Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as Field Experience?

Internships, independent research, environmentally oriented trips, summer courses abroad, SURE program. Please check out Environmental Science Opportunities for listings of internships and others.

How do I get the Field Experience to count for the major?

Complete the Field Experience Form and return to the Director of the Environmental Science Program. You are strongly encouraged to have your idea approved before beginning your experience.

What can I do with an Environmental Science Degree?

Lots of things! Check out the Careers page for more information. Also, ask the Director of the Environmental Science Program to add you to the listserve so that you receive current job announcements.

What track is right for me?

It depends on your interests. Talk with your advisor, other students, or faculty teaching in the program to learn more about track-specific opportunities.

What are some good environmental books to read?

Here are some suggestions:

• Intelligent Courage: Natural Resource Careers that Make a Difference. Fraidenburg, Michael E. 2007. Krieger Publishing.
• The ECO Guide to Careers that Make a Difference. Environmental Careers Organization. 2004. Island Press.
• World Changing: A User's Guide to the 21st Century. Steffen, Alex (editor). 2007. W Abrams, New York. Contains much useful information about a wide array of environmental topics.
• Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash. Strasser, Susan. 1999. Owl Books, New York. An interesting analysis of what gets thrown away and what that says about our culture.
• Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas. Worster, Donald. 1994. Cambridge University Press, New York. What it claims ... a history of the development of ecological ideas.
• Nature's Services: Societal Dependence on Natural Ecosystems. Daily, Gretchen. 1997. Island Press, Washington DC. Illustrates the importance of nature for meeting many of the basic human needs. An attempt to make conservation appealing to different groups
• The New Economy of Nature: A Quest to Make Conservation Profitable. Daily, Gretchen and Katherine Ellison. 2002. Island Press, Washington. A really wonderful and inspirational book that highlights success stories in conservation.
• Silent Spring Carson, Rachel. 1962. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. A classic. Marks the beginning of the environmental era.
• Ecology, Economics, and Ethics: The Broken Circle. Bormann, F. Herbert and Stephen R. Kellert (eds). 1991. Yale University Press, New Haven. A series of essays that link three traditionally separate disciplines to address environmental concerns.
• Confessions of an Eco-Warrior. Foreman, Dave. 1991. Confessions of an Eco-Warrior. Crown Trade Paperbacks, New York. Foreman is a cofounder of Earth First!, a radical environmental group. An inspiring and at times entertaining plea for the environment by a controversial environmental activist.
• Dust Bowl: The Southern Plains in the 1930s. Worster, Donald. 1979. Oxford University Press, New York. This really great book examines the causes and consequences of the 1930s dust storms resulting from severe drought and severe agricultural practices.

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