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Career options

Environmental management program

The BSc Environmental Management degree program prepares you for a broad range of careers in the environment and natural resource sectors. Recent graduates have held various positions, including:

  • Watershed manager
  • Protected areas manager
  • Environmental/Wildlife biologist
  • Environmental consultant
  • Climate change mitigation officer
  • Environmental policy analyst
  • Environmental sociologist or economist
  • Environmental protection specialist
  • Land use planner
  • Hydrogeologist
  • Environmental impact analyst

Our students gain employment with numerous organizations across Canada:

  • Federal/provincial departments of environment & natural resources
  • Environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs)
  • Environmental consulting firms
  • Forest and natural resources industries

Summer employment

The BScEM degree provides the best opportunity for a career in the environment and natural resource sector, not only after graduation but also throughout the program. As a BScEM student, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience, build your network and earn a great salary during the summer months.

Approximately 95% of our students have gained career relevant summer employment earning between $10-$20,000 per summer.

Environmental Management offers many exciting summer employment paths in the natural resource sector including:

  • Aquatic monitor
  • Environmental officer

At UNB we are dedicated to ensuring you become career-ready. We will train you on preparing your resume and interviewing with potential employers. You will have many opportunities to gain career-relevant summer employment that suits your interests.

Our staff maintain a dynamic job board that lists hundreds of summer and career job vacancies in the natural resource sector and also arranges on-campus interviews with our students for summer and career employment.