Internships

Undergraduate Internships

Get credit working in the real world!

Environmental Studies Interns at work and play.

The Environmental Studies Internship Office

Located in 491, Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, the office is open to all students wishing to pursue a valuable experience that places them in the field, as well as students seeking resources for scholarships, grants and fellowships.

Our Placements

UCSC Environmental Studies Students intern for a variety of local, state, national and international organizations. These organizations and businesses include educational, agricultural, non-profit, for-profit, government and non-government internship positions. There are over 130 placement listings in our office! Many of the internships can be found on our Available Internships page.

The Environmental Studies Internship Office is committed to providing students with the necessary resources for finding the best placement for each student.

Interested? You can start the process by communicating directly with the agency, or emailing our office to set up an appointment. We placed students in more than 300 internships this past year. And, we have one waiting for you too!

Interns picking and munching strawberries at Meder Street farms.
The farm is located close enough that students can be back on campus within minutes.

Intern testimonials:

• “I can talk to people intelligently about Fair Trade [coffee] and fair trade. “(Jonathon, Coffee Farm, Costa Rica)
  
• “I learned a great deal about freshwater ecology and how to instill stewardship. “(Christine, Children’s Discovery Museum, San Jose)
  
• “I know a lot more about the process of planning, and the different components of city planning. I can connect a single aspect of the planning process, such as water supply or housing, to the entire process.” (Marcia, Santa Cruz City Planning Dept.)
  
• “I learned a completely new computer program, Microsoft Access, and I also learned how to perform Waste Audits.” (Stephanie, City of Union City Solid Waste and Recycling Dept.)
  
• “I am an Environmental Studies major focusing on sustainable agriculture. This internship is a great way to learn how to instill in kids the knowledge of agriculture, where their food is from, and about the earth in general…and how to prepare them to be ethical consumers and environmentally aware citizens.” (Gretchen, Gateway Elementary Life Lab Garden)

Brett Hall, supervisor of Aboretum internships.
Student opportunities at the Arboretum include:
volunteering, internships, work-study positions, free lectures, research, weeding, and use of the Arboretum library.

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 10am-3pm, or call for an appointment.
Contact Info:
Chris Krohn
Environmental Studies Internship Coordinator
491 Interdisciplinary Sciences Building
Phone: (831) 459-2104
Fax: (831) 459-4015
E-mail the Internship Office