Center for Sustainability Studies Departments

Bemidji State University’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.

Economics Professor Kivi

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.Economics Department

Environmental StudiesSampling amphipods

Bemidji State University’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.

Environmental Studies Department

Geography Geography awareness week

Bemidji State geography students study Earth systems and the activities of human beings.

Geography Department

GeologyStudents in mine cars

Bemidji State geology program educates future geoscientists and drives cutting-edge interdisciplinary research addressing some of Earth’s most pressing issues impacting humanity.
Geology Department

Indigenous Sustainability Studies (Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin) Student learning about wood making

Bemidji State’s Niizhoo-gwayakochigewin program is designed for students who want to solve sustainability problems using Indigenous knowledge and modern science.

Indigenous Sustainability Studies Department

Graduate Studies in CSS Student doing research

In the Center for Sustainability Studies, we offer both thesis and non-thesis pathways to a MS degree in Environmental Studies.
Graduate Studies in CSS