Environmental Change and Global Sustainability University of Helsinki

Overview

The Environmental Change and Global Sustainability programme from the University of Helsinki you are trained to tackle global environmental and sustainability challenges by lectures, seminars, project learning and laboratory and field courses.

You can choose from two study tracks: the Environmental Change study track in natural sciences and the Global Sustainability study track in social sciences. You can also study topics like food and sustainability, climate studies, indigenous stud­ies, urban studies, global land use or Baltic sea stud­ies.

Find out more about the programme structure, content and courses from the link below.

Career opportunities:

Upon graduating from ECGS you will have sufficient expertise in environmental sciences, sustainability sciences and environmental policy to act as a specialist in the public, private and third sectors. You will have gained essential skills to undertake a career in sustainable business and communication. For example some potential careers include: 

• sustainability and responsibility coordinator at an educational institute
• disaster risk management officer in an NGO
• environmental expert at a business lobbying organization
• climate and energy specialist for a large city
• environmental freelance consultant
• political advisor at the European Parliament and environmental educator in an NGO