  {"id":10,"date":"2023-01-17T14:45:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2023-03-23T10:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:37:04","slug":"departments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/departments\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Center for Sustainability Studies Departments<\/h2>\n<p>91Ì½»¨&rsquo;s Center for Sustainability Studies houses five departments, which offer a diverse range of programs to prepare you for the future. From economics to geology, environmental studies to indigenous sustainability and graduate studies in environmental studies, our programs equip you with the skills and knowledge to make a positive impact on the world. Join us and discover your potential to create meaningful change.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Economics<b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-98 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Econ3230_PaulKivi_0030-e1665001970452-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Kivi\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Econ3230_PaulKivi_0030-e1665001970452.jpg\"><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Bemidji State economics students study individual and societal decision making, particularly the production, consumption and distribution of goods and scarce resources such as time and money.<a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/economics\/\">Economics Department<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Environmental Studies<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-66 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Breanna-Sampling-Amphipods-1024x768-1-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Sampling amphipods\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Breanna-Sampling-Amphipods-1024x768-1.jpg\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>91Ì½»¨&rsquo;s environmental studies students have a calling to protect and preserve the Earth. Our students lead efforts to solve the environmental problems of the future.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/environmental-studies\/\">Environmental Studies Department<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Geography&nbsp;<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-78 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/IMG_3205-1024x768-1-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Geography awareness week\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/IMG_3205-1024x768-1.jpg\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bemidji State geography students study Earth systems and the activities of human beings.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/geography\/\">Geography Department<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Geology<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-95 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Sudan-Mine-2-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Students in mine cars\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/Sudan-Mine-2.jpg\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bemidji State geology program educates future geoscientists and drives cutting-edge interdisciplinary research addressing some of Earth&rsquo;s most pressing issues impacting humanity.<br>\n<a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/geology\/\">Geology Department<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Indigenous Sustainability Studies (Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin) <b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-108 size-thumbnail img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/20180719_152948-1024x576-1-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Student learning about wood making\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/20180719_152948-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Bemidji State&rsquo;s&nbsp;Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin program is designed for students who want to solve sustainability problems using Indigenous knowledge and modern science.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/niizhoo-gwayakochigewin\">Indigenous Sustainability Studies Department<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Graduate Studies in CSS <strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-86 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/73482672_10157694706960645_8064022838811557888_n-250x250.jpg\" alt=\"Student doing research\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-bp=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/01\/73482672_10157694706960645_8064022838811557888_n.jpg\"><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the Center for Sustainability Studies, we offer both thesis and non-thesis pathways to a MS degree in Environmental Studies.<br>\n<a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-block btn-accent waves-effect waves-light text-white mb-3 p-5\" title=\"Learn More\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/graduate-studies-in-css\/\">Graduate Studies in CSS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Sustainability Studies Departments 91Ì½»¨&rsquo;s Center for Sustainability Studies houses five departments, which offer a diverse range of programs to prepare you for the future. 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