OVERVIEW

The programme trains specialists capable of working in both the public and private sectors, in global, multicultural, and interdisciplinary contexts, to carry out professional consulting and coordination roles related to the assessment, design, and management of environmental systems with a view to ecological and sustainable transition. The main contexts of expertise acquired  are the following: Analysis, control, and management of environmental resources and land;- Assessment of environmental quality; Enhancement and restoration of the quality of environmental resources affected by human impacts; Implementation and evaluation of environmental impact studies for strategic  and environmental risk assessments; Environmental impact of production processes; Development and  certification of environmental management systems.

 

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

1st Year (Common Path): International environmental law; Environmental policies and projects; Environmental data analysis; Renewable energy for sustainable development and environmental transition; Risk assessment and Life Cycle Assessment; Management of environmental pollutants; Biomonitoring of environmental systems; Genetic and Microbiological Tools for Environmental Applications; Proximal and remote sensing

2nd Year: 

Path 1 – (Sustainability and resilience of territorial systems): Agricultural management of biogeochemical cycles; Nature-Based Solutions; Soil health & Carbon farming; Ecosystem services evaluation for the agroecological transition; Vegetation, micrometeorology and climate change. 

Path 2 – (Management of sustainable processes): Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) management and social & environmental accountability; Waste management and environmental remediation; Environmental analytical monitoring; Natural transformations and advanced treatments of organic substances; Minerals for climate actions.

 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates are expected to work in  multiple fields of the industrial, agricultural and environmental domains, with focuses in the following contexts:  Manufacturing sector; Industrial plants and multi-utility companies for the sectors of monitoring plans, analytical, regulatory and management; Energy and sustainability, natural resource management and climate, circular economy and green economy, soil-water-air protection, technological and digital innovation, environmental research and dissemination; Waste Management, Integrated Water Service, Quality Assurance public services or private firms; Materials recycling, renewable energy, ernvironmental consulting and communication; Environmental protection, environmental management; Government agencies and large corporations; Public bodies or consulting services for companies; Department of Environment and Safety; Analytical and instrumental sector, regulatory and inspectorate sector; Consulting for environmental authorizations; Land reclamation, consultancy;  Development of urban settlements in light of climate change; industrial side streams valorization;  Balanced Crop Inputs (Water, Energy, Nutrients); Local and global authorities or private enterprises in the contexts of industrial chemistry, pharmaceuticals,  land or marine ecosystems & health; Public Administration; Public protection agencies and monitoring canters under various regional /national directorates handling strategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, and remediation and warranting compliance to the respective legislative guidelines;  Sustainability Reporting, Management of integrated agro-environmental projects for transnational governmental body as EU Horizon/LIFE Programs and alike, for proposal evaluation and law policies implementations.