Education in Risk- and environmental studies
At Karlstad University, risk and environmental studies includes natural and social science as well as the humanities. We offer many different freestanding courses (many in the form of distance education), and are responsible for two major study programmes: a bachelor’s programme in environment and safety (180 ECTS credits) and a master’s programme in risk management in society (120 ECTS credits). Risk and environmental studies is one of the subject areas offered at doctoral level at Karlstad University.
Bachelor's programme in environment and safety (180 ECTS credits)
The programme focus is on the protection of humans, environment and society within the frame of sustainable development and leads to a bachelor's degree in Risk and environmental studies. The programme opens up job possibilities within a wide field of current issues such as environmental management, systematic safety, climate adaptation and damage prevention. The study language is Swedish.
Master's programme in risk management in society (120 ECTS credits)
The focuses of this master's programme are in public safety and disaster risk management and the programme includes the full spectra of everyday accidents up to large scale disasters affecting many people and functions of society. You take part in an education on the practical aspects of risk management, from planning and structuring to practice within different sectors and at different societal levels. The study language is Swedish.
Education at the doctoral level
Risk and environmental studies at the doctoral level combine perspectives and knowledge traditions from several disciplinary areas in problem analysis and improvement efforts in a social context in which basic research and applied research are equally important. The discipline is linked to two graduate schools: Centre for Natural Disaster Science (CNDS), a cooperation between Uppsala University, Swedish Defence University and Karlstad University, and Region Building, an interdisciplinary graduate school at Karlstad University.
- Risk- and environmental studies at the doctoral level
- CNDS research school
- The interdisciplinary research school in Region Building