<p>I'm interested in both majors but I'm not sure which to choose. Which major has better job opportunities? What kind of jobs are available? Is there a major that combines both? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>Fascinating as I was interested in the answer to this myself. You could always double major. One of the kids at my school combined her two interests in these fields into the study of development in foreign nations with respect to the environment (studying and creating energy through solar, wind, and clean water). I am passionate about both as well, but I imagine international relations has a slight edge just because it is more versatile that is not specific to one field. In addition, IR usually has a heavy language requirement, so people generally expect those people to be well versed in communication. On the other hand, Environmental Science is itself a science and uses quantitative reasoning skills and will be very important in a changing world</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Any ideas on the kinds of jobs in the IR field? Is nonprofit work in maybe an environmental organization a possibility?</p>
<p>Big players in the IR field like the World Bank are concerned that their dollars are invested in environmentally sensitive and sustainable ways, so I should think that someone with a background in both these fields would be quite welcome. You’re really combining too quite different fields in terms of the kinds of courses required by ES (biology, chemistry, physics, math, engineering) and the kinds required by IR (not only languages but polisci, economics, sociology, finance). Maybe their only course in common would be statistics and other maths. This could make it difficult to finish in four years. </p>
<p>Georgetown, long a leader in IR, has a combo major you can check out here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/academics/majors/stia”>http://bsfs.georgetown.edu/academics/majors/stia</a></p>
<p>It could be more of an environmental policy than an environmental science major, it appears, but there appear to be “cores” or tracks that emphasize science and technology. </p>
<p>Of course, Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, where this program is housed, is extremely difficult to get into, and the program itself requires a student to maintain a high GPA.</p>
<p>So such programs exist. I leave it to you to find more of them.</p>
<p>Interesting information. Thanks for the help</p>
<p>Quite a few IR/IS programs offer a track in international environmental issues. Often these are combined with another thematic focus, such as global health or development.
Some other places to look for programs combining an IR/IS and environmental focus include ag economics (focus on resource economics and development; tracks in some geography programs; some international agriculture programs; environmental policy programs; some marine policy programs.</p>