Environmental Management is a discipline that deals with the regulation and protection of the planet by promoting human behaviours that impact the environment positively. It ensures the execution of the environmental policies, which are formulated from an ecological as well as an economic perspective that is required to sustain the planet. Environmental Management is an umbrella term that also includes maintaining and sustaining the resources of our environment for the generations to come. This program is usually offered at the postgraduate level and focuses on the relation between science, policy, and management.
It is a colossal field that also incorporates the prevention of environmental hazards and disasters that impact anthropogenic existence. Environmental Management takes as its concern all the impacts that arise out of the interaction between human society and the natural world. A deeper understanding of the natural environment and maintaining a fine balance between the human world and nature is the requisite of the era given the rapid global climatic changes and the depletion of essential resources. Therefore, this subject area provides several areas of specialisation and employment options. Environmental Management students develop useful skills like critical and analytical thinking, problem-solving, research, and decision making.
Study Levels
Environmental Management degrees can be pursued by interested students at different levels, these include:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Environmental Science
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Sustainability Management
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Resource Management
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Conservation Planning and Park Management
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Environmental Management
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Safety and Environmental Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Science
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Sustainability Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Change Management and Monitoring
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Agro-Environmental Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Resource Energy and Environmental Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Resource Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Historic Environment Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Management
PhD
Specialisations
The following are the different areas of specialisation offered under this discipline:
Land Management
Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Management
Bio-Inspired Innovation
Coastal and Marine Management
Agro-Environmental Management
Historic Environment Management
Biodiversity and Conservation
Environmental Monitoring and Protection
Land Surveying
River Delta Development
Safety Health and Environmental Management
Environmental Consultancy
Environmental Law
Heritage Conservation
Industrial Ecology
Pollution Control
Hazardous Waste Disposal
Soil Management
Water Management
Biodiversity Management
Sustainability Management
Employability
Graduates with a degree in Environmental Management can engage in job opportunities across various fields. They possess the knowledge and skills that employers in the public and private sectors are looking for. They can work in fields such as environmental legislation, managing environmental strategy budgets in addition to formulating policies that govern the anthropogenic activities impacting our environment.
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- Job roles that they can pursue are:
Environmental Manager
Environmental Consultant
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- Environmental Science Manager
Researcher
Teacher / Lecturer
Environment Journalist
Environmental Consultant