Master in Sanitary Engineering with Specialization in Solid Waste
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
With the Master's Degree in Sanitary Engineering with a Specialization in Solid Waste from InterNacionas you will be able to recognize the environmental and sanitary problems that are generated by inappropriate waste management. You will be able to propose management and management alternatives and implement the use of tools for the design and planning of the different systems and processes. This way you will be able to generate proposals to the different municipalities, regions and associations for an integral management for the use of recycling and reuse of waste.
This Master's Degree seeks the training and transfer of knowledge for the proper direction, planning, evaluation, management, design and construction of sanitary projects.
Professionals in the engineering area: civil, chemical, environmental, architecture and agronomic; who work on improving the environment and professionals who are dedicated to research and teaching, interested in obtaining additional knowledge for the objective development and preparation of health projects.
Other professionals graduated in careers related to the subject of the environment can also enter this Master's Degree, after evaluating their current training.
Practical methodology
The InterNaciones learning model has a practical approach that seeks to enhance the flexibility of your studies.
- The most theoretical classes are made up of small pills of no more than 5-10 minutes on key concepts. At the end, a test and a video on its resolution are included.
- Live classes will be given aimed at solving the practical cases worked on.
- You can use any device to access your classes: computer, mobile phone and tablet.
Curriculum
First trimester
Fundamentals of Sanitary Engineering (3 credits)
Environmental Economics (3 credits)
Second quarter
Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
Study of Aquatic Environments (3 credits)
Third trimester
Engineering for Human Development (3 credits)
Project Formulation (3 credits)
Fourth trimester
Environmental Modeling (3 credits)
Environmental Legislation (3 credits)
Fifth quarter
Solid Waste Fundamentals (3 credits)
Process Design (3 credits)
Sixth trimester
Integrated Watershed Management (3 credits)
Garbage Engineering (3 credits)
seventh quarter
Recycling (3 credits)
Composting (3 credits)
Eighth quarter
Resource Management (3 credits)
Hospital Solid Waste (3 credits)
total: 48 credits
Others
MSEDS Thesis Work (6 credits)
total: 54 credits
You will learn to:
- Propose solutions to unsatisfactory decisions regarding the management of waste and urban waste in its different areas, whether due to location, characteristics or resource management.
- Manage all the technical processes of a company or institution in an efficient, social and ecological way.
- Generate the bases in rural and urban municipalities to take advantage of their recycling and reuse.
- Comply with current environmental legislation, laws, agreements, regulations within the national legal framework.
- Identify waste, classify it according to its characteristics and understand its flow and final treatment.
You will be able to develop construction companies, contractors and public administrations such as:
- Operator of waste treatment and disposal facilities.
- Urban solid waste treatment plant operator.
- Forestry, agricultural and industrial waste treatment plant operator.
- Hospital solid waste treatment plant operator.
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