Overview

Society is increasingly affected by environmental issues such as climate change, pollution and reduced global biodiversity. As a student of Environmental Science , you will be given tools to tackle these issues by identifying, analysing, and solving complex environmental challenges on a regional, national, and global scale.

The Environmental Science programme at Roskilde University is the only interdisciplinary programme of its kind in Denmark: We have a strong foundation in the natural sciences, but we also look to the social sciences in examining, how environmental issues are mediated through societal factors. As a student, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of biological systems from individual to ecosystem level, and you will learn to design and conduct experiments within environmental science.

Career:

Our graduates go on to a wide variety of jobs in the environmental sector – from jobs focusing on field surveys, data gathering and analyses, to jobs on a more administrative level working with the impact of environmental legislation. Examples of employments include:

• Research manager at the company Ocean Rainforest, developing methods of sustainable seaweed cultivation
• Ecotoxicologist at the Danish Ministry of the Environment, managing regulations of toxic materials in the environment
• Head of section at World Wildlife Foundation in Denmark, overseeing NGO projects and strategy
• Freshwater biologist at a Danish municipality, monitoring and managing the local freshwater areas