SECOND CYCLE DEGREE EARTH RESOURCES ENGINEERING PROGRAMME/MASTER BOLOGNA ERE is about the conscientious stewardship of finite natural resources, namely minerals, fuels, energy, water, and land. The focus is on water resources, pollution prevention, energy, resource economics, recycling, waste and bio-waste valorisation, alternative and renewable raw materials, reclamation, and health. The programme is intended to prepare environmental engineers with firm technical bases and decision- making and leadership potential. It prepares graduates to practice thier profession at an advanced level with a unique exposure to an international environment to better understand the global issues of environmental engineering and circular economy. Admissions Read the Call for Applications on the website for information on deadlines, registration rules and scholarship opportunities. Who might apply: Students who either hold a BSc and/or a MSc, or expect to hold one by the end of the enrolment period, in the following topics: • Environmental Engineering • Civil Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Petroleum Systems Engineering • Resources Engineering • Biotechnology A B2 level of English proficiency is required. About the programme: Environmental Engineering All courses and activities are given in English. The master’s duration is two years (4 semesters) during which there are core and curriculum courses. The core modules, common for all students, aim at consolidating fundamentals and improving capabilities in the areas of Environmental Engineering, while in the second year students choose a group among: • GROUP "ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES ENGINEERING": Urban a peri-urban areas need to undergo a transition tackling with natural risks in the context of climate change and minimising the impacts for a sustainable growth. • GROUP "RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINEERING": Material and energy flows through industrial systems and connections between operators within the “industrial ecosystem” will be tackled from a systemic point of view. A committee will help students to select the courses to build their own curriculum. In order to obtain the Master Degree (Laurea Magistrale), students must successfully complete all the courses and discuss a final dissertation, for a minimum of 120 Credits (ECTS). page 1 of 10 The courses will be organized with in-class teaching activities, practice, design and laboratory activities. The final exam consists in the public discussion of a dissertation (the master thesis). Even more international Thanks to Dual Degree agreements, students can obtain two qualifications in two years. The partners are University of Miami (Florida, USA); Université de Liège (Belgium). A cooperation agreement regulates the exchange of students with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Furthermore, international agreements allow students to spend part of their studies abroad (for exams, research, or internships). Course Structure Diagram First Year SSD (scientific sector) ECTS Compulsory courses 95936 CIRCULAR ECONOMY: BASICS AND IMPLICATIONS 6 73315 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 6 73312 INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODS MAT/08 6 81944 LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ENERGY ECONOMICS 3 70040 RESOURCES AND RECYCLING ING-IND/29 9 BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE RECLAMATION OF CONTAMINATED LANDS 73316 AND WATERS CHIM/11 6 95938 INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (73317) 6 LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY (95939) ING-IND/25 3 95940 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INDUSTRY AND DEVELOPMENT SECS-P/06 6 81944 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN OF WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS ICAR/02 6 page 2 of 10 Second year SSD (scientific sector) ECTS Final examination (18 ECTS) GROUP A 60750 FINAL EXAMINATION 18 GROUP B 86296 INTERNSHIP FOR PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION 12 90054 INTERNSHIP ABROAD FOR PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION 12 90053 PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL EXAMINATION ABROAD 12 86301 FINAL EXAMINATION 6 Elective courses (33 ECTS) GROUP "ANTHROPOGENIC LANDSCAPES ENGINEERING" 73315 APPLIED GEOMATICS ICAR/06 6 73360 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY GEO/05 6 95934 MODELING AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS ICAR/01 6 95942 APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 3 95941 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING FOR LAND PROTECTION ICAR/07 6 95935 SMART AND SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT ICAR/02 6 GROUP "RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY TRANSITION ENGINEERING" 95944 CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES ING-IND/24 6 90029 GEOSTATISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING ING-IND/28 6 73362 PETROLEUM GEOSYSTEM ING-IND/30 6 95942 APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 3 95943 CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENERGY TRANSITION ING-IND/25 6 73319 MINERAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ING-IND/28 6 Elective courses (12-18 ECTS) 93252 BIOPOLYMERS CHEMISTRY CHIM/07 6 88369 ECOLOGY BIO/07 6 78594 FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK MANAGEMENT ICAR/02 6 78593 GROUNDWATER AND CONTAMINATION PROCESSES ICAR/01 6 73370 MANAGING ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES ING-IND/35 6 35409 COASTAL ENGINEERING ICAR/01 6 73371 COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS ICAR/08 6 73505 LABORATORY OF MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION M ING-IND/22 3 78650 LABORATORY OF PHOTOCATALYSIS 3 78647 LARGE-SCALE WATER AND WASTEWATER STRUCTURES ICAR/02 6 73529 POLYMER SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGIES AND RECYCLING M ING-IND/22 6 78965 PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IUS/10 6 93724 SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING WORKSHOP I.C. PLANNING IN A CHANGING CLIMATE (93723) ICAR/20 4 PLANNING IN A CHANGING SOCIETY (93722) ICAR/20 8 72748 SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION ICAR/09 6 81509 SUSTAINABLE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES M ICAR/04 6 page 3 of 10 Syllabus Code Aims and objectives Course (alph. order) Through this course the student acquires knowledge to integrate modern surveying technologies offered by Geomatics for the metrical study of objects, sites, and territory in a consistent way. The student learns the use of space-geodetic techniques suitable for multi-scale measurements (global to local), and 73315 APPLIED GEOMATICS thus he is able to integrate in situ observations, airborne surveying and satellite imagery. 3D data acquisition and modeling is in particular discussed, either for environmental applications and for civil and architectural surveys. At the end of the laboratory, the student: - knows the basic principles of the main geophysical exploration techniques (seismic, electric, magnetic, 95942 electromagnetic and gravimetric methods); APPLIED GEOPHYSICS - the application fields and limitations of each technique in respect to different environmental, geotechnical, subsoil exploitation and protection problems, at small and large scale. The course is focused on the effect of the synthesis of monomers and biopolymers on the environment, with a particular attention on their current and potential eco-sustainable developments and their effects BIOPOLYMERS 93252 on recyclability and biodegradability. At the end of the course the student will acquire important CHEMISTRY knowledge on the different types of biopolymers and their overall impact on the environment. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE To provide the students with the basics for understanding the roles of microbial populations in natural 73316 RECLAMATION OF and contaminated habitats and with the main microbial and technological aspects related the CONTAMINATED LANDS AND WATERS M At the end of the course the students will have a thorough knowledge of the basics of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), an important driver of environmental governance issues of developed Countries. Spiraling from carbon cycle activity and analysis of greenhouse gases effect on global climate, the students will see how CCS could be an important mitigation strategy for carbon emissions. They will CARBON CAPTURE AND 95944 learn the main capture technologies for CO2 control and reduction including the cost issues related to STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES the different solutions. In addition, they will investigate the main criticalities related to transport and storage of captured CO2 with particular reference to the important features of the geological sites suitable for long term storage and possible use of CO2 injection to improve oil and gas extraction. Provide fundamentals about green and circular economy priorities and the economical, environmental and social implications associated with their adoption in the major industrial sectors and in the CIRCULAR ECONOMY: management of infrastructures and the natural patrimony. Basics and industrial implications of the 95936 BASICS AND integrated valorization of the waste types of the most relevant biological and non-biological value chains will be presented, also in cooperation with industrial experts, along with the ones associated with the IMPLICATIONS use of alternative resources. page 4 of 10 Code Aims and objectives Course (alph. order) The course will introduce the student to technologies for the production and valorisation of energy resources in the energy transition scenario. The students attending the course will gain knowledge CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES of the main processes involving the production of biofuels, synthetic fuels and energy vectors, as well as 95943 FOR ENERGY of their integration with conventional fuels. The students will also be introduced to technical and environmental performance parameters of the processes, in the framework of sustainability and life-cycle TRANSITION analysis. Aim of the course is to provide tools for static analysis and basic skills for the evaluation of coastal structures impact and design. The course will introduce and describe processes that characterize the 35409 oceanic and littoral environment and provide