Environmental Science is an integrative subject that builds on a strong disciplinary base in a major undergraduate subject such as Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geography or Geology, with additional relevant study in areas including Antarctic Studies, Forestry, Ecology, Freshwater Management, Mathematics, Science, Maori and Indigenous Knowledge, and Statistics.

Career opportunities

Environmental Science is a growth area for careers. Well-educated people with strong technical and communication skills are needed to help identify, to monitor and to contribute to solving a variety of problems associated with the environment and with the use and allocation of resources and sustainability.