The Department of Environmental Sciences is an academic department in the faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences of Jahangirnagar University. In addition to a full phase undergraduate program, the department also offers graduate degree programs leading to Master of Science (MS), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) emphasizing basic research of a disciplinary of interdisciplinary nature. The unique juxtaposition of several sciences in one department fosters cooperation and exchange among traditional disciplines that share similar methodological and philosophical problems. The research endeavors of both faculty and graduate students, whether disciplinary or interdisciplinary, deal largely with problems of fundamental scientific interest and to a lesser extent with applied science, management or policy making.