BSc in Environmental Science

Undergraduate program centered on scientific, analytical, and field-based study of environmental systems, preparing graduates for technical, research, and development-sector roles.

Four-year, 146-credit curriculum combining foundational science, interdisciplinary coursework, core environmental science, specialization modules, and extensive practical training. Structure builds competence in ecological assessment, environmental analytics, field instrumentation, pollution studies, resource management, and environmental planning. Emphasis on scientific observation, systems thinking, and sustainable-development literacy.

Curricular structure (condensed table)

Salient features
• Scientifically rigorous foundation integrated with applied environmental methods.
• Strong fieldwork and laboratory orientation.
• Exposure to ecological systems, pollution analysis, environmental management, GIS, impact assessment.
• Scholarship and limited financial-aid options for eligible students.
• Curriculum structured to build holistic environmental awareness and analytical capacity.

Eligibility
• 10+2 or equivalent with ≥ 50% aggregate and ≥ 50% in PCM or PCB.
OR
• Minimum GPA 2.4 overall; minimum C+ in PCM or PCB; minimum C in all other subjects.

Admission process (points)
• Meet academic eligibility (percentage or GPA pathway).
• Apply through Kathmandu University School of Science.
• Sit for KU’s admission screening as announced annually.
• Merit-based selection after evaluation and seat availability.

Fee
NPR 924,000 (tentative)

Job prospects
• NGOs/INGOs working in environment, development, climate, and conservation.
• Academic and research institutions.
• Public-health and environmental-health industries.
• Environmental impact assessment consultancies.
• Water, forestry, agriculture, and natural-resource projects.
• Government agencies working in environment, climate, disaster, and planning.