Create a more sustainable world. Volunteers promote efforts to protect natural resources at the local level and strengthen understanding of environmental and sustainability issues.
If you choose Environment, take three courses from the following areas:
- Environmental Science
- Environmental & Sustainability Studies
- Natural Resources
- Fisheries and Wildlife
- Plant Biology
- Plant and Landscape Systems
- Regional & Community Forestry
- Grassland Systems
- Microbiology
Recommended courses:
- ANTH/GLST 476: Human Rights, Environment and Development
- ENSC 220: Energy Systems and Sustainability
- ENVR 319: Environmental Engagement and the Community
- GEOG 403: Environmental Justice
- GEOG 450: Climate and Society
- NRES/SCIL/GEOG 109: Water in Society
- NRES 211: Conservation Biology
- NRES/GEOG 281: introduction to Water Science
- NRES 310: Introduction to Forest Management
- NRES 311: Wildlife Ecology and Management
- NRES 348: Wildlife Damage Management
- NRES 361: Soils, Environment and Water Quality
- NRES 434: Environmental Education & Interpretation
- NRES 438: Grassland Conservation
- NRES 452: Climate and Society
- NRES 467: Global Climate Change
- PLAS 100: Plants, Landscapes, & The Environment
And build 50 hours of related field experience through an activity such as:
- Educating the public on environmental or conservation issues
- Conducting biological surveys of plants or animals
- Gardening, farming, nursery management, organic or low-input vegetable production, or landscaping
- Providing technical assistance and training in natural resource management
- Interning or volunteering at a park or nature preserve/center such as Pioneers Park, Spring Creek Prairie, Prairie Pines, or Wilderness Park
- Gaining useful field experience at Cedar Point Biological Station
- Joining the Into the Outdoors learning community, volunteering with Big Gumdrop Outdoors, or leading a trip with Outdoor Adventures
- Engaging with student involvement opportunities through the Office of Sustainability
- Gaining experience with the ASUN Environmental Leadership Program