Charlottesville,
VA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Environmental Thought and Practice in Charlottesville United States | University of Virginia
University of Virginia
|
Charlottesville United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
53,822
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Environmental Thought and Practice majors tackle the most pressing issues of our era. While science helps us grasp environmental challenges, solutions require broader perspectives. ETP integrates approaches from natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities, recognizing that every field offers insights about our planetary existence. Students apply this knowledge beyond academia.
Our century is defined by environmental concerns. With rising populations and global temperatures, humanity faces unprecedented challenges. The ETP major equips students to address these issues through interdisciplinary learning spanning sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Environmental challenges involve measurable physical phenomena—whether natural or anthropogenic—but their solutions depend on cultural contexts and historical factors more than scientific data alone. Policy solutions emerge from political processes informed by philosophy, economics, psychology, and ethics. Effectively addressing environmental issues requires synthesizing knowledge across these diverse disciplines.
The Environmental Thought and Practice program cultivates graduates who:
analyze scientific data, economic assessments, and ethical frameworks influencing environmental choices, and,
understand how political systems, historical developments, and cultural norms shape environmental problem-solving approaches.
bridge academic concepts with practical applications in the field.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS
Qualification Requirements
High School Transcripts.
Typically, the most important factor in the admission evaluation process is demonstrated academic achievement in a challenging secondary school program.
The admission committee looks for applicants who have completed the most rigorous academic courses available in their secondary schools and recommends that prospective students should exceed minimum high school graduation requirements. We require an official transcript. The secondary program should include no fewer than 16 academic courses and must include the following courses:
English 4 units
Mathematics 4 units
Foreign Language 2 units
Science (from among biology, chemistry, and physics) 2 units (*)
Social Studies 1 unit
A TOEFL or IELTS score should not be more than two years old. Depending on the school, most admitted graduate students attain a minimum total score of 90 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL (including sectional minimums of 22 in speaking, 22 in writing, 23 in reading and 23 in listening). The minimum paper-based TOEFL score requirement is usually 600, and the minimum IELTS score requirement is 7.0.
Typically, the most important factor in the admission evaluation process is demonstrated academic achievement in a challenging secondary school program.
The admission committee looks for applicants who have completed the most rigorous academic courses available in their secondary schools and recommends that prospective students should exceed minimum high school graduation requirements. We require an official transcript. The secondary program should include no fewer than 16 academic courses and must include the following courses:
English 4 units
Mathematics 4 units
Foreign Language 2 units
Science (from among biology, chemistry, and physics) 2 units (*)
Social Studies 1 unit
A TOEFL or IELTS score should not be more than two years old. Depending on the school, most admitted graduate students attain a minimum total score of 90 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL (including sectional minimums of 22 in speaking, 22 in writing, 23 in reading and 23 in listening). The minimum paper-based TOEFL score requirement is usually 600, and the minimum IELTS score requirement is 7.0.
Tuition
USD
53,822