Master in Environmental Studies (Taught in English)
Universidade de Aveiro
Key Information
Campus location
Aveiro, Portugal
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
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Introduction
Master in Environmental Studies (Taught in English)
The interest, opportunity and need underpinning the Master's degree in Environmental Studies are closely related to the educational perspective of the Bologna process. They also have to do with issues of social relevance, of the market and of scientific and pedagogical development.
The Master's degree in Environmental Studies aims to train professionals and researchers in the domain of the environmental sciences and engineering, developing competences in the areas of pollution and environmental management and the technologies of waste treatment. The programs will make a more comprehensive view of environmental problems possible with an interdisciplinary interpretation of the scientific areas involved.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Year 1
1st Semester
- Industrial Ecology
- Integrated Management of Natural Resources
- Introduction to Air Pollution
- Energy And Environment
- Environmental Planning
2nd Semester
- Water Pollution
- Natural and Technological Risks
- Solid Waste
- Air Pollution And Climate Change
Year 2
1st Semester
- Modelling Environmental Systems
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Project
2nd Semester
Dissertation
Program Outcome
Specific objectives of the Master in Environmental Studies programs are:
- To train professionals and researchers who are engaged in environmental sciences and engineering;
- To develop competences:
- In the context of water pollution and hydrological resources;
- In the context of atmospheric pollution;
- In the context of the technologies of effluent treatment;
- In the management of hydrological resources and of solid residues;
- of intervention in the industrial environment;
- In the evaluation of environmental impacts;
- In management of the environment;
- In the interdisciplinary interpretation of the scientific areas involved
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates enter the international employment market working:
- with enterprises dealing with high end technological products and services
- as consultants making technology assessment and innovation /change management
- with governmental institutes dealing with innovation policy and strategy
- with relevant research and higher education institutions