Sage Gerson: Assistant Professor & NCSS Concentration Coordinator for first-year and sophomore students

Markus Berger: Professor & NCSS Concentration Coordinator for junior and senior students

A graduate program in Nature–Culture–Sustainabilities Studies (NCSS) existed from 2018–23. While the graduate-level degree program has been discontinued, RISD graduate students can still pursue an NCSS concentration.

As one of RISD’s largest undergraduate concentrations, Nature–Culture–Sustainability Studies (NCSS) provides an opportunity for students to shape individualized courses of study focused on interdisciplinary environmental learning in an art and design context. Through the 21-credit concentration, you can focus on biomimicry, emerging technologies, global warming, hybridity and sustainability, among other options.