Environmental Studies
About this Major
The daily headlines sound the call--environmental disasters, climate change, renewable energy, sustainable living and eating, protecting wilderness and wildlife. Environmental Studies will equip you to meet some of the most crucial challenges of the modern world by exploring all these issues and many more.
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Truly interdisciplinary in nature, the Environmental Studies major combines the expertise of professors from 17 departments, as well as education abroad programs, to look at humanity's relationship to the environment through many lenses, including ecology, politics, history, philosophy and religion. By allowing students to specialize in one of five areas—Ecological Systems, Politics, Policy and Justice, Urban Sustainability, Environmental Education, the Environmental Studies Program helps students find their place in this vast, compelling field and discover where they can make a difference as stewards of the Earth.
Students who major in Environmental Studies can take their careers in countless directions: environmental education, urban planning, journalism, natural resource management, park management, ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, corporate sustainability, and law school or graduate school, among many other options.
Students who major in Environmental Studies can take their careers in countless directions: environmental education, urban planning, journalism, natural resource management, park management, ecological restoration, sustainable agriculture, corporate sustainability, and law school or graduate school, among many other options.
Related Career Paths
Key Workplace Skills
- Work in a team structure
- Creativity
- Make decisions and solve problems
- Create and edit written reports
- Analytical and investigative skills
- Related technical knowledge
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Regional Internships
Student Conservation Association Sierra Club Seattle Aquarium Pacific Science Center IslandWood Forterra Organizations and Leadership Be a summer crew member with Washington Conservation Corps Join the Green Team or Sustainable Student Action Clubs Volunteer at SU’s Urban Farm or community garden Lead outing trips for SU’s Outdoor Adventure & Recreation |
Potential Employers
• Fisheries & Wildlife Department
• Government/State Departments
• Environmental Non-Profit
• Educational Organizations
• Government/State Departments
• Environmental Non-Profit
• Educational Organizations
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