Natural Resources
CAREER EXPLORATION
This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources 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 Education Intern
Fisheries Technician/Intern
Forest Crew Intern
GIS/Remote Sensing Intern
Harbor Watch Water Quality Intern
Hydrologist Intern
Programs Intern
Visitor Education Intern
Wildlife Division Field Internship
Zero Waste Intern
SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Charity: Water
Connecticut Audubon Society
Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound
CT DEEP Fisheries Division
CT DEEP Water Resources Divison
CT DEEP Wildlife Division
Earthplace Harbor Watch
New England Aquarium
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Sound Waters
Toxics Action Center
Trout Unlimited
U.S. Geological Survey
White Memorial Foundation Conservation Center
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)
Conservation Law Enforcement Officer
Development Coordinator
Environmental Consultant I
Environmental Scientist
Environmental Specialist
Field Operations Supervisor
Fisheries Field Technician
Forestry Technician
Naturalist
Outdoors Program Educator
Park Division Educator
Survey Instrument Operator
Wildlife Field Technician
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)
Editorial Assistant
Environmental Scientist
Fisheries Biologist/Scientist
Forester
Hydrologist
National Portfolio Manager
Remote Sensing Scientist
Technology Executive
Wildlife Biologist/Scientist
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK
AECOM
Belcan Engineering
CT DEEP Fisheries Division
CT DEEP State Parks
CT DEEP Wildlife Division
Fuss & O'Neill
Housatonic Valley Association
Idaho Fish and Game
Kansas State University
Keep America Beautiful
Mass Audubon
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
New England Aquarium
New York Botanical Garden
NorthEast Aquatic Research
The Nature Conservancy
Triumvirate Environmental
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED
M.A., Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guiding Services
M.G.A., Management Information Systems
M.S., Earth & Planetary Sciences
M.S., Resilient & Sustainable Communities
M.S., Environmental Science & Policy
M.S., Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology
M.S., Forestry
M.S., Geographic Information Systems/Geography
M.S., Natural Resources - Water, Land, and Air
M.S., Technology Management
M.S., Water Resources
UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Auburn University
Central Connecticut State University
State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry
University of California Santa Barbara
University of Connecticut
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Nevada Reno
University of New Hampshire
University of Rhode Island
University of Wisconsin
University of Wyoming
Western New England University
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