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Environmental Education and Communication

Gain the knowledge and skills needed to teach, raise public awareness, advocate and motivate for environmental change using a broad base of mediums and communication strategies

The Specialization

The Environmental Education and Communication Specialization equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to raise the environmental consciousness and commitment of others through direct interpersonal teaching, media-based advocacy and public awareness campaigns.
The coursework integrates theory and practice and spans the spectrum from traditional educational approaches to broad-based communication strategies. The Puget Sound region offers internship opportunities in environmental education centers, parks and nonprofit organizations.

Curriculum

The Seattle University Catalog is your source for information about the curriculum for the Environmental Education and Communication Specialization.

Alumni Careers

Recent EVST graduates with a specialty in Environmental Education and Communication have found careers with these organizations:

Photojournalist, The Seattle Times
Outreach Coordinator, Br. David Darst Center (social justice)
Marine Science Instructor, Catalina Island Marine Institute
Conservation Photographer
Environmental Educator, The Catamount Center
Early Education Instructor, Saint Louis Zoo
Project Coordinator, EnviroIssues
Photo Documentation, Seattle Housing Authority
Digital Media Specialist, Feathered Friends
Environmental Educator, National Audubon Society
Program Instructor, YMCA Earth Service Corps

Other helpful links about career opportunities can be found on the Career Resource page.

Alumni Spotlight

Jessie Dirks

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Jessie is a 2019 graduate with a Specialization in Environmental Education and Communication and is just finishing up her second AmeriCorps term. She feels that her specialization helped to provide the skills she needed to "push youth past the surface level of environmental issues and ask them to assess the social and economic impacts for a just solution."