The importance of studying geography and being geographically literate is becoming more significant in today’s society. Take a look at our list of interesting careers and jobs for geography graduates.
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Promoting alternative energy in Nepal
Monica Pukas graduated from Environment and Business in 2007 and is currently in Nepal promoting alternative energies, specifically bio-briquettes. A bio-briquette is made from local biomass (shrubs, sawdust, etc., mixed ...
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Teaching... outside the classroom
Teaching is a popular career option for graduates of the Faculty of Environmental Studies. Craig Marlatt graduated with his degree in Honours Geography from the University of Waterloo and then earned his Bachelor of Education ...
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Snakes, frogs, and rare plants... all in a day''s work
What do you do?
The past two years I managed a variety of different monitoring projects for rare plants in St. Lawrence Islands National Park. This year I''m managing the monitoring projects for reptiles and amphibians.
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Planning growth in the heart of Silicon Valley
Paul Mennega graduated from the Geography program at Waterloo in 2003 and is now working in northern California as an Urban Planner for the City of Palo Alto, California.
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“Getting paid to bike”
Ryan Abbotts graduated with his Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Honours Planning in June 2000. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Ryan is now a Transportation Planner (with a focus on Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning) for T.Y. ...
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Wetlands, ducks, and geodatabases
Darren Cope graduated from UW in 2005 with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography and a Diploma of Excellence in Geographic Information Systems. Darren now works as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist ...
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Combining environment and business — in a nuclear generating station
Nicole is currently on her second co-op work term at Bruce Power Inc., a nuclear generating station near Kincardine, Ontario, 2 hours northwest of Waterloo. Nicole will be starting third year of Environment and Business ...
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Scuba diving, studying climate change in Madagascar
Fourth-year student Andrea Kennedy spent a co-op work term volunteering as a scuba dive field researcher with Blue Ventures, a non-profit organization that coordinates marine conservation expeditions in Madagascar.
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Environmental lawyer makes the case
Annie Thuan graduated from Waterloo in 2001 with a degree in Environment and Resource Studies. She is now an associate lawyer at Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP, an environmental law firm in Toronto.
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Helping Namibian communities to succeed
Jessica Jones graduated in 2004 from the Environment and Resource Studies co-op program and is currently completing an internship via the United Nations Association in Canada with the UN Global Environment Facility Small ...
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Raising money to make a difference
Tom Arnold graduated in 1999 with a Bachelor of Environmental Studies in Geography. He is now the Wildlife Rescue Team Manager for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada.
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Making a healthy environment... in health care
Shannon-Melissa Haywood graduated with a joint honours degree in Geography and Environment and Resource Studies in 1999 and is now the Environment, Health, and Safety Specialist at St. Mary’s General Hospital in Kitchener, ...
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Saving the world, one ski slope at a time
When working and playing in the mountains, Allana Hamm (BES ''95) is known for openly harassing co-workers who use paper and styrofoam cups. As the Environmental Co-ordinator for Whistler/Blackcomb Mountain Resorts, she ...
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Environment and trade in Grenada
Spending a co-op work term in the Caribbean sounds pretty good, but beneath the turquoise waters and sandy beaches lie environmental issues waiting to be addressed. As a third-year student in Environment and Business, Caustan ...
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