The Environmental Science degree combines interests in predicting and understanding weather patterns, monitoring environmental change, conserving and managing soil and biological organisms, assuring healthy streams and adequate water supplies, improving environmental quality with the shaping of new policies and educating others about the natural environment and environmental issues. Example careers include Atmospheric Scientist, Climatologist, Hydrologist, and Meteorologist. Employment may occur in a variety of sectors, including federal, state, county and city government.
This is an emphasis area of the following major:
This major has the following additional emphasis areas:
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Common Career Paths
You can do nearly anything with a Mizzou degree, but here are some common career paths taken by graduates of this major:
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists
- Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
- Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
- Climate Change Policy Analysts
- Emergency Management Directors
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians
- Natural Sciences Managers
- Precision Agriculture Technicians