Earth Sciences and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources

Career Perspectives

The Earth Sciences and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources program provides a gateway to a wide range of different career paths that reflect the diversity of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The career prospects are excellent, as there is an increasing demand for graduates with a science-based background in Earth and Environmental Sciences, especially with a skill set that includes practical field and lab work, numerical and analytical skills coupled with a sound knowledge in geochemistry, geology, and/or digital geosciences. An understanding and appreciation of the inherent interdisciplinary nature of the Earth Sciences and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources is also greatly valued by both academia and industry.

Graduates of the Earth Sciences and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources program at Constructor University can choose from a broad range of careers in academia and in industry, for example in the exploration and management of natural resources such as fresh water, fossil fuels and minerals on land and in the oceans, or green technologies in research at universities and various State-, NGO- or privately funded research facilities. Possible careers are also possible in environmental consulting and management as well as in start-ups or small and medium-sized companies in the steadily growing environmental and renewable energy sector. Furthermore, high-school and college teaching, work in science journalism and publishing or in the geo- and eco-tourism industry are possible. Since positions in industry and academia often require a M.Sc. degree, the modules and courses in the Earth Sciences and Sustainable Management of Environmental Resources program also aim to prepare students for further studies at graduate schools.