Environmental science jobs tend to involve plenty of time in the field. Oakland University’s environmental science degree takes the same approach. You’ll routinely get out of the classroom and into the community, where you can put environmental science principles into practice and get a hands-on introduction to environmental science jobs of all kinds. With separate tracks in environmental health and environmental sustainability, our environmental science degree is flexible enough to prepare you for environmental science careers in research, management, advocacy, conservation, public health, and many other specialties. You’ll acquire skills and experience that stand out in the environmental science job market—and that equip you to solve the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.
Environmental science jobs tend to involve plenty of time in the field. Oakland University’s environmental science degree takes the same approach. You’ll routinely get out of the classroom and into the community, where you can put environmental science principles into practice and get a hands-on introduction to environmental science jobs of all kinds. With separate tracks in environmental health and environmental sustainability, our environmental science degree is flexible enough to prepare you for environmental science careers in research, management, advocacy, conservation, public health, and many other specialties. You’ll acquire skills and experience that stand out in the environmental science job market—and that equip you to solve the environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.
Much like a healthy ecosystem, our environmental science program consists of a web of interdependent relationships. We collaborate actively with other academic departments on campus, and with government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, health organizations, and other environmental science organizations in the community.
Because environmental science jobs vary so widely, our environmental science degree offers two separate academic tracks. Although the tracks overlap to a great extent, they have distinct emphases that support different environmental science career pathways.
The environmental health track provides a foundation for environmental science careers that involve:
The environmental sustainability and resource management track lends itself to environmental science careers involving:
Courses in the environmental science degree vary, depending on which specialization you choose. All environmental science majors will take courses in biology, chemistry, ecology, and environmental law. Additional courses for the environmental health track cover subjects such as:
To complete the environmental sustainability track of the environmental science degree, required courses include: