On Environmental Science, does it give a good future in Uk?
2006-07-25 20:14:59 · 5 answers · asked by Wardat 1 in Environment
It's easier to find work with the more general qualification.
If you pick up a copy of New Scientist you can see the posts on offer. Don't bank on getting a job straight away though...
2006-07-25 21:24:44 · answer #1 · answered by Red P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with Red P environmental science as a science discipline is not that great for a career, You're better off doing a pure subject Like chemistry or Biology or or geology choose your modules a best you can with an environmental slant and then do a masters or something similar in environmental sciences. There isn't that much money in environmental science but it can be quite fascinating and rewarding in its own right. With a pure degree you stand a much better chance of getting an environmental position with corporations such as Shell or BP but that opens up an larger moral arena.
2006-07-26 00:19:28 · answer #2 · answered by pete m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get into most careers in environment/ biology with qualifications in either - and once you have a few years under your belt your experience will be more valuable than qualifications anyway.
Don't think there's a "better" career, except what's better for you personally. I'd agree you should look at job adverts and see what appeals. Send off for the job details/ application form for any jobs that interest you, even if you can't do them/ apply for them now. That way you'll find out exactly what employers are looking for.
Most graduate employers, in my experience, ask for "a relevant degree", but in my field, either Env. Sci or Bio Sci/ Biology would all be "relevant" enough for most jobs. Degrees don't really prepare you for the workplace, you learn most of your work skills once you start working. And if you don't like one job, it's usually possible to move "sideways" to another field.
Think there are probably more jobs working in environmental protection/ monitoring/ assessment etc. (for big companies, government agencies, and others) than in "pure" Biological fields, especially as controls/ regulations tighten up year after year. As for bio sciences, not much money in ecology and lots of competition for jobs. Small (growing?) number of jobs in specialist fields like microbiology/ genetics if that's what rings your bell, but again very competitive.
2006-07-26 05:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by owd_bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do the environmental biology modules at uni, but ask for your degree title to be just plain biology. That way if you see a job that is more general you can list specific skills that you got whilst studying, rather than saying I have a degree in EB. Its what I did and I managed to land a job in the USA working with the Environmental Protection Agency.
2006-07-28 07:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Libby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you consider a good career. If you want to earn a lot of money, you may find neither career satisfactory.
If you hate your chosen discipline, you will probably leave it eventually. Why don't you find a couple of each (Environmental scientist and Biological scientist) and spend some time with them to find out what it's like?
2006-07-25 23:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋