Environmental Sustainability Science Cardiff University

Overview

Environmental sustainability is one of the biggest challenges and most important targets of the present. We need to take urgent action for our planet and develop strategies to work towards a more sustainable future.

Key facts

The  Environmental Sustainability Science course from Cardiff University integrates fieldwork, skills and theory using problem-based learning based on real-world scenarios to help you develop sought-after transferable skills. Working across multiple disciplines, you will learn to critically analyse, discuss and debate environmental sustainability issues and offer practical solutions to complex global problems.

 You will have the opportunity to conduct your own research project, which will provide valuable skills and knowledge in an area that is interesting and important to you. To support the next steps in your career, you will produce a portfolio demonstrating your progress and achievements.

This distinctively focused course explores topical environmental areas based around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This ensures our graduates develop highly sought-after skills and knowledge in major attention areas for researchers, governments and non-government organisations.

Career prospects

Typical jobs for graduates include environmental and sustainability consultancy and regulation, conservation, science writing, national government policy, environmental charities, teaching, transport planning, environmental education and environmental health. This course also provides excellent training for postgraduate study and research.

Potential employers could include local government and companies and organisations such as the Environment Agency, BAM Construct UK, Airbus and Wales and West Utilities.

Based on responses from the latest Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey 90% of our School's graduates were in employment or engaged in further study within six months of graduation, with others taking time out to travel.