An understanding and acceptance of the necessity for ecological modernisation in business and industry and of the need to contribute to protecting the natural resources strengthens the demand for environment-related degree programmes and subject areas. The range of studies has been noticeably extended by establishing and refocusing environment-related subjects at numerous higher education institutions. They are responsible for planning and designing measures to conserve resources and prevent damage to the environment as far as possible. Environmental protection-related course contents are found in many programmes today, for example, in mechanical engineering, chemistry and physics. Hence, it is not always easy to distinguish between environment-related and conventional degree programmes. The lack of uniformity in the use of terminology makes it difficult to navigate around the range of studies on offer. Essentially, environment-related study opportunities can be classified in four main orientations: