Columbia is a world leader in environmental studies and research, offering academic programs across a wide range of disciplines. Columbia offers 24 environmental degrees, as well as a sustainable development major and a sustainability master's program through its School of Continuing Education. Below are listed selected departments, centers and programs with a particular concentration in environment-related subjects. For course listings, consult Columbia's Directory of Classes.
Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Graduate School of
Interdisciplinary Initiative in Urban Ecology
Arts and Sciences, Faculty of
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology
Barnard College (Affiliate)
Department of Environmental Science
Columbia Law School
Environmental Law Clinic
Engineering and Applied Science, Fu Foundation School of
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering
Earth Engineering Center
Environmental Molecular Sciences Institute
International and Public Affairs, School of
Concentration in Environmental Policy Studies
Concentration in International Energy Management and Policy
Center for Energy, Marine Transportation and Public Policy
MPA in Environmental Science and Policy
Ph.D. in Sustainable Development
Journalism, Graduate School of
Earth and Environmental Sciences Journalism
Public Health, Mailman School of
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
Columbia Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Earth Institute at Columbia University
Center for Economy, Environment, and Society
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development
Center for Hazards and Risk Research
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
Center for Nonlinear Earth Systems
Center for Research on Environmental Decisions
Center for Rivers and Estuaries
Center for Sustainable Urban Development
Earth Engineering Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies
International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Program on Science, Technology, and Global Development
Tropical Agriculture Program
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health
The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health works to protect children’s health, by conducting scientific studies of links between common pollutants in the environment and certain health risks.
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Columbia Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Mailman School of Public Health Announces New Program in Climate and Health
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Earth Institute at Columbia University
Center for Economy, Environment, and Society
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation
CERC's two-part mission is to build environmental leadership and to solve complex problems, in order to stem the loss of biological diversity and achieve environmental sustainability.
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Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development
CGSD manages the social sciences activities of the Earth Institute. Our mission is to augment the intellectual community using social sciences approaches to address the most pressing international development problems of our time.
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