Università degli Studi di Parma

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Second cycle degree

ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

COD. 5018
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A.Y. 2015/2016
CLASS:
LM-35 - Classe delle lauree magistrali in Ingegneria per l'ambiente e il territorio
Years of study: 2
Credits (CFU): 120
Mode of study: full-time
FREE-ACCESS COURSE

15 places available for Non-EU citizens
including 2 places reserved to Chinese citizens
Enrolment: from July 22nd to October 22nd

COURSE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM WITH CREDITS

Year of study: 1
Curriculum "CORSO GENERICO"

First semester

Second semester

Year of study: 2
Curriculum "CORSO GENERICO"

Single Annual Cycle

First semester

Second semester

Profile of the programme

The Master Degree Course in Environmental and Land Management Engineering covers engineering issues in relation to man activities in an environmental context reconciling the safety of human settlements with the needs of the environmental protection. Engineers graduating in this course will gain interdisciplinary knowledge combining traditional engineering disciplines with knowledge in the fields of chemistry, geology, biology and legislation.
The specific themes covered at the University of Parma are the following:
-prevention and protection of the land from natural and non-natural extraordinary events (floods, landslides, debris, water and soil pollution);
- land use and environmental planning;
- disposal and treatment of waste water;
- urban waste management and disposal;
- groundwater and contaminated land remediation;
- territorial and environmental monitoring systems.
The training of Environmental and Land Management Engineering graduates is structured in two levels:
- main knowledge in Environmental and Land Management Engineering;
- additional knowledge in the fields of chemistry, ecology and legislation.
The subjects covered in the first year complete the students basic preparation, providing them with the theoretical and applied tools of the principal subjects of environmental planning and protection of the territory engineering together with the basics of environmental legislation. In the second year of the course, students apply the knowledge acquired in their First Cycle Degree and in the first year of their Master Degree in order to design different kinds of actions for protection of the territory, environmental remediation, and prevention of extreme events and environmental pollution. At the same time, laboratory work and internships are undertaken. At the end of the second year, students devote themselves to prepare the master thesis. The objective is to train engineers who have specific, advanced professional and scientific knowledge of the relationships between the different physical, biological and chemical processes involved in complex environmental systems, and who are able to design:
- defence and protection works against hydro-geological risk (floods and landslides);
- liquid and solid waste treatment and disposal works;
- works for the remediation of the contaminated environments;
- territorial and environmental monitoring systems;
- urban and rural territorial planning interventions.

Admission requirements

Candidates wishing to enrol in the Master Degree Course in Environmental and Land Engineering must have knowledge corresponding to the one supplied by the three-year degree in Engineering in category L-7 (Ministerial Decree 270/2004) or category 8 (Ministerial Decree 509/99). An assessment of the candidates competence is conducted by using the methods described in the course regulations (see link supplied). This assessment will also involve evaluation of the candidate sufficient knowledge of English. Graduates from other three-year degree courses must acquire the necessary knowledge to gain admission to the course. A Commission appointed by the Course Council will indicate any academic integrations required in terms of the study credits which the student needs to acquire. This must be undertaken as specified in the course regulations on the degree course web page (see the link provided), prior to the assessment of the applicant's competence.

Key learning outcomes

The Master Degree in Environmental and Land Engineering at Parma University is structured in order to combine the increasing needs for environmental protection with that of an appropriate urban development and planning. Accordingly, the aim is to train engineers with extensive interdisciplinary competences that are capable of carrying out civil and environmental engineering works and energy production and savings, with awareness of the limitations imposed by requirements linked to safety, civil protection and environmental compatibility and protection. The master degree in Environmental and Land Engineering is highly interdisciplinary in nature. Some of the course content overlaps with traditional basic civil engineering and safety engineering whilst other aspects are the typical ones covered by the physical, biological and geological sciences. In detail, the areas covered at Parma University are the following:
-prevention and protection of the territory from natural and non-natural extraordinary events (floods, landslides, debris flows, air, water, and soil pollution and structural collapse);
- land pollution remediation;
- land use and environmental planning;
- disposal and treatment of waste water;
- urban waste management and disposal;
- territorial and environmental monitoring systems.

THE COURSE
The education of the Environmental and Land Management Engineering graduates is structured in two levels:
- main knowledge in Environmental and Land Management Engineering;
- additional knowledge in the fields of chemistry, ecology, hydraulics and legislation.
The contents of the Master Degree Course aim to provide specific, up-to-date competences which enable the graduate to develop technological innovation, to analyse, design, plan and manage engineering tasks on complex systems, whether working on a consultant basis or for public authorities or within production and service companies.
The contents can be divided into five learning areas:
1. Completion of basic knowledge area
2. Specialisation and design for defending against hydro-geological risk area
3. Specialisation and design for defending the environment area
4. Specialisation and design area focused on understanding and defending the land
5. Area of autonomy and responsibility
The lessons given in the first area complete the student basic background, by supplying the theoretical and applicative instruments for the main environmental engineering subjects. The lessons given in the second field of learning provide instruments for designing various types of measures oriented to the mitigation of the hydro-geological risk, and preventing extreme events. The third area of learning examines the themes of environmental quality with the aim to achieve in-depth knowledge of environmental quality parameters, designing water treatment and purification systems as well as systems for managing urban waste; in addition, the instruments needed for different types of environmental impact assessments will also be provided. The fourth area of learning is oriented to the knowledge of the territory where the environment and the land engineer works by means of lessons where the most recent techniques of land surveying are presented and applied. The fifth learning area consists of applying the concepts acquired and the competences attained in the four previous areas through direct experimentation (laboratory) or by working in companies (internships) and the final thesis.

THE OBJECTIVES:
The objective of the course is to train engineers with a deeper knowledge, compared to the First Cycle Degree course, of the basis background necessary for the Environmental and Land Management Engineering, as well as a full understanding of the subjects regarding protection of the territory and prevention of extraordinary events, whether natural or non-natural. The aim is to prepare engineers equipped with specific and advanced professional and scientific knowledge of the interactions between the different physical, biological and chemical processes that occur in complex environmental systems. They should also be able to draft complete and detailed plans of works for treating and disposing of liquid, solid and gaseous waste, of preventing environmental decay and risk, of the recovery of polluted environments, of assessing and controlling the various aspects of environmental quality and of developing research and/or technological transfer strategies.

Final examination, if any

The qualification is gained after two years by presenting an original thesis containing a design-related, experimental or numerical nature subject. The project must be conducted under the guidance of a supervisor. In presenting the thesis, students must prove that they have acquired the ability to work in an independent manner, the knowledge of the necessary technical instrumentation, the ability to manage theoretical instruments for processing the data obtained and the ability to conduct a critical analysis of data. For the preparation of the master degree thesis and the final examination 18 credits are assigned.