环境人类学专注于环境问题的人类学评估，自然资源管理以及对我们对环境的理解以及我们对基于环境的机会，问题和危机的反应能力的冲突，这些对生物，文化和行为因素的研究。生态和环境人类学专注于环境问题的人类学评估，自然资源管理以及生物学，文化和行为因素的研究，因为它们影响着我们对环境的理解以及我们对基于环境的机会，问题和对环境做出反应的能力。危机。
Anthropology of Environment focuses on the anthropological assessment of environmental issues, the management of natural resources and the study of biological, cultural and behavioral factors as they impinge upon our understanding of the environment and our ability to respond to environmentally based opportunities, problems, and crises .Ecological and environmental anthropology focuses on the anthropological assessment of environmental issues, the management of natural resources and the study of biological, cultural and behavioral factors as they impinge upon our understanding of the environment and our ability to respond to environmentally based opportunities, problems, and crises.The program in Ecological and Environmental Anthropology is designed to appeal to students who are interested in gaining a strong theoretical foundation and instruction in empirical analysis of a range of ecological and environmental issues.Our interdisciplinary focus on the environment seeks to raise the analytic rigor offered to students, challenging them to develop robust theoretical and empirical skills to act on contemporary environmental challenges.