Environmental Science

Overview

Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a B.S. obtained in the Environmental Science program of Kutztown University are:

• able to execute field and laboratory investigations based on sound scientific principles and techniques, with care and attention to detail.

• able to choose appropriate techniques for the collection, analysis, and presentation of quantitative, spatial, and temporal data.

• able to work as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team to apply knowledge of the complex interactions between physical and biological realms, draw conclusions, and develop action plans.

• able to effectively communicate a position using data and logical reasoning in appropriate written and oral formats.

Are these skills that you have and want to polish?  Are they skills you would like to acquire? There has never been a better time to pursue a degree, and a career, in the environmental sciences. Employment opportunities for trained environmental professionals are growing as fast as our need for innovative solutions to immediate and future environmental problems.

Students graduating from the KU Environmental Science Program apply their skills in a variety of settings.  Graduates have been very successful in obtaining environmental positions working for a variety of public and private-sector organizations including the PA and NJ Departments of Environmental Protection, PA Dept of Agriculture, Ohio Public Interest Research Group, Suburban Testing Labs, Clean Harbors Environmental, and the U.S. Department of Labor-Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA).