Master's Degree, Institute of Earth sciences
05.04.06 Ecology and Environment and Natural Resources Management
Program length: 2 years
Language of study: Russian
Place of study: Rostov-on-Don
Purpose of this educational program:
The educational program is research, practice-oriented and managerial, entrepreneurial. It is aimed at training research specialists on the basis of leading scientific schools, is focused on the training of undergraduates and their work in scientific departments (laboratories, institutes, centers). This educational program is focused on the training of undergraduates and their work in scientific departments (laboratories, institutes, centers) and the training of research specialists on the basis of a leading scientific school.
Core curriculum
Basis | Specialized subjects |
Aerospace methods in environmental monitoring and nature protection Environmental monitoring: theory and practice Environmental design, expertise, audit and management Project activities | Sustainable development of natural and anthropogenic landscapes. Criteria, assessment and management methods Regulatory, legislative and legal framework in the field of environmental monitoring, environmental protection and environmental management Modern problems of ecology and nature management International cooperation in the field of environmental protection Regional environmental safety and management of hazardous production and consumption waste Geochemistry of terrestrial and aquatic landscapes Methods and means of environmental monitoring Oil pollution and self-cleaning |
Advantages of this study program:
- Graduates are in demand in scientific, industrial and design and survey organizations, state administrative structures that monitor terrestrial and aquatic landscapes, map them using aerospace survey materials and GIS technologies, control the quality of the natural environment, perform engineering surveys for construction and infrastructure development, environmental design and expertise, management in the field of environmental management and protection nature; in institutions of secondary general, secondary vocational and higher education.
- Graduates work in the field of environmental design, planning, control and environmental protection.
- The program provides the formation of professional skills of the master in the field of environmental management from the standpoint of modern scientific ideas about sustainable development, allows solving socio-economic problems of environmental management and nature protection, the ability to assess the impact of various types of economic activities on the environment.
- The program provides the formation of competencies and the inculcation of professional knowledge focused on the environmentally sustainable development of the natural environment, economy and society at all territorial levels ; from global to local.
Prospects. Career & Employment
After completing their studies, competitive, practice-oriented graduates are in demand on the labor market in the following leading sectors of the Russian economy:
- mineral resources: design and survey organizations related to the development of infrastructure of mining complexes;
- environmental monitoring and prevention of negative consequences of mining
- oriented to work in the north and the northeast of the country;
- construction, an integral part of which is engineering surveys exploring the geological and natural conditions of the territory of the Russian Federation and other countries.
Possible Careers for Ecology Majors: Soil Conservationists, Foresters and Engineers, Materials Management Specialist, Instructor or Senior Instructor, Director, Natural Resources Energy and Carbon, etc.
Our graduates will be well qualified to apply PhD programs in Russian and foreign universities.