoor Leadership
Natural History Interpretation
Marine Studies
Outdoor Leadership
Certificates
Key program information
Start Date(s):
August 19, 2025
Application Deadlines:
On-Campus:
August 8, 2025
Orientation:
On-Campus
August 14, 2025
Application Checklist
- Completed Application
- Official transcripts
- List of References
- Essay
Admissions & Apply
Learners demonstrate a critical understanding of the theories, concepts and social and historical contexts in the environmental humanities.
Learners effectively employ the techniques of their chosen disciplines in the environmental humanities.
Learners produce original creative visual, literary, or regenerative design work or a critical analysis that effectively communicates some aspect of the human-environment relationship with an audience.
Learners are able to discuss topics within the environmental humanities through multiple lenses, including Indigenous, Western, and cross-cultural global perspectives.
- The Environmental Humanities BA program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. The Higher Learning Commission has approved Prescott College to offer all of its degree titles via distance education.
Careers & Opportunities
Career Pathways
The jobs listed below show how versatile our Environmental Humanities BA degree is, and how valuable our graduates are:
- Audubon Alaska’s Director of Conservation Science
- Campaign Organizer/Green Policy Advocate
- Community Development
- Environmental Director
- Conservation Biologist
- Conservation Director of the Sky Island Alliance
- Director of Prescott Creeks
- Director of Western Watersheds
- Project Ecologist, Author, and Lead Scientist at Earthwatch Institute
Career Planning
Our student success team works with you to map out a plan that works, for your goals and your life. There are many ways to get where you’re going, and we’ve seen it all!
Are you interested in being part of our community?
One thing we all have in common is our passion – passion for helping others, passion for the environment, passion for social justice and a passion for a different kind of learning experience.