School of the Environment
Hello! Welcome to the Careers Service page for the School of the Environment students.
Use this page to explore options relating to your specific degree course from further career options, work experience and graduate options, as well as links to other relevant resources such as CV and covering letter templates.
Architecture
Career Options
| Options with Architecture | Explore options with Architecture |
| Buildings4jobs.com | buildings4jobs.com |
| Your creative future | Your Creative Future |
| An Academic Career | Is an academic career for you? What do academics do? How do you become an academic? |
| Vitae |
Vitae is the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes |
Work Experience
| IAESTE Student Booklet | A Global Work Experience Programme |
| Architect Interview Tips | Architect Interview Tips |
| How to Answer Architecture Interview Questions | How to Answer Architect Interview Questions |
| Landscape Design Trust | Landscape Design Trust |
| Architects' Professional Examination Authority in Scotland's (APEAS) | Information about Part 1 and Part 2 work experience options |
| APEAS: Role of a PSA | Role of a Professional Studies Advisor (PSA) |
| APEAS: The New Professional Criteria at Part 3 | N.B. Please note changes to the criteria. The New Professional Criteria at Part 3 |
| APEAS: Part 3 Examination in Professional Practice and Management | Part 3 Examination in Professional Practice and Management: Guide for Candidates |
Graduate Employment
| RIBA Appointments | RIBA Appointments - Architecture Jobs |
| glasgowarchitecture | Promotes Glasgow Architects as well as the city's architecture. |
| Careersinconstruction.com | Jobs in the built environment |
| NES Architecture Recruitment | Opportunities in Infrastructure |
| Fast Stream - Built Environment | Fast Stream Recruitment Group |
Links & Resources
| architecture.com (RIBA) | architecture.com |
| Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland(RIAS) | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland |
| RIBA - Frequently Asked Questions | RIBA - FAQs |
| archaos - National Architecture Students' Association | National Architecture Students' Association |
| Construction | Construction Industry Insight |
| Asset Skills | The Sector Skills Council for facilities management, housing, property, planning, cleaning and parking |
| TotalProfessions.com | This site will help you explore the wide range of professions available to you whilst offering you graduate careers advice |
Latest News
| e-architect | Architecture News |
| Urban Realm | Urban Realm |
| Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) |
Funding
If you are looking for funding/sponsorship, you may find the following links useful:
General
| FunderFinder | Searchable database of charitable help for individual people - available at the Careers Service. |
| University of Dundee - Scholarships/Bursaries |
Depending on your academic and sporting interests you may qualify for a bursary. Apply for Pre-Entry bursaries before starting your degree. Post-Entry bursaries and prizes are awarded to students during their studies. |
Geography and Environmental Science
Career Options
| Options with Environmental Science | Options with Environmental Science |
| Options with Geography | Options with Geography |
| Options with Estate Management | Options with Estate Management |
| Social Science by Numbers: Careers with Quantitative Methods | Careers with Quantitative Methods |
| Types of Jobs | Explore types of jobs |
| An Academic Career | Is an academic career for you? What do academics do? How do you become an academic? |
| Met Office: Training for Industry | Designed to help you better understand and interpret meteorological information |
| The Met Office College Prospectus 2012/13 | The Met Office College Prospectus 2012/13 |
| Vitae | Vitae is the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes |
| Training at The Met Office | Training at the Met Office |
Work Experience
| The Environmental Placement Programme (EPP) | The Environmental Placement Programme |
| Tayside Foundation for the Conservation of Resources | Tayside Foundation for the Conservation of Resources |
| RSPB | RSPB |
| The Conservation Volunteers | The Conservation Volunteers |
Graduate Employment
| Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) | Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) |
| LANTRA | LANTRA |
| TalentScotland | TalentScotland |
| FastStream - Built Environment | Faststream Recruitment Group |
| The Environment Post | The Environment Post |
Links & Resources
| Environment and Agriculture | Environment and Agriculture Industry Insight |
| The Green Directory | Natural, organic, ethical, fair trade and environmentally friendly products and services directory. |
| Sustrans | Sustrans is a leading UK charity enabling people to travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of the journeys we make every day. |
| Dundee Travel Active | Dundee Travel Active is a project that encourages residents of, or visitors to, Dundee to walk or cycle a little more to improve people's health and the environment. |
| SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) | The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is Scotland’s environmental regulator. |
| Scotland's Environment | Bringing together information on Scotland's environment in one place. |
| Scottish Wildlife Trust | Scottish Wildlife Trust |
| Renewable UK | The voice of marine and wind energy |
| Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management | Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management |
| Energy and Utility Skills | Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the gas, power, waste management and water industries. |
| TotalProfessions.com |
This site will help you explore the wide range of professions available to you whilst offering you graduate careers advice |
Latest News
| Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
| Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) | Chartered Institute of Wastes Management |
| British Ecological Society | British Ecological Society |
| The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) | The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment |
| International Federation of Hydrographic Societies | International Federation of Hydrographic Socieities |
| Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society | Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society |
| The British Association of Remote Sensing Companies | The British Association of Remote Sensing Companies |
| The European Water Association (EWA) | The European Water Association |
| Countryside Council for Wales | Countryside Council for Wales |
| Marine Biological Association of the UK | Marine Biological Association of the UK |
| Plantlife | Plantlife |
| Society for Underwater Technology | Society for Underwater Technology |
Funding
If you are looking for funding/sponsorship, you may find the following links useful:
General
| FunderFinder | Searchable database of charitable help for individual people - available at the Careers Service. |
| University of Dundee - Scholarships/Bursaries |
Depending on your academic and sporting interests you may qualify for a bursary. Apply for Pre-Entry bursaries before starting your degree. Post-Entry bursaries and prizes are awarded to students during their studies. |
Environmental / Conservation:
| British Ecological Society |
Offers grants, awards, and prizes. |
| Earthwatch Institute |
Provides financial and volunteer support for field research projects that match the initiatives in their Research Areas. |
| The British Society of Plant Pathology |
The BSPP Travel Fund is open to members of the Society to assist with expenses for conferences, study tours and visits. |
| Tropical Agriculture Association |
Grants are designed to enable awardees to gain their first experience of international development work. |
Town & Regional Planning
Career Options
| Prospects: Options with Town and Regional Planning | Options with your subject |
| Social Science by Numbers: Careers with Quantitative Methods | Careers in Quantitative Methods |
| Prospects: Town Planner | Town Planner Occupational Profile |
| Prospects: Planning and Development Surveyor | Planning and Development Surveyor Occupational Profile |
| Vitae | Vitae is the UK organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes |
| An Academic Career | Is an academic career for you? What do academics do? How do you become an academic? |
Graduate Employment
| ENDSdirectory | One-stop guide to environmental consultancy and other services |
| PlanningJobs | Find your perfect town planning job |
Links & Resources
| Scottish Natural Heritage | Scottish Natural Heritage |
| National Trust | National Trust |
| Asset Skills | The Sector Skills Council for facilities management, housing, property, planning, cleaning and parking |
| Fast Stream - Built Environment | Faststream specialise in recruitment throughout the architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering and mining sectors |
| TotalProfessions.com | This site will help you explore the wide range of professions available to you whilst offering you graduate careers advice |
Latest News
| The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) | The Royal Town Planning Institute |
| Regeneration & Renewal | Regeneration & Renewal |
| Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) | Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |
Funding
If you are looking for funding/sponsorship, you may find the following links useful:
General
| FunderFinder | Searchable database of charitable help for individual people - available at the Careers Service. |
| University of Dundee - Scholarships/Bursaries |
Depending on your academic and sporting interests you may qualify for a bursary. Apply for Pre-Entry bursaries before starting your degree. Post-Entry bursaries and prizes are awarded to students during their studies. |
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