Education goals
jump to top of pageThe program objective is to train nature conservation engineers with ability to plan, organize and manage the general and special tasks of nature conservation on international level. They vindicate the nature conservation principles and regulations efficiently with application of acquired theoretical knowledge. Graduates may continue their studies in the doctoral program.
Admission criteria
jump to top of pageRequirement of admission to the Nature Conservation Engineering MSc program is that the applicant has 84 credits from his/her BSc degree from the following disciplines:
- natural science: at least 15 credits;
- economic and human knowledge: at least 10 credits;
- engineering and informatics: at least 5 credits.
The student can also be enrolled if the student has at least 60 credits from the above-mentioned disciplines, but the missing credits must be obtained later based on the recent Education and Ex-amination Rules and Regulations of the University.
Procedure for transfer of credits
jump to top of pageProfessional fields, which define the Environmental Engineering MSc training program
Natural Sciences | 10-40 credits |
Economics and Humanities | 10-20 credits |
Environmental engineering knowledge | 10-35 credits |
Specialization provided by the training institute including thesis (that contains at least 6 credits for project practice in the complete master program) | 50-60 credits |
Thesis | 30 credits |
Total: | 120 credits |
Considering the specializations available, specific knowledge can be acquired in the following fields: environmental technology design and implementation; environmental problems in built environments; water quality protection; advanced noise and vibration measurement; advanced noise and vibration protection, air pollution control, waste management and recycling, health protection and work safety; protection of soil and geological medium; renewable energy; environmental impact analysis; design and operation of environmental and quality management systems which meet professional needs. The specialization provided by the training institute including a thesis comprises 50-60 credits, which contains at least 6 credits for project practice in the complete master program.
During the program, students have to complete a total amount of 120 credit points. This adds up to approximately 30 credits per semester. The curriculum contains the list of subjects (with credit points) and the recommended order of completing subjects, which takes into account the prerequisite(s) of each subject.
Curriculum of the Environmental Engineering MSc program
jump to top of pageCourse | Eval- ua- tion† |
Credit points |
Instuction hours/week |
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name | type* | lecture | practice | ||
First semester | |||||
Environmental Ecology | A | E | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Environmental Fluid Mechanics | A | MTG | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Geographyc Information Systems | A | E | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Environmental Chemistry | A | E | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Landscape History | A | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
English for Special Purposes: Environmental Engineering I | K | S | — | 0 | 2 |
Elective (see below) | B | 7 | |||
C | 3 | ||||
Second semester | |||||
Eco-Energetics | A | MTG | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Environmental Impact Assessment and Performance Evaluation | A | E | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Global Environmental Systems | A | E | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Chemometrics | A | E | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications | A | E | 3 | 1 | 1 |
English for Special Purposes: Environmental Engineering II | K | S | — | 0 | 0 |
Elective (see below) | B | 7 | |||
C | 3 | ||||
Third semester | |||||
Landscape Management and Protection | A | MTG | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Climate Risk Assessment | A | E | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Applied Environmental Statistics | A | MTG | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Treatment Wetlands | A | MTG | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Complex Project Work | B | MTG | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Thesis Writing | B | MTG | 15 | 0 | 2 |
Professional Practice | K | S | — | ||
Fourth semester | |||||
Ecotoxicology | A | E | 3 | 2 | 0 |
European Environmental Law and Politics | A | E | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Environmental and Quality Management Systems | A | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Environmental Modelling | A | MTG | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Biological Survey and Monitoring | A | MTG | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Life Cycle Assessment | A | MTG | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Thesis Writing | B | MTG | 15 | 0 | |
Elective courses | |||||
Landscape and Rural Development | B | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Water Resources Engineering | B | MTG | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Analytical Chemistry | B | MTG | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Antioxidants in Natural Environment | B | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Applied Soil Science | B | MTG | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Soil Protection and Conservation | B | MTG | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Agroforestry for Sustainability | B | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Principles of Forest Protection | B | MTG | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Protected Forests | B | MTG | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Invasion Biology | C | MTG | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Biotechnological Techniques of Waste Management | C | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Project Management | C | MTG | 3 | 2 | 0 |
*Course type: A = compulsory, B = elective in engineering fild, C = elective, K = criteria (no credit)
†Evaluation: E = exam, MTG = mid-term grade, S = signature
Academic calendar
jump to top of pagegeneral structure of the semester
Registration | 1st week |
Study period | 2nd — 15th week |
Exam period | 6 weeks |
Usually, study period is scheduled for the 1st week of September in the fall semester and for the 1st week of February in the spring semester. |
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