Cooperatively creating a just and ecologically thriving world.
Welcome to the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS) at the University of Cincinnati! We are a community of scholars and students dedicated to understanding and meeting the world’s environmental challenges. The School of Environment and Sustainability is home to the Environmental Studies BS and BA, minors in Environmental Studies and Environmental Analysis and Policy as well as undergraduate and graduate micro-credentials in sustainability and land ethics.
SEaS brings together expertise in the biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities to create a transdisciplinary approach to problem solving both in the classroom and beyond. Students, faculty, and staff in SEaS co-create impactful action that can meet the seemingly insurmountable challenges we face.
Our students are passionate about understanding the ecological, historical, ethical, and cultural contexts of environmental problems. Environmental studies students learn how to communicate effectively and translate scientific knowledge. The program trains students to develop the writing, critical thinking, lab and field-based skills necessary to succeed in environmental and sustainability research, policy, law, planning, natural resource management, wildlife studies, journalism, and other diverse fields. Research, internship, co-op, and study abroad opportunities offer experiential, professional, and hands-on learning. Learn more.
Initiated in the fall of 2023, SEaS is built for the future. Created in response to student and faculty demand for a comprehensive hub of environmental research and teaching, SEaS is also UC’s response to external social and political urgency. We are home to new degree programs in sustainability and our faculty undertakes research that will help solve local and global environmental problems. SEaS continues to develop curricular and research programs that increase the visibility and understanding of environmental issues on campus, in our community, and across the globe.
Ready to launch a career in sustainability? Check out Pursuing a Career in Sustainability and Environmental Protection to discover how the University of Cincinnati empowers students to pursue impactful careers.
January 29, 2026
Sofia Ferrigolo is in her final semester at the Lindner College of Business, where she took charge as a sustainability advocate, culminating in a trip to COP30 in November and a job offer for sustainability consulting at a major global firm.
January 22, 2026
The countdown for Sustainability@UC Week has begun. From January 26 until January 31, 2026, The University of Cincinnati (UC) will welcome the Greater Cincinnati community to participate in various activities as part of Sustainability@UC Week. Organized by the UC Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), Student Government and the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS), Sustainability@UC Week will showcase 21 different events relating to sustainability.
November 18, 2025
The University of Cincinnati offers once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for hands-on learning. Students in two UC study abroad programs last spring traveled with their professors to see the real-world application of what they learned in two very different areas of innovation—conservation and sustainability, and cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.
