Environmental protection

Second-cycle studies

Environmental Protection is addressed to everyone interested in the most current issues of nature protection at global and local scales. The study programme covers four main areas: atmospheric quality and global change, water resource management, land use and environmental interactions.
Type of studies: full-time (weekdays)
Duration: 2 years
Language of instruction: English
Professional title: master (magister)
Educational profile: general academic

❯ Programme description

Environmental Protection is addressed to everyone interested in the most current issues of nature protection at global and local scales. The study programme  covers four main areas: atmospheric quality and global change, water resource management, land use and environmental interactions, professional and research skills in practice. It has been designed to meet expectations of applicants of various scientific interests and education background. Our teaching staff come from various faculties and universities, for example from the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism UAM and University of Life Sciences in Poznań. The studies last four semesters. The programme contains over 1200 hours of lectures, laboratory classes, workshops, seminars, and field trips. All classes and lectures are held in English.

❯ Career prospects

  • Junior specialist for environmental protection in a company producing building materials
  • Waste management specialist at municipal waste landfill
  • Specialist at the Department of Environmental Development and Protection in the city hall
  • Specialist in monitoring, assessments and forecasts of the state of the environment at the Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
  • Lab technician in the company testing municipal and industrial wastewater
  • ❯ Graduate competencies

  • Managing natural resources
  • Analyzing industrial pollutions
  • Pre-investment monitoring of selected groups of organisms
  • Managing communal waste
  • Conducting public consultations
  • ❯ Courses