Your future

Careers

Our Environmental Science graduates have extremely promising prospects. In 2009 and 2010, 94 per cent were in employment or further study at six months after graduation, with 40 per cent of graduates in full-time further study.

Our recent graduates have been very successful in securing employment in both the private and public sectors. They have gone on to pursue careers ranging from law and patenting to finance and banking. Those who choose to use their specialist environmental science skills prove uniquely valuable to employers in that field. For example some graduates are now working for wildlife trusts, conservation agencies and local government.

Those in further study have pursued teaching, Masters and PhD courses at Sheffield. These include courses such as MSc Environmental Change and International Development, MSc Polar and Alpine Change, along with PhD programmes on Northern Hemisphere Climate Extremes, and the impact of environmental changes in the North Atlantic.

Thanks to the flexible nature of our courses, and the emphasis on developing both transferable and specialist scientific skills, a degree from Sheffield opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities.

Skills and attributes

Our courses encourage investigation and critical analysis of environmental issues, as well as both independent research projects and group work. This enables our graduates to demonstrate a highly-developed skill-set; including research, analytical, verbal and written communication and IT skills. All of which are valued by employers.

For those looking to pursue careers or further study in environmental science, graduates develop a strong grounding in environmental-analysis techniques. They gain experience in field and laboratory work, as well as proficiency in a wide range of state-of-the-art geographical and environmental research tools, such as GIS, remote sensing and environmental modelling.