1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion :
1.1. geology and geodesy;
1.2. economic theory;
1.3. risk analysis;
1.4. global environmental challenges;
1.5. environmental communication methods.
2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
2.1. chemical sciences;
2.2. physical sciences;
2.3. biological sciences;
2.4. geography;
2.5. management theory;
2.6. staff management;
2.7. accounting;
2.8. development planning;
2.9. environmental philosophy and ethics;
2.10. environmental monitoring;
2.11. cartography and real estate cadastre;
2.12. management of natural resources;
2.13. ecotoxicology;
2.14. professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
3.1. mathematics in environmental science;
3.2. environmental chemistry;
3.3. environmental biology;
3.4. environmental physics;
3.5. environmental economics;
3.6. project management;
3.7. environmental policy;
3.8. environmental management;
3.9. environmental impact assessment;
3.10. communication psychology;
3.11. environmental laws and regulations;
3.12. sustainable development theory;
3.13. environmental technologies;
3.14. geographic information systems;
3.15. air, water and soil treatment technologies and remediation activities;
3.16. management of specially protected natural areas and other protected areas (for example, protected zones, water points, wells, deposits, etc.);
3.17. brownfield recultivation;
3.18. water management;
3.19. waste management;
3.20. official language;
3.21. at least two foreign languages at the communication level;
3.22. labour protection;
3.23. environmental protection;
3.24. legal employment relationship.

1. To understand the interaction between economic, social and environmental development and the concept of sustainable development as a basis for environmental management.
2. To apply practical skills and theoretical knowledge when developing and adopting decisions.
3. To identify the main environmental quality problems, organize environmental quality and pollution control measures and carry out necessary measurements, evaluate them and develop proposals for possible solutions for environmental protection.
4. To prepare and use the information in the field of environmental protection.
5. To understand fields of application of environmental technology in dealing with environmental management issues.
6. To have good understanding of the environmental laws and regulations and institutional structure of the environmental protection system.
7. To understand the administrative management principles.
8. To be able to assess the quality of the environment by using environmental monitoring results, available databases in the field of environment and environmental quality standards.
9. To develop and apply criteria for environmental evaluation.
10. To interpret, analyse and gather environmental information.
11. To be able to provide information on the condition of the environment and the necessary improvements.
12. To participate in the development, execution and management of environmental projects.
13. To act and think independently.
14. To plan and organize one’s own work and that of the department.
15. To speak before an audience, substantiate one’s opinion.
16. To organize the work by using office equipment.
17. To use computer programs and databases, data analysis and results presentation software.
18. To observe the labour protection and fire safety requirements.
19. To observe the principles of communication culture and ethical norms.
20. To have a good command of the official language.
21. To have a good command of at least two foreign languages at the communication level.
22. To use professional terminology in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
23. To independently acquire new knowledge and skills.
24. To apply the acquired knowledge and skills in practice.

1. Ability to apply environmental and general regulations of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union, as well as international regulations, and utilize the options of the environmental protection institutional system for dealing with environmental management challenges.
2. Ability to gather, systematize and analyse the information about environmental protection and management.
3. Ability to develop database structure and prepare informative and analytical reports for the execution of environmental management tasks.
4. Ability to apply a company’s administrative management principles and the record-keeping system in the preparation of documents (contracts, agreements, applications, letters, etc.) and development of staff management tasks.
5. Ability to analyse and evaluate the quality of the environment, plan environmental management measures, determining the required materially technical basis and human resources and carrying out calculations of economic efficiency.
6. Ability to organize environmental quality control, analyse obtained results, develop proposals to preserve, improve or restore environmental quality, using special computer programs of environmental quality assessment, forecasting and modelling.
7. Ability to participate in the environmental impact assessment process.
8. Ability to prepare the technical tasks of environmental projects and carry out project coordination, and draw up applications to receive permits of natural resource use and other permits.
9. Ability to carry out environmental communication tasks, preparing information to the public about the environment, quality and challenges thereof, finding out public opinion and involving it in dealing with these challenges through environmental education methods.
10. Ability to prepare environmental project applications and participate in evaluation thereof.
11. Ability to promote public participation in building sustainable development.
12. Ability to define research goals and objectives in the field of environmental management,  draw up plans for pilot studies, carry out experimental data analysis by using computer programs and mathematical analysis methods.
13. Ability to identify the key scientific and practical research results and make recommendations for environmental protection, technology and natural resource use.
14. Ability to communicate in the official language and at least two foreign languages.
15. Ability to manage the staff work independently to improve one’s qualification.