Voa education report - Colleges See Green in Sustainability Studies

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is the VOA Special English Education Report. We talked week about a movement to build environmentally friendly school in the United States. Today we look at the of "green" studies in higher education. Many colleges and around the country now offer programs in sustainability studies. programs combine environmental science, social science, economics, agriculture, renewable and other subjects. Antioch University in New Hampshire and University of Management in Iowa are just two of schools with sustainability programs. At Dominican University of California, San Francisco, students can receive a master's of business in sustainable enterprise. School officials say their Green MBA together the aims of the financial world with those the social justice and environmental movements. This year, Arizona University opened its Global Institute of Sustainability. The aim to do research across many departments, then bring that to schools, businesses and industries. Arizona State has also a School of Sustainability. Like many sustainability programs, this grew out of an existing environmental studies program. The is just starting its first academic year. Students can courses towards a master's degree or a doctorate in . And the school will soon offer undergraduate programs. Officials the School of Sustainability aims to educate a new of leaders to solve environmental, social and economic problems. experts sometimes question whether students who study sustainability will able to sustain themselves by finding jobs. Charles Redman the director of the School of Sustainability at Arizona University. He says more and more local governments around country are forming sustainability committees that need environmental experts. he says companies increasingly want experts who know how make businesses as environmentally responsible as possible. He cannot yet about graduates of his own school, since it just started. But he says he does know that colleges and universities, there is a high demand for who can teach sustainability. And that's the VOA Special Education Report, written by Dana Demange. Last week's report green schools can be found at voaspecialenglishcom.. I'm Steve .

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