Our world faces enormously complex environmental challenges. But the window to solve them is still open.

Students in the USC Dornsife Environmental Studies Program train to become creative and effective environmental leaders: researchers, policymakers, consultants, educators, and more. You’ll explore new scientific innovations, learn how to change the ways we communicate environmental and sustainability challenges, and discover approaches to transform scientific knowledge into political and social action that can shape the future of people and planet.

As part of the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, the Environmental Studies program connects students with some of the most meaningful (and awe-inspiring) field experiences you could imagine — many based at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island. Earn your scientific diving certification. Meet with community leaders to discuss the fundamentals of island ecology. Analyze the sustainability implications of island food systems. At USC Dornsife, you don’t have to wait until you graduate to work on the issues that matter to you the most!