About the Program
The Bren School has an excellent and comprehensive Career Development Program that is designed to help students become highly sought after applicants and effective environmental professionals. The Program is committed to helping students develop short-term and long-term career goals, acquire professional experience, and develop effective job search and career development skills.
The Program is a six-step process in which students develop a strong commitment to career development, assess skills and environmental career interests, sharpen their job search skills, obtain professional experience, locate satisfying career positions, and maintain strong professional ties to the Bren School through an Alumni Network.
The Bren School Career Development Program provides students with personally tailored assistance. Under the direction of David Parker, Director of Career Development, students can receive individual and group assistance on any career-related topic or issue.
Active participation in the Career Development Program is expected of all MESM students, and is a crucial element in securing a satisfying career upon graduation.
Internships
The Bren School places a strong emphasis on professional experience,
and expects all MESM students to complete internships between
their first and second year of study.
Internships have included positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Audubon Society; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Community Forestry International; U.S. Geological Survey; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Lockheed Martin; PG&E (Environmental Affairs Division); Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; U.S. Mineral Services Management; Environmental Defense Center; Sierra Nevada Alliance; San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board; The Environmental Company, Inc.; Tetra Tech, Inc.; California Coastal Commission; and The Nature Conservancy.
Internships provide an opportunity for students to apply what they have learned in the classroom, to gain valuable work experience, and to make key contacts in the field. Many of these internships have been instrumental in helping students locate career positions after graduation.
Career Placement
Because of the Bren School's interdisciplinary approach and
strong Career Development Program, Bren School students have been
able to develop successful careers in a number of environmental
sectors, including consulting, industry, government, university/research,
and non-profit.
Within these environmental sectors, graduates have been placed in a variety of interesting organizations, including URS; Kinko's Inc. (Environmental Division); U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Tetra Tech, Inc.; United Airlines (Compliance/Transportation Division); Environmental International Ltd.; SAIC; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Solimar Research Group; California Department of Fish and Game; Earth Tech, Inc.; The Environmental Company, Inc.; various regional water quality control boards in California, and numerous other organizations.
