The physical, chemical and biological conditions in aquatic environments are increasingly being influenced by human activities and by global climate change. Quantitative assessments and predictions of the consequences for the billions of people depending on freshwater systems and the coastal zone for drinking water, food production, and recreation are in high demand.
To master the monitoring systems, models and quantitative tools necessary for making environmental impact assessments requires a combination of biological and engineering qualifications. This combination is provided by the MSc in Aquatic Science and Technology.
Candidates who can design cost effective and technologically advanced monitoring systems to measure the environmental quality of aquatic habitats, and who have the necessary skills to model and forecast how environmental quality will be influenced by human activities, will find jobs in private consultancy firms, in research institutions, and in universities providing advice to various industries and to national and local authorities.
Candidates will also be needed to fill research positions aimed at improving the basic scientific knowledge about the ecological consequences of human activities.
New national legislation and EU directives will require local councils, ministries, the EU commission, and international organizations and NGO’s to seek candidates who can understand and quantify how aquatic environmental quality is affected by a multitude of human activities including construction of wind mill parks, oil and gas extraction, nutrient enrichment, recreation, aquaculture, exploitation, shipping, and pollution.
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In dialogue with employers
During the development of the masters program, DTU Aqua has been in dialogue with potential employers in order to assess the job opportunities for the MSc’s in Aquatic Science and Technology. The dialogue with consultancy firms ect. is summarized on this page. |