It is a well-rounded background, and it really gets you a lot farther. I know now that I really want to do this kind of work. It was my internship that got me the job I'll have this summer. And the professors in the department were very helpful when I was arranging the internship. Another recent graduate, while still a student, did an internship with the Department of Energy in Washington state where she was involved in environmental law.
Every business is affected by environmental regulations.
Our students who work hard in the sciences can expect to fare exceptionally well in the job market when they get out of college. After graduation, one alum worked on the northern spotted owl survey for the state of Washington. He then worked with the Missouri Department of Conservation on a bobwhite-quail study. I do vegetational transects and take care of exotic species, in addition to introducing desirable species. Eventually I'll be managing the whole wetland.