Master in Environmental Engineering

Program Overview

The Master in Environmental Engineering program educates students in solving environmental challenges within industrial settings. It integrates coursework, an internship, and a final project, leading to a diploma from the European University of the Atlantic. Graduates are prepared for careers as environmental technicians and managers, focusing on waste management, air pollution control, and environmental management systems. The program emphasizes sustainability and the integration of social, environmental, and economic factors.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Master in Environmental Engineering is a professionally-oriented postgraduate program designed to train professionals to solve environmental problems and adopt good practices in industrial settings. The program aims to equip students with general competencies—instrumental, personal, and systemic—needed for careers as environmental engineers or in related research. It addresses the growing need for businesses to consider environmental, social, economic, and ethical factors in their operations, moving beyond a solely cost-focused production model. The program integrates practical training with theoretical knowledge to meet societal needs and foster scientific interest. The program's objective is to provide students with the skills and knowledge necessary to address the environmental impacts of industrial processes, including resource consumption and pollution. The program leads to a diploma titled "MASTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING" issued by the European University of the Atlantic.

Outline:

The Master in Environmental Engineering comprises 90 ECTS credits, structured across three academic semesters. The program includes coursework, an external internship (6 credits), and a Master's Degree Final Project (10 credits).

Semester 1:

• Integrated management of solid waste (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Urban and industrial solid waste (5 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• By-products recovery: vitrification and chemical residues (6 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Purification of industrial wastewater (2 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Chemical and biological processes of purification (6 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Reverse osmosis and ion exchange processes (5 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Water reuse and purification (4 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Good practices in the industry (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)

Semester 2:

• Nature of the air pollutants (2 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Air pollution dispersion and control (4 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Sampling and analysis of air pollutants (4 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Combustion and thermal destruction of waste: incineration (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Other energy conversion processes of the waste organic fraction (2 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Cogeneration (5 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Land degradation and soil contamination (4 credits):
(MANDATORY)

Semester 3:

• Potentially polluted site investigation (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Design and implementation of recovery and monitoring techniques (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• Business and environment (2 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• The environmental management systems in the company (3 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• ISO 14001 and auditing (5 credits):
(MANDATORY)
• External internship (6 credits):
(PR) - Practical

Careers:

The Master in Environmental Engineering prepares students for various careers, including:

• Environmental technician in companies (large, medium, small, public, or private).
• Technician or operator in solid and industrial waste treatment plants.
• Technician or plant operator at material recovery (composting) and/or energy waste plants.
• Technician or operator in industrial or domestic wastewater treatment plants.
• Head of the environmental department in a business, implementing ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems.
• Technician in controlling air pollution in industrial facilities.
The program's learning outcomes include developing competencies related to waste management (solid and liquid), air pollution control, soil remediation, and environmental management systems (ISO 14001). The program emphasizes the integration of social, environmental, and economic factors in environmental problem-solving. The university offers a self-enrollment service online for admitted students. The university has a system for credit transfer and acknowledgment from previous studies or professional experience, up to a maximum of 15% of the total credits.