An internship is an excellent way to gain real-world experience while still a student at Penn State. A current student may enroll in up to six credits while enrolled in the internship (AG BM 495A; AG BM 495B is reserved for international internships and can be taken for up to six credits).

If you are interested in doing an internship, please speak with your faculty advisor or with the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Internship Coordinator. Your advisor can help you by providing a professional recommendation, while the Internship Coordinator can help provide ideas and assistance in applying for an internship opportunity.

There are some other resources that may help you find an internship. These include:

College of Agricultural Sciences Internship Database

Penn State Career Services

Orion Grassroots Network

Envirolink

The Student Conservation Association

For more information, please contact:

Megan Sinasky, M.Ed.
Coordinator of Undergraduate Services / Internship Coordinator
107C Armsby Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-6220
MeganS@psu.edu
 

The Environmental and Renewable Resource Economics major prepares students to analyze environmental and resource problems, and to evaluate alternative solutions to these problems using the methods, concepts, and techniques of environmental and natural resource economics. Students take courses designed to provide:

	A firm understanding of environmental and natural resource economics;
	Familiarity with biological and physical sciences;
	An opportunity to pursue additional environmental social sciences such as sociology, history, or philosophy;
	Knowledge of political processes, laws, and regulations affecting the environment; and,
	Ability to communicate effectively about environmental and renewable resource issues.

Recent graduates of the ERRE major have found positions:

	as an environmental policy analyst for an international nonprofit organization
	in a private company that designs environmentally-friendly equipment for restoring buildings
	in an international environmental advocacy organization
	as a water specialist for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
	as a Research Associate at the Environmental Protection Agency

Other graduates have gone on to graduate school, law school, and found positions around the world in the Peace Corps.