The study programme provides knowledge and skills on the assessment and optimisation of the sustainability of existing technologies and systems (environmental, economic, social aspects); the development and optimisation of new environmental technologies and products (bio-resource based, renewables, emissions prevention, etc.); the use of bio-resources to create high added value and the long-term development of the economy through the bioeconomy focus; assessment of existing environmental management models and development of new models at company and regional level; cross-disciplinary approach to environmental challenges; conducting, evaluating, reporting and publishing original scientific studies.
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Department
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology
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Programme type and level
Academic Master (Second Cycle) Studies
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Study field
Environmental Protection
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Language
English
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Study form
Full-time studies
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Venue
Riga
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Awarded degree and qualification
Master degree of Engineering Science in Environmental Engineering
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Required previous education
Bachelor degree in engineering science or natural sciences or comparable education; or bachelor degree in the fields of social sciences, commercial sciences and law, or comparable education, and at least one year of professional experience in a field related to environmental engineering and/or completed environmental engineering study courses of at least six credit point
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Price per year
€ 5 230 - EU countries
€ 5 230 - Non EU countries |
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Credit point/ECTS amount
120/180
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Duration of studies
Full-time studies - 2 years
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Intake
Autumn
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The study programme aims to prepare systemically thinking, on environmental prevention and the development and deployment of innovative zero-pollution technologies oriented, high-skilled specialists with integrated academic education (Master of engineering science degree) in two specializations, “Environmental engineering” and “Circular Bioeconomy”. Students will raise awareness of environmental technologies, learn how to assess the impact of processes on the environment at local and global level, and apply advanced methods and modeling tools to describe, quantify and qualitatively assess and resolve environmental problems.
Tasks of the study programme:
- to provide a competitive master-level academic higher education in the field of environmental engineering in two specialisations, such as “Environmental engineering” and “Circular bioeconomy”, in line with international standards, so as to ensure continuous improvements in the quality of environmental education and to prepare highly educated environmental engineering leaders for the private and public sectors;
- promoting learners' capacity to develop environment-friendly and economic-stimulating environmental and climate technologies, as well as developing learners' capacity to carry out research in the field of bioeconomy, climate and environmental technologies capable of improving the processes of the environmental sector at national and international level;
- achieving interaction between students and academic staff in the development of scientific works and demonstrating best practices for the practical implementation of results obtained in environmental engineering companies at international level, as well as the disclosure of scientific results obtained in high-impact international scientific journals;
- to encourage the interest of students and graduates in doctoral programmes, lifelong learning and academic and scientific excellence.
Graduates of the study programme may work as leading specialists in the fields of environmental protection, bioeconomy, energy (thermal energy and smart energy), energy efficiency, environmental status modelling, resource management and related industries, able to develop and implement innovative environments and climate technologies in companies, manage the development and implementation of environmental laws in public authorities, and manage development projects in the field of environmental engineering at municipal level. Graduates of the programme are able to carry out research in the environmental engineering and energy sector, as well as to develop and implement environmental engineering projects.
Graduates of the study program can continue their studies at doctoral level (e.g. the doctoral programme “Environmental engineering”).
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