Environmental Science

Programme Duration:	3 years
Programme Workload:	124 CP / 186 ECTS CP
Admission Requirements:	document certifying secondary education
Obtainable Degree:	Bachelor of Natural Sciences in Environmental Science
Place of the Programme Implementation:	Daugavpils University, 13 Vienības Street, 1 Parādes Street
Forms of the Programme Implementation:	full-time studies
Programme Director:	Docent, Dr. Geol. J. Soms
Study course descriptions	Study course descriptions

Goal of the study programme:

Preparing qualified, internationally competitive environmental specialists who are able to independently plan and conduct research and are competent to work in environmental protection institutions and research in environmental science, its sub-branches and related sciences, to continue studies in master’s and doctoral studies, as well as meeting the prospective labour market demand in the field of environmental protection in Latvia and abroad.

During your studies, you will learn:

Environmental science, fundamentals of Earth systems, Geology, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Climatology, concepts of Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection, Digital Cartography, Environmental Remote Sensing methods and drone piloting, Hydrology, Geographic Information Systems and application of GPS, Environmental Policy and Management, Environmental Monitoring, etc.

Successful completion of the program provides the opportunity to:

• become professional, competitive nature protection and environmental management specialist and work in the nature conservation agencies, environmental protection and monitoring services, GIS institutions and companies, municipal planning departments and regional development departments, environmental consulting offices, private companies etc.,
• as well as to enter the EU and Latvian labour market in the fields of green economy, geomatics and climate technologies;
• to continue education at Daugavpils University and other Latvian and foreign universities.