Underscoring the school's mission is the understanding that human systems and Earth’s natural systems are inextricably linked and that any effort to address sustainability of Earth's systems requires simultaneous study of the human actions that profoundly affect them. This is reflected in the Bren curriculum, which grounds students not only in the natural sciences, but also in the economic, legal, management, and policy perspectives of environmental issues. Read more: http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/about/overview.asp The mission of the Bren School is to play a leading role in researching environmental issues, identifying and solving environmental problems, and training research scientists and environmental management professionals.