Applied and Resource Economics
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Applied and Resource Economics career options by reading about sample Experiential Learning and Job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Applied and Resource Economics alum have studied.
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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES
(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)
Commodity Trade Intern
Energy Efficiency Intern
Insurance Intern
Legal Intern
Management Trainee
Operations Intern
Pollution Prevention Intern
Quality Assurance Intern
Researcher
Website and Program Developer
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
CT Office of Policy and Management
End Hunger Connecticut
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Farm Credit East
Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
Hartford Food System
IFC International
Kawaiikalia Farms
Liberty Mutual
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
MAN Diesel & Turbo
Select Botanicals Group
Social Enterprise Trust
The Washington Center
UConn Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
UConn Office of Environmental Policy
SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Account Executive
Business Development Associate
Credit Representative
Dairy Focus Specialist
Environmental Law Specialist
Finance Associate
Marketing Consultant
Marketing Strategist
Portfolio Analyst
Pricing Analyst
Real estate Services Coordinator
Research Analyst
Securities Processing Specialist
Supply Chain Logistics Specialist
Trade Marketing Associate
Underwriter
SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES
(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)
Account Manager
Associate Business Manager
Business Owner
CEO & Founder
Client Account Manager
Farm Business Consultant
Marketing Manager
Policy Counsel
Project Manager/Implementation Consultant
Senior Vice President
Sustainability and Philanthropy Manager
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Cargill
Chubb Agribusiness
Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority
Concord Resources Limited
Farm Credit East, ACA
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
FoodCorps
Greenworks Lending
Hancock Agricultural Investment Group
HR 360, Inc.
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance
Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
McLagan
Noble America's
Rockit Solutions, LLC
Siemens Energy, Inc.
The Walt Disney Company
Traveler’s
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
J.D. in Law School
Master’s in Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Policy Master’s in Applied and Resource Economics
Master’s in Business Administration
Master’s in Environmental Policy
Master’s in Healthcare Administration
Master’s in Public Policy
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Bard College Center for Environmental Policy
Pace University School of Law
Tufts University
University of Connecticut
University of New Haven
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Georgetown University
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