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The Environmental Engineering and Management graduate degree programme has been designed for students wishing to enhance their career prospects in environmental engineering and management.

Requirement / Registration

Qualification	Bachelor’s Degree (Civil/Environmental/Geological/Chemical/ Agric/ Mechanical/Materials/Sanitary Engineering, Chemical /Biological /Biochemical and Environmental Sciences, Water Supply and Sanitation, Natural Resources Management (Minimum of Second Class lower, working experience is an added advantage)
	Masters Programme: To be eligible for admission into the Master’s Degree programme, candidate must be graduate of this University or any other University recognised by Academic Board and shall normally have obtained a minimum of Second Class (Lower Division) Bachelor’s Degree (Civil/Environmental/Geological/Chemical/ Agric/ Mechanical/Materials/Sanitary Engineering, Chemical /Biological /Biochemical and Environmental Sciences, Water Supply and Sanitation, Natural Resources Management (working experience is an added advantage).
	Admission and Selection The admission and selection process to the Environmental engineering and Management programme shall reflect the academic rigor and preparation needed for this programme. Meeting the minimum qualifications for this programme does not guarantee admission. Candidates are encouraged to achieve well beyond the minimum qualifications to enhance their chances of selection. The Energy and Petroleum Engineering Department at UENR uses a holistic approach in selecting candidates for admission. Applicants are thoroughly reviewed to determine the full spectrum of their academic and personal achievements through examination and/or interview
	NB: Special Admissions A candidate, who does not satisfy the full rigour of academic requirement of a programme but is otherwise adjudged suitable (professional and work experience), may be admitted.
Language Requirement	English
Application Deadline
Submit Application to	Please submit your application online to: rcees@uenr.edu.gh

Overview

Purpose

The environmental engineering and management graduate degree programme has been designed for students wishing to enhance their career prospects in environmental engineering and management. The programme aims to provide advanced training for both engineers and scientists concerned with protecting the environment and human health through the provision of services such as water supply, sanitation, wastewater treatment and municipal solid waste and hazardous waste management, resource recovery from waste materials, etc.

Employability

Graduates can work in a range of companies in design, supervision and management of environmental related projects including environmental systems. They can also work in academic and research institutions.

Graduates from the programme can be employed in:

NGOs working in the environmental sector
Donor and multinational agencies (GIZ, AfDB, World Bank, UN, etc.)
Ministry of Land and Natural Resources
Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies
Sector Agencies (Environmental Protection Agency, CWSA, GWCL)
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
Teaching and Research institutions
Mining companies
Consultancy firms
Waste management companies

Course Content

Year One Semester One
EEMA 501	Environmental Chemistry
EEMA 503	Environmental Microbiology
EEMA 507	Air Pollution Control
EEMA 505	Climate Change Management
EEMA 509	Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering and Management
EEMA 511	Water and Wastewater Treatment
EEMA 513	Remote Sensing and GIS
Year One Semester Two
EEMA 502	Environmental Engineering Master plan
EEMA 504	Statistics & Research Methods
EEMA 506	Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Safeguards
EEMA 508	Environmental Health & Safety and Risk Assessment
EEMA 510	Environmental Law, Policy and Governance
EEMA 512	Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Ethics
EEMA 514	Water Resources Engineering and Management

Elective course (s);

Year One Semester One
EEMA 521	Modelling of Water Systems
EEMA 523	Waste Water treatment technologies
EEMA 525	Climate Change Modelling
EEMA 527	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Year One Semester Two
EEMA 522	Water, Food, Energy Nexus
EEMA 524	Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment
EEMA 526	Advanced Processes for Recycling and Reuse of Resources
EEMA 528	Management of Oil, Gas and Mining Waste

Mandatory course(s)

Year One Semester One
Course Code	Course Title
EEMA 501	Environmental Chemistry
EEMA 503	Microbiology for Engineers
EEMA 507	Air Pollution
EEMA 505	Climate Change Management
EEMA 509	Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering and Management
EEMA 511	Water and Wastewater Treatment
EEMA 513	Remote Sensing and GIS
Electives (One option)	Modelling of Water Systems
EEMA 523	Waste Water treatment technologies
	Climate Change Modelling
	Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Year One Semester Two
Course Code	Course Title
EEMA 502	Environmental Engineering Master plan
EEMA 504	Statistics & Research Methods
EEMA 506	Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Safeguards
EEMA 508	Environmental Health and Safety
EEMA 510	Environmental Law, Policy and Governance
EEMA 512	Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Ethics
EEMA 514	Water Resources Engineering and Management
Electives
Electives (One option)	Water Food Energy Nexus
	Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment
	Advanced Processes for Recycling and Reuse of Resources
	Management of Oil, Gas and Mining Waste

Research component;

YEAR TWO
EEMA 500	Thesis

Year One Semester Two: Practical Learning
EEMA 520	Environmental Engineering Seminar
EEMA 530	Industrial Attachment

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