Career Options for Environment & Society
Environment and Society
A degree in Environment & Society provides a graduate with critical skills for understanding environmental change, globalization, urbanization, transportation and health and social inequalities and exploration on how to solve the human challenges related to these thematic areas.
Environment & Society is an interdisciplinary program which means that students will gain insights and skills from Human Geography, Environmental Studies, Geographic Information Science (GIS), and Urban Studies – the knowledge and skills essential to an expanding range of careers in environment management, sustainability, urban planning and GIS.
Environment & Society courses are organized around several distinct themes:
- Environmental Challenges & Solutions
- Urban Studies & Planning
- Economic Development
- GIS & Spatial Analysis
- Transportation & Mobility
- Health & Population
Because of this diversity you can also find graduates working in environmental impact assessment, travel and tourism, policy analysis, community development, conservation, demography, and environmental consulting.
Common Occupations for Environment & Society Graduates
Here are some of the most frequently-reported career categories for Environment & Society graduates in Canada and at McMaster, according to census data and alumni outcomes:
Environment & Society Students in the workforce can:
- Appreciate the physical and cultural characteristics of places in an increasingly globalized world;
- Understand the evolution of people, their ideas, activities, their places and their environments over time;
- Understand the spatial distributions and complex connectivity of people and places.
Employers seek out the skills acquired by Environment & Society graduates, such as:
- Data analysis and critical thinking
- Spatial mapping & data visualization
- Communication and presentation
- Problem-solving & decision-making
Common Sectors of Employment
Environment & Society graduates often work in the following sectors:
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