Watch the launch of our brand new Bachelor of Climate Change degree – delivering graduates who will lead future climate change solutions. It combines scientific knowledge and an understanding of people, economic and political systems, including the impacts on Māori, Pacific and Indigenous communities.
Be part of the climate solution
The University of Waikato is proudly launching a new three-year degree in 2022 - the Bachelor of Climate Change.
This degree is the first of its kind in the world and combines scientific knowledge of the biophysical world with understanding of economic and political systems and the impacts on Māori, Pacific and Indigenous communities.
Career pathways
We need people from all walks of life to contribute their expertise to developing solutions to climate change. This is a degree that will ensure you take up your place in the workforce as a climate-informed citizen.
Here are a few of the many rewarding jobs that a Bachelor of Climate Change could prepare you for:
- Analyst
- Anthropologist
- Biodiversity manager
- Climate action specialist
- Climate change manager
- Community educator
- Consultant
- Data analyst
- Ecologist
- Economist
- Environmental scientist
- Foreign affairs advisor
- Iwi advisor
- Media advisor
- Policy analyst
- Political Scientist
- Politician
- Planner
- Public relations expert
- Sustainability advisor
What will I study?
While learning about climate change science is a big (and important) part of the degree, it is not the only part. You will also complete compulsory papers that look at climate change through a social science lens as well as Māori and Pacific responses to climate changes.
What sets this degree apart is its multidisciplinary focus, which basically means you will be harnessing the superpowers of the collective.