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The conservation and environmental science program encourage all majors to pursue an internship. Internship credits are available under CES 289 and 489. <\/a>Students will need to complete an internship application before enrolling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current conservation and environmental science internship and job opportunities are circulated through the CES major email list. If you would like to be added to this email list to discuss unadvertised internships suited to your interests and skills, and\/or to obtain an internship application, contact Chris Young<\/strong>,\u00a0young3@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Internships help Conservation & Environmental Science students explore some of the ways they can apply their knowledge and training before they graduate.<\/p>\r\n

Many internship students discover that they love a particular industry or type of job, helping them better define what they want to do \r\nafter graduation. Just as important, some students find that the job they thought they wanted is not a good fit for them after interning \r\nin that setting. That experience helps them adjust their post-graduation plans.<\/p>\r\n

The Greater Milwaukee area is big and diverse and provides an array of potential internship opportunities for students. As part of \r\ntheir professional development, we encourage our students to draw upon both 51ÁÔÆæ and personal resources to develop professionally or \r\nlocate suitable internships, including:<\/p>\r\n

Depending on the internship, the role can be paid or unpaid. However, whether paid or not, internships are a valuable way to build \r\na resume before graduation.<\/p>\r\n