Environmental Studies
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Environmental Studies 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 Environmental Studies alumni 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)
Environmental Compliance Intern
Environmental Education Intern
Farm Agriculture/Hospitality Intern
Food Sustainability Intern
Government Affairs Intern
Natural Resources Public Policy Intern
Research Assistant Intern
Research Intern
Research Intern, Adaptation to Climate Change
Sustainability Intern
Wildlife Management Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Agrivolution, Inc.
Community Solutions, Inc.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut Forest and Park Association
Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.
GlobalEd 2
GROW Windham
Jones Family Farms
Land Trust Alliance
NGO Sustainability, Inc.
Oklahoma City Zoo
UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR)
UConn Office of Environmental Policy
University of Vermont
Urban Resources Initiative (URI)
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)
CivicSpark Climate Action Fellow
Development Associate
Environmental Specialist
Environmental Health & Safety Coordinator
Field Manager
Field Operations Manager
Field Technician
Food Systems Enterprise Associate
Greenhouse Associate
Legal Affairs Specialist
Merchant Processing Operations Manager
Senior Energy Consultant
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)
Chief Executive Officer YMCA Camp Mason
Environmental Compliance Speicalist
Energy Data Analyst
Legislative Advocate
Merchant Processing Operations Manager
Program Coordinator
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
Clarus Commerce
Connecticut Land Conservation Council
Environment America
Garden Barn
Greenskies Renewal Energy
Kropp Environmental Contractors, Inc.
Local Government Commission
Manafor Brothers, Inc.
Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc.
Senior Aerospace Connecticut
Soledad, Inc.
Southern California Association of Governments
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Yale University
Yankee Home Improvement
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Teaching, Elementary Education & Teaching
M.A., Environmental Economics & Policy
M.A., Environmental Management
M.A., International Environmental Policy
Ph.D., Public Administration
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
American University
Brandeis University
Brown University
Duke University
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