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Lesley university | Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies

Audubon Expedition Institute - Higher Education's Most Extraordinary Journey

The Audubon Expedition Institute at Lesley University offers an alternative to traditional colleges and universities, including a Gap Year option, for students interested in pursuing a deeper ecological understanding of environmental education, leadership, and advocacy. On this journey of discovery students:
  • Travel throughout the U.S. and various bioregions of the world
  • Study with a close-knit group of faculty and peers
  • Experience the natural environment as their classroom
  • Engage directly with local ecologies, cultures, and economies

Environmental studies that immerse you in the environment

Four academic semesters are spent in the field and the areas that are explored change from year to year. Recent trips have included:
  • Adirondacks
  • Atlantic Coast
  • British Columbia
  • Desert Southwest
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Hawaii
  • Rio Grande Watershed
  • Southern Appalachias
Get a firsthand look at some of recent AEI trips in the photo gallery.

Experienced environmental educators

Audubon Expedition faculty are respected leaders in the environmental and educational communities. Each faculty member brings a distinctive area of specialization, from ecology to agroforestry to natural history and more. The program has a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio.

Unique career preparation, unique careers

Audubon Expedition Institute graduates are recognized as critical thinkers, effective communicators, creative problem solvers, and dynamic leaders. The program teaches people how to deal with complexity and change, to be flexible and to resolve conflicts, leading to enormous career opportunities such as:

  • Conservationist
  • Director of Education, Nature Center
  • Environmental Activist/Organizer
  • Environmental Educator
  • Horticulturist
  • Science Teacher
  • Sustainability Coordinator
  • Watershed Coordinator
  • Wilderness Leader

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