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solutions.</p><p>Find your passion and discover ways of making your lifestyle and work more sustainable.</p><h2><strong>Undergraduate Majors</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.arec.umd.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate">Agriculture and Resource Economics</a></li><li><a href="https://www.psla.umd.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate-programs/agricultural-science-technology">Agricultural Science and Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://ansc.umd.edu/undergraduate">Animal and Avian Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://anth.umd.edu/landing/Undergraduate">Anthropology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.arch.umd.edu/academics/degrees/undergraduate-degrees">Architecture</a></li><li><a href="https://aosc.umd.edu/education/undergrad-major">Atmospheric and Oceanic Science</a></li><li><a href="https://chem.umd.edu/undergraduate/current-majors/general-information">Biochemistry</a></li><li><a href="https://bsci.umd.edu/about">Biological Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://cee.umd.edu/undergraduate">Civil and Environmental Engineering</a></li><li><a href="http://ensp.umd.edu/">Environmental Science and Policy</a></li><li><a href="http://www.enst.umd.edu/">Environmental Science and Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://geog.umd.edu/graduate/master-science-and-graduate-certificate-programs">Geography</a></li><li><a href="https://www.geol.umd.edu/undergraduate/ugprogram.php">Geology</a></li><li><a href="https://larch.umd.edu/bachelor-landscape-architecture">Landscape Architecture</a></li><li><a href="https://psla.umd.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate">Plant Sciences</a></li></ul><h2><strong>Minors and Certificate Programs</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="https://psla.umd.edu/students/undergraduate/current-students-resources/minors/">Agricultural Science and Technology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.arec.umd.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate">Agribusiness Economics</a></li><li><a href="https://aosc.umd.edu/undergraduate/minor">Atmospheric Chemistry</a></li><li><a href="https://aosc.umd.edu/undergraduate/minor">Atmospheric Science</a></li><li><a href="http://www.geol.umd.edu/undergraduate/Geology_Minors.php#earth_history">Earth History</a></li><li><a href="http://www.geol.umd.edu/undergraduate/Geology_Minors.php#earth_materials">Earth Material Properties</a></li><li><a href="https://www.arec.umd.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate">Environmental & Resource Economics</a></li><li><a href="http://www.geol.umd.edu/undergraduate/Geology_Minors.php#hydrology">Hydrology</a></li><li><a href="https://agnr.umd.edu/academics/programs-study/international-agriculture-and-natural-resources">International Agriculture and Natural Resources (Certificate)</a></li><li><a href="https://aosc.umd.edu/undergraduate/minor">Meteorology</a></li><li><a href="https://enst.umd.edu/undergraduate/majors-minors">Soil Science</a></li><li><a href="http://www.geol.umd.edu/undergraduate/Geology_Minors.php#surficial">Surficial Geology</a></li><li><a href="https://iaa.umd.edu/undergraduate">Institute of Applied Agriculture (Certificate)</a></li><li><a href="https://psla.umd.edu/students/undergraduate/current-students-resources/minors/">Landscape Management</a></li><li><a href="https://spp.umd.edu/your-education/undergraduate/minors#sus">Sustainability Studies Minor</a></li></ul><h2><strong>Graduate Studies</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.arec.umd.edu/graduate">Agricultural and Resource Economics</a></li><li><a href="http://ansc.umd.edu/Graduate/">Animal Sciences</a></li><li><a href="https://anth.umd.edu/landing/Graduate">Anthropology</a></li><li><a href="https://www.arch.umd.edu/academics/degrees/graduate-degrees-and-doctoral-program">Architecture</a></li><li><a href="https://aosc.umd.edu/education">Atmospheric and Ocean Science</a></li><li><a href="https://sph.umd.edu/academics/doctoral-degrees/phd-behavioral-and-community-health">Behavioral and Community Health</a></li><li><a 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