Community and Environmental Sociology Major

Get involved with internships

Community and environmental sociology students can earn credit for their internships. Complement what you learn in class, gain real-world experience, and advance in your academic career with a semester or summer internship. Past community and environmental sociology students have interned with:

Learn outside the classroom

Gain hands-on research experience through independent or mentored research with community and environmental sociology faculty. Study demography, health geography, community development, environmental politics, agroecological systems, environmental knowledge, the social dynamics between people and the environment, and more.

Study abroad and explore international communities

See communities and the environment from broader, multicultural perspectives with a study abroad program. Learn about sustainable development in Uganda, food systems and health in South Africa, ecological resistance in Costa Rica, and so much more.

You can also choose from one of UW–Madison’s many semester, summer, and short-term study abroad programs and map your study abroad experience as a community and environmental sociology major.

Get involved. Find your people.

Explore a few of the environment and sociology-related student organizations at UW–Madison:

Connect with your faculty mentor

Every community and environmental sociology student is paired with a faculty mentor based on their academic and professional interests that they can connect with. Discuss career paths, research opportunities on campus, internship options, general advice, and more with your mentor.