With more than 40 years of experience granting Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, and Bachelor of Arts in Preparation for Teaching degrees in sustainability studies, our department has achieved a level of professionalism envied by environmental programs at other universities and colleges.
ENVS Winter 2022 Class Schedule
The Department of Environmental Studies will offer one section of ENVS 1 (Introduction to Environmental Issues), this class is satisfied in area D and one section of ENVS 150 (Introduction to Environmental Thought), this class is satisfied in area S. Both classes will be offered online from Jan 03 - Jan 21.
For more information, please visit the Winter Session website.
Study Abroad and Away!
Join Professor Cushing on Oct. 29 (Friday) at 11AM in meeting three SJSU faculty members who are offering study abroad opportunities! All GLST 188 courses fulfill Area V requirements for SJSU Studies. Additionally, completion of GLST 188 or GLST 189 is a major requirement for our BA degree.
Environmental Studies Professor Dustin Mulvaney quoted in the LATimes
There’s no comparison between those problems and the destruction wrought by fossil fuels, said Dustin Mulvaney, an environmental studies professor at San Jose State. Much of his research deals with the challenges posed by clean energy development, including solar panel supply chains and land-use conflicts. But the Huntington Beach oil spill, Mulvaney noted, is the type of “catastrophic accident” that you’d never see at a solar or wind farm.
The initiative would allow the state to limit plastic packaging and ensure that packaging that is allowed, is able to be recycled, composted, or reused. For more, KCBS Radio news anchor Melissa Culross spoke with Bruce Olszewski, Lecturer and Director of the Center for the Development of Recycling at San Jose State University.
