The Department of Environment is ideally located alongside the Anse Royale Bay and surrounding mountains. This setting offers our students a unique opportunity to study and practice environmental science in both marine and terrestrial environments, with access to research laboratories and infrastructure that ensures well-rounded and skilled young scientists are created.
To enable knowledgeable and skilled graduates, passionate about addressing environmental challenges encountered in Seychelles, in the region and beyond, and provide sound scientific research to support conservation and management of marine, coastal and terrestrial resources.
To graduate knowledgeable and skilled environmental practitioners who can be innovative when addressing environmental challenges encountered globally, with emphasis on small island tropical states. Furthermore, our mission is to graduate practitioners who can work collaboratively with global and local organizations to ensure progress in sustainable development.
Academic excellence and integrity, teamwork, innovation
The Department of Environment is actively involved in Blue Economy, Marine Ecology, Oceanography, Terrestrial Ecology and Climate Change research through the University’s Blue Economy Research Institute.
Additionally, various partnerships with local NGOs, institutions and organisations, and regional collaborations enable staff and students to engage in multidisciplinary and cross-cutting research projects that not only enable high quality research outputs but also capacity development in the Seychelles.
The BSc Environmental Science programme is a University of Seychelles undergraduate degree that has been running since 2012 and was first accredited by the Seychelles Quality Assurance (SQA) body in 2013/2014. The degree is a broad and generalised programme with a special emphasis on tropical environments and environmental issues relating to small island developing states.
The MSc in Marine Science and Sustainability is primarily dedicated to deep understanding and advanced skills relating to the sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems, climate change adaptation and ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction.
