Applied and Resource Economics

Applied and Resource Economics

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

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

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