BS Environmental Science and Technology-Ecosystem Restoration
We educate students in the science, protection, and restoration of our natural resources—air, water, land, and ecosystems. Students develop a foundation in biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, and communication skills, then apply this knowledge to the study and solution of environmental problems. We balance theory with hands-on practice, and include considerable work outdoors in our spectacular local environment. Students choose either the Pollution Monitoring & Control option, which focuses on pollution prevention as well as investigation and cleanup, or the Ecosystem Restoration option, which focuses on strategies for managing natural resources. Students complete the program with our Capstone course, in which they work in small groups on real-life projects for an off-campus client. Each group plans and implements a project and presents the final results to its client. In addition to providing students with a chance to showcase the knowledge and abilities they have acquired through their studies, students learn how to deal with the challenges of real-life project work.
Our graduates take positions as environmental professionals with consulting firms, industry, and government agencies (e.g., U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Some continue their studies in graduate school (e.g., Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, University of Denver).
For more information on what you can do with this major, visit Career Services’ What to Do with a Major? resource.
All CMU baccalaureate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, personal and social responsibility, and information literacy. In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, graduates of this major will be able to:
We educate students in the science, protection, and restoration of our natural resources—air, water, land, and ecosystems. Students develop a foundation in biology, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, and communication skills, then apply this knowledge to the study and solution of environmental problems. We balance theory with hands-on practice, and include considerable work outdoors in our spectacular local environment. Students choose either the Pollution Monitoring & Control option, which focuses on pollution prevention as well as investigation and cleanup, or the Ecosystem Restoration option, which focuses on strategies for managing natural resources. Students complete the program with our Capstone course, in which they work in small groups on real-life projects for an off-campus client. Each group plans and implements a project and presents the final results to its client. In addition to providing students with a chance to showcase the knowledge and abilities they have acquired through their studies, students learn how to deal with the challenges of real-life project work.
Our graduates take positions as environmental professionals with consulting firms, industry, and government agencies (e.g., U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Some continue their studies in graduate school (e.g., Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, University of Denver).
For more information on what you can do with this major, visit Career Services’ What to Do with a Major? resource.
All CMU baccalaureate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, personal and social responsibility, and information literacy. In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, graduates of this major will be able to:
