Environment

Help forge a global movement to protect our planet. Volunteers lead grassroots efforts in their communities to protect the environment and strengthen understanding of environmental issues. They teach environmental awareness in elementary and secondary schools and to youth groups and community organizations, empowering communities to make their own decisions about how to protect and conserve the local environment. Volunteers also address environmental degradation by promoting sustainable use of natural resources.

If you choose Environment, take three courses from one of the following areas:

Environmental Studies
Sustainability Studies
Biology/Chemistry
Ecosystem & Human Impact
Civil Engineering
Atmospheric Sciences
Geology

Recommended Courses*:

Africana Studies/Social and Behavioral Sciences
AFS 374: Environment & Development in African History
AFS 382: Race, Ethnicity and the Environment
Anthropology, Cultural and Archaeology
ANT 215: Climate & Culture
ANT 410: Ethnobotany and Paleoethnobotany
Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies
ATM 201: Introduction to Climate & Climate Change
ATM 237: World Climate and Atmosphere
ATM 305: Global Atmospheric Change
Biological Anthropology
ANP 304: Ecology: Linking People and Nature (with emphasis on the Turkana Basin)
ANP 307: Comparing Ecosystems in Madagascar
Biology
BIO 113: General Ecology
BIO 336: Conservation Biology
BIO 351: Ecology
BIO 353: Marine Ecology
BIO 341: Plant Diversity
BIO 371: Restoration of Aquatic Systems
Chemical and Molecular Engineering
CME 201: Sustainable Energy - Evaluating the Options
CME 350: Comparative Energy Technologies
CME 491: Sustainable Future through Renewable Energy
Chemistry
CHE 115: Chemistry, Life, and Environment
CHE 310: Chemistry in Technology and the Environment
Civil Engineering
CIV 101: Introduction to Civil Engineering
CIV 310: Structural Engineering
CIV 320: Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Design
CIV 424: Stormwater Management & Design
CIV 426: Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
Communications
COM 436: Environmental Communication
Cross Disciplinary Studies
CDS 101: Energy, Climate, and Society
Engineering and Applied Science
EAS 312: Engineering for the Developing World
Geosciences
GEO 105: Energy Resources for the 21st Century
GEO 107: Natural Hazards
GEO 304: Energy, Mineral Resources, and the Environment
GEO 307: Global Environmental Change
GEO 311: Geoscience and Global Concerns
GEO 313: Understanding Water Resources for the 21st Century
History
HIS 302: Environmental History in Global Perspective
Marine Sciences
MAR 301: Environmental Microbiology
MAR 315: Marine Conservation
MAR 318: Engineering Geology & Coastal Processes
MAR 336: Marine Pollution
MAR 340: Environmental Problems and Solutions
MAR 392: Waste Management Issues
MAR 394: Environmental Toxicology and Public Health
Mechanical Engineering
MEC 280: Pollution and Human Health
Physics
PHY 237: World Climate and Atmosphere
Spanish Literature and Culture Couses in English
HUS 272: Science, Technology, and the Environment in Latin America
Sustainability Studies
SUS 111: Introduction to Sustainability Studies
SUS 121: Climate Change: Science, Impacts, Justice, and Solutions
SUS 311: Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective
SUS 319: Restoration Ecology
SUS 323: Environmental Justice
SUS 344: Sustainable Natural Resources
SUS 374: Environment and Development in African History
SUS 405: Environmental Sustainability in Tanzania
Technology and Society
EST 102: Weather & Climate
EST 291: Energy, Environment, and People

* Other courses in the SBU curriculum would satisfy this requirement. Please meet with your Peace Corps Prep Coach at the SBU Career Center to develop your plan.

Build 50 hours of related experience through an activity such as:

Educating the public on environmental or conservation issues, or working on
environmental campaigns
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

Example opportunities that have been posted in Handshake:

*These are just examples, you may choose another related experience. Speak with your PC Prep Coach.

SBU: Earth Day Volunteer Committee
SBU: Department of Environmental Health & Safety Internship
SBU: Global Innovation Summer Field School Study Abroad
SBU: New York State Department of Conservation Internship
SBU: Ocean Sanctuary Alliance
Area: Clean Water Action Community Organizer Internship
Area: Sweet Briar Nature Center Internship
Area: City Parks Foundation Seeds to Trees College Intern
Area: Con Edison Clean Energy Business Internship
Area: Gowanus Canal Conservancy Environmental Education Intern