Interested in building your resume by getting hands-on work experience at environmental organizations, while earning course credit?
Register for ENVS*3330 Flexible Environmental Internship; a unique course designed for upper year students, who are interested in working the environmental sector, while developing fundamental career-building skills. This course will teach you valuable skills for the workforce including:
- How to write a professional resume and cover letter
- Delivering a strong interview presence
- Working in the environmental sector
ENVS*3330 is optimal for students in environmental studies, such as:
- Bachelor of Arts:
- Environmental Governance
- Geography
- Bachelor of Bio‐Resource Management in Environmental Management
- Bachelor of Science:
- Environmental Biology
- Environmental Geomatics
- Bachelor of Science (Envs):
- Ecology
- Environment and Resource Management
- Environmental Economics and Policy
- Environmental Science
Restriction(s): UNIV*2100. UNIV*3140. Not available to co-op students. Must have at least a 70% cumulative grade average. Instructor consent required.
About the Internship
This course offers synchronous and asynchronous components with a forty (40) hour unpaid experiential learning opportunity (“Internship”) in any type of environmental work. The timing for the completion of the Internship is somewhat flexible. It can be completed during the semester in which course is taken or up until the end of the following semester.1 Successful completion of the Internship is mandatory in order to complete the course.
In the past, students have interned with consultancies, government, conservation authorities, non-profits, private sustainable energy firms, and more.
Further information can be found in the Internship Guidelines for ENVS*3330 (PDF) [1].
Registration Information
This course is not available for registration through WebAdvisor, rather the course instructor must enrol you upon verifying that you meet the academic requirements. For registration, please email Danica Matovic (matovic@uoguelph.ca).
1 A final grade will not be submitted for the class until the internship has been completed.