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Environment & Natural Resources (ENR) Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science + concurrent degree


By choosing to major in Environment & Natural Resources (ENR), you’ll work with students from across campus to learn critical thinking and collaborative problem solving for natural resource challenges. ENR understanding is relevant to every field of study—from biology to business, from public health to political science, from art to anthropology, and many more.

TWO OPTIONS:

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Earn a bachelor of science in Environment & Natural Resources. This degree requires the addition of a concurrent major of your choosing, which can be any undergraduate degree program UW offers.

OR,

Add this concurrent major to any undergraduate degree program at UW.

A major in environment and natural resources from the Haub School emphasizes development of essential skills:

- Communication (written and spoken)
- Critical thinking
- Collaborative problem-solving

COURSES YOU'LL TAKE:

ENR core: 15 CREDITS

Foundations of environmental science, current and historic environmental values, collaboration in environment and natural resource problem-solving, environmental assessment, and an internship experience.

ENR disciplines: 21+ CREDITS

From departments across campus: courses in cultures and values, economics, environmental management, science, and policy as they relate to environment and natural resource issues.

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Careers:

Our economy and our world are changing rapidly. Many of the jobs, career paths, and professional opportunities you could take after you graduate might not even exist yet! The Haub School will prepare you to be a nimble, creative, and critical thinker, building the skills, knowledge, and tools you can apply to wherever you want to forge a path in the future.

Environment and Natural Resources

Career opportunities exist in in private companies like environmental consulting, reclamation/restoration, and regulatory compliance firms, in non-profit organizations that specialize in science communication, outreach, or environmental education, with local, state, or federal agencies in conservation, recreation and open space planning, natural resource management, or land-use planning.

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you could:

 

  • manage public lands, national parks, and wilderness areas
  • advocate for environmental protections at a local, state, and national level
  • cultivate environmental stewardship through public engagement
  • communicate scientific processes to various audiences

jobs*:

 

 

employers:

 

 

 

Natural Resources Policy Consultant, Park Ranger, Urban and Regional Planner, Research Scientist, Stewardship Coordinator, Natural Resource Specialist, Range Technician, Field Geologist, Outreach Coordinator, Senior Mediator, Environmental Educator, Field Supervisor

 

Wyoming Outdoor Council, National Geographic, Bureau of Land Management, Teton Science Schools, Wyoming Conservation Corps, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, International Wolf Center, The Wilderness Society, Meridian Institute

*real job titles and employers of Haub School alumni

 

 


Alumni Highlight

 

Amber Reimondo

Amber Reimondo is currently the Energy Director of the Grand Canyon Trust. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Environment and Natural Resources before moving on to graduate school. She believes "One of the things that stands out for me that I got from the Haub School is the emphasis on the interdisciplinary nature of conservation work... Environmentalism is just an awareness of a multitude of disciplines." Amber's advice to current students includes keeping an open mind in your studies. There are so many opportunities during your time at the Haub School as well as opening doors to a future career, take your time to explore! 

Read the full interview with Amber Reimondo

 

 
Amber Reimondo
 
 

Haub School of ENR

University of Wyoming
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804 E Fremont St
Laramie, WY 82072

Phone: (307) 766-5080
Fax: (307) 766-5099
Email: haub.school@uwyo.edu

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