Earth Systems Science & Policy, B.S. ~ Careers and Graduate Study
ESSP graduates have pursued successful careers in fields including environmental consulting/planning; marine technology; marine habitat mapping; hydrology/water quality technology; land use consulting; GIS analysis; science teaching; watershed management; marine research; marine mammal husbandry; environmental health; aquarium science/management; natural/interpretive guiding; environmental education; land surveying; technical writing; wetlands biology; scientific illustration; and native plant restoration.
The organizations hiring ESSP graduates have included the National Park Service; Monterey Bay Aquarium; Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute; Seafloor Systems; Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Monterey Peninsula Water Management District; Monterey County Water Resources Agency; Catalina Island Marine Institute; Secor Environmental Consulting; SRA International; MEC Analytical Systems; California State Parks; Swanson Environmental Consulting; California Department of Fish & Game; Monterey County Planning Office; Wetlands Research Associates; National Marine Fisheries Service; Sierra Club; Whitson Engineers; Granite Construction; LandWatch Monterey; Rana Creek Ranch; Entrix Inc.; Jones & Stokes Environmental Planning, and the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administrations Marine Protected Areas Center.
ESSP graduates have continued their education in many fields of graduate and professional study, including watershed science; marine science; environmental toxicology; biology; law; veterinary medicine; osteopathic medicine; environmental geology; public health; environmental studies; and ecology.
They have been admitted to a variety of excellent institutions including Scripps Institute of Oceanography; UC Berkeley; UC Davis; UC Santa Barbara; UC Santa Cruz; University of Montana; George Washington University; San Jose State University; Humboldt State University; University of Nevada; Colorado State; Oregon State; Maryland; Tufts; University of Hawaii; and Boston University.
Be sure to check out our ESSP Alumni Doing Inspiring Things page to see some examples of what our alumni are doing with their ESSP education!
Revised 3 Oct 2006