Associate degree in Environmental Studies at Finger Lakes Community College

 

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Associate Degree in Environmental Studies at Finger Lakes Community College

Finger Lakes Community College
Associate degree
Environmental Studies

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The A.S. Environmental Studies degree program is designed to prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. Through classroom and field study, it provides fundamental math/ science preparation, knowledge of current environmental issues, and hands-on experience in natural resource management. The program allows students to enroll in environmental courses and begin studying within their field of interest early in their academic career. They are also able to complete many transfer course requirements while attending FLCC.

Field trips to fish hatcheries, visits to wildlife refuges, work with conservation agencies, and wilderness camping trips enhance classroom studies. In addition, students have the opportunity to use industry-standard research technologies such as electro-fishing equipment, water quality probes, GIS computer software, and radio-telemetry devices. FLCC's unique campus features modern technology classrooms and outdoor facilities, including an oncampus fish culture center, wildlife observation blinds, an arboretum, and a greenhouse. The campus, of more than 250 acres, contains second-growth woodlands, wetland areas, streams, and many abandoned fields in varied states of natural succession all accessible by a system of hiking trails. The 40-acre Muller Field Station, located near the southern end of Honeoye Lake, is adjacent to more than 1,000 acres of State land and provides additional outdoor experiences such as research involving telemetry, walleye culture, and river otter studies.

Intensive ecology expedition courses to unique wilderness areas such as the Florida Everglades, Alaska, the Rocky Mountains, and East Coast maritime communities are offered yearly. Led by FLCC professors, the itinerary for the three-credit courses may include camping,
backpacking, canoeing, and hiking trips.

Graduates of this program are prepared to transfer to pursue bachelor’s degrees at institutions such as SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Cobleskill, Colorado State University, Cornell University, Rochester Institute of
Technology, Utah State University, and others that offer degree programs in environmentalrelated fields. Career opportunities for Environmental Studies graduates may include positions in fish and wildlife management, natural resource conservation, environmental consulting, land management, and environmental education. Positions exist in the private sector and with government agencies such as the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Department of Health.

The goals of the Associate in Science in Environmental Studies degree program are:
  • To prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees environmental and natural science programs of study.
  • To provide students with a strong liberal arts background with a focus on biological science and environmental issues.
  • To develop in students an increased awareness of human impacts on global ecosystems.
  • To develop in students all of the 11 Competencies identified by Finger Lakes Community College as learning outcomes of a liberal education.

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