students learn about the environmental challenges people face as a society and gain the skills needed to overcome them to make positive change. they study how human activities affect the world, then put that knowledge into action. also, students conduct community-based research and develop action plans and work on local ecological restoration projects.

areas of focus

• ecological restoration
• ethnoecology
• political ecology

careers

• conservation specialist
• environmental lawyer
• environmental consultant or manager
• environmental policy analyst
• environmental journalist
• forestry technician
• horticulturalist
• landscaping manager
• park manager
• restoration ecologist
• sustainability consultant
• water system supervisor