ALBANY — The University at Albany is starting new majors related to climate change, but students won’t just study science. They are going to dive into the economics behind climate change, political and social policies, and many other social science topics.
Students can now earn a Bachelor of Science in climate sciences or a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies. The university also added master’s and doctoral programs in climate science.
Students started joining the majors as soon as the first one, climate sciences, opened…