Environmental Studies degrees at The New School are
liberal arts programs. The graduates of these programs have the breadth of knowledge and critical capabilities to work in many capacities in the commercial, not-for-profit, and government sectors. Our degrees empower graduates to be agents of environmental change who are well qualified to grow into different positions over the course of a career centered on sustainable urban futures.
It seems clear that as communities move comprehensively toward sustainability, an increasing number of existing professions will develop "sustainability" tracks, and many new kinds of jobs will be created. New School graduates will have the design thinking, systems thinking and spatial thinking required to convene and manage teams of experts to tackle complex urban environmental problems in existing and yet to emerge career positions.
Examples of Environmental Studies Graduates' Trajectories
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Sector
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Expertise
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Government
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Non-Governmental Organization
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Business
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Research/
Education
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Biodiversity
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Urban Parks Manager
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Open Space Planner
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Landscape Designer
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Environmental Impact Assesser
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Food
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Health Department Policymaker
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Healthy School Food Advocate
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Food System Consultant
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Disparities in access to fresh
food
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Water
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Water Conservation Planner
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River/Bay Keeper
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Grey-Water System Designer
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Industrial River Contamination
Remediation
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Built Environment
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Energy Conservation Program Manager
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Public Housing Sustainablility Manager
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Green Developer
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Research methods of achieving
passive sustainability
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Products
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Designer of Extended Producer Responsibility Programs
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Green Consumer Reporter/ Writer
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Sustainable Bran Innovation Consultant
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Remanufacturing Life Cycle
Assessment
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Transport
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Bicycle planner for Department
of Transportation
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Mass Transit Advocate
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Ride-Sharing entrepreneur
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Study innovative
transit-oriented development
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