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Program Overview
DePaul University's Environmental Science major offers a science-based curriculum, preparing students for technical careers. Collaborative research experiences, urban ecosystem proximity, and combined degree programs provide practical experience and networking opportunities. Graduates are equipped for diverse career paths in the environmental field, including compliance, environmental consulting, and wetlands protection.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Environmental Science major at DePaul University provides a comprehensive science-based curriculum that covers various scientific disciplines, equipping students with a profound understanding of environmental issues and solutions. It prepares them for technical careers in the field. The program emphasizes hands-on research experience through collaborations with faculty who are active researchers in areas like soil and wetland science, restoration ecology, geology, paleontology, and conservation biology. DePaul's strategic location near Lake Michigan, Chicago's urban ecosystem, and the numerous environmental science conferences held in the city offer students ample opportunities to interact with professionals, gain practical experience, and learn about pressing environmental concerns. The program also offers combined bachelor's and master's degree programs in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies and Sustainable Management, and Environmental Science and Secondary Education Environmental Science. These programs allow students to complete both degrees within five years. The program is STEM-designated, qualifying international students for extended post-graduation stays in the United States.
Careers:
The program prepares graduates for diverse career paths in the environmental field, including:
- Compliance
- Education
- Environmental consulting
- Environmental engineering
- Forestry planning
- Hazardous waste management
- Solid waste management
- Water quality management
- Wetlands protection
Other:
- The Environmental Science curriculum includes coursework in biology, chemistry, environmental science, mathematics, and physics.
- DePaul offers a minor in Environmental Science.
- 88% of Environmental Science graduates were employed, continuing their education, or not seeking employment after graduation.
