Student Opportunities
 Bucknell has many resources available for the study of environmental systems and environmental policy
Student research:
Bucknell encourages student research, within courses, as free-standing theses and projects, within faculty research programs, or during the summer. In addition to the university program (see this link), dedicated funds from the McKenna Foundation support student environmental within the Susquehanna river basin. Study abroad:
A majority of the environmental studies students take advantage of the University's international studies opportunities and spend a semester studying in very different environments, such as east Africa, Australia, Belize, and Ecuador, as well as Europe or Washington, D.C. Internships:
The program supports student internships through the faculty's contacts, through guidance in the students' own searches, and occasionally through course credit. Research, science, educational, corporate, planning, enforcement, law, and policy internships are possible. The Career Development Center also can be very helpful in internship searches.
Field sites:
Students and faculty work at a four of natural areas in the local region, and numerous other locales in the rural Ridge-and-Valley landscape and beyond -- coal mines, landfills, State Forests, limestone valleys, and Virginia beaches, Florida scrublands, and California deserts. Environmental laboratory:
A modern environmental lab with professional director supports environmental research in biology, civil engineering, geology, and elsewhere. Where our majors go:
Majors in the environmental studies program and related environmental disciplines go on to a variety of careers, depending on their background. Recent graduates have jobs with environmental engineering firms, planning offices, state and federal environmental agencies, and non-profit organizations. Many go on to graduate school, in environmental science, environmental engineering, policy studies, environmental planning, or to law school.
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