Columbia is a world leader in environmental studies, offering academic programs across a wide range of disciplines. Below are listed 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