Environmental Management Courses in India

Environmental Management is a field which studies designing and implementing environmental friendly policies, regulations and programmes. It also deals with study of environmental pollution and pollution control methods, acquiring knowledge on environmental policies and to develop management methodologies for environmental pollution control. Environmental Managers handle managerial functions overlooking various environmental aspects affecting organisations in their developmental projects. They integrate specialist knowledge of environmental management into a business context. Their job is to bring forth explicitly acknowledged environmental responsibilities. Environmental Expert explores and addresses these issues and provides opportunities and suggestions for companies to embrace Environmental Management in a mutually beneficial manner to themselves and society at large.

Some of its specialized fields are -

• Climate Science and Policy.
• Environmental Studies.
• Natural Resources Management.
• Water Resources Management.

Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –

• Fundamentals of Environment Management.
• Environmental Ethics.
• Forest and Wildlife Management.
• Pollution and waste management in air, water, soil and land.

Objectives

• To create awareness and importance of Environment Management amongst various Organisations.
• To develop new Management methods towards the benefit of both the Environment and the Organisation.

Basic Requirement 

Educational Qualifications - Some Institutes allow a Bachelor in any stream while others prefer M.Sc in relevant field or B.E. 

Institutes offering Environmental Management Courses:

1. GRG School of Management Studies.
2. Amity Institute of Energy & Environment, Noida.
3. BSI India, Mathura Road, New Delhi.
4. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, College Square West, Kolkata.
5. Indian Management School & Research Centre (IMSR), Navi Mumbai.
6. Jawaharlal Nehru University, School of Environmental Studies, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi.

Personal Attributes

A candidate needs to have a good reasoning skill ie.e understanding the pros & cons), ability to make and implement decisions, communicate expressly and clearly, logical approach and problem solving skill, attention to detail. 

Job Perspectives

Safety of the environment has become a major responsibility of all types of industries. Rise in pollution and Global Warming has brought strict rules and regulations for industries. They need to comply with various government norms and regulations pertaining to environment, look into policies and frame a environmental management system looking into various aspects of environment. This requires the expertise of a specialist, a Specialist in Environmental Management. Therefore companies are employing management graduates with specialisation in environment to handle all the factors that goes into complying regulations, environment framework, legal tangles etc., that helps it gain approval for new projects and have a sustainable management in order. A Management degree in Environment is a very good option for a career in this area of work. A degree in environmental management gets you to work with companies that are into manufacturing, research and related work, or consulting firms, NGOs etc.

Some Job Types

• Environmental Research Manager.
• Senior Professor.
• Environmental Planner.
• Environmental Coordinator.
• Plant Incharge.
• Environmental Consultant.  
• Environmental Sustainability Analyst.
• Global Sustainability Director.
• Soil and Groundwater Project Manager.
• Environment Program Specialist.

Some Employment Areas

• Training Institutes.
• Environment Consulting Agency.
• Research Firms.
• Biowaste Plants.
• Nuclear Reactor Plant.
• Thermal Power Plant.
• Environment Protection Department.