BIRCHAM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering & Technology

MODULE: Environmental Engineering

Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 36 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.

DESCRIPTION:

This program updates on all the latest tools, techniques, and regulations in environmental engineering. It covers a wide range of significant aspects, such as air quality control, the sanitation and distribution of water, various types of water treatment, and the source and effect of waste pollutants. It also explores the collection and transfer operations for solid waste, remedial action for hazardous waste, and the assessment of environmental impact.

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).

Environmental Impact

Pollution Chemistry

Academic Supervisor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.

* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.

* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.

* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.

* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.

* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.

* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.

BIU issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.

Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):

Environmental Impact

This course studies the theory and practice of assessing environmental impact to support a policy leading to the restoration and conservation of animal and plant diversity, and of the structure and function of disturbed ecosystems. It also provides the means to evaluate environmental degradation levels and the impact of human activity on environmental health and contamination.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Pollution Chemistry

This course presents inorganic and organic chemistry and chemical thermodynamics for the detection, transformation, and transport of contaminants in the environment, with emphasis on chemical transformation reactions of pollutants. It considers the chemical and physical processes involved in the distribution and neutralization of environmental chemical hazards.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Environmental Toxicology

This course presents the principles of environmental toxicology, including the major classes of toxicants, environmental movement and fate, toxicokinetics, biotransformation, toxicodynamics, factors influencing toxicity, mechanisms of toxic action and detoxication, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, toxicity testing and evaluation, and risk assessment.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Environmental Risks

This course examines and compares different types of environmental risks and hazards from natural disasters (tornados, earthquakes and meteorite impacts) to acute and chronic health effects caused by exposure to radiation and toxic substances. It emphasizes the principles controlling the hazardous phenomena and develops methods for making reasoned assessments of the threats impact to health and wealth.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Water & Waste Sanitation

This course deals with waste sanitation and the environmental health problems concerning watersheds, water channels, river systems and the sea. It examines waste impact on the hydrologic cycle, and provides management solutions for modifying this impact on water quality, quantity and use.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Solid Waste Management

This course examines the public health, environmental, economic, and materials conservation aspects of solid wastes management; amounts and sources of solid wastes, waste reduction and recycling, methods of storage, transportation and disposal, identification of present problems and future needs. It also provides a review of the current physical, chemical, and biological methods of solid and hazardous waste management and disposal.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Hazardous Waste Management

This course examines and compares hazardous wastes and introduces the pertinent regulations. It discusses exposure pathways and management options at pre-generation, pre-release, and post-release stages, with emphasis on public health significance. It presents hazardous waste treatment technologies and physical, chemical and biological treatment of toxic wastes.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Water & Air Quality

This course reviews the control technologies used for management of air, water, and wastewater pollutants. It examines the characteristics of air and water quality, their physical, chemical, and bacteriological parameters, and control, including filtration, sedimentation, coagulation, absorption, chemical treatment, and aeration.

Instructor: Vicente Enrique Martín Olmos

Environmental Health

This course examines the relationship of people to their environment, how it affects their physical well-being and what they can do to influence the quality of the environment and to enhance their health. It considers environmental health control programs, agencies and regulatory process.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Energy Pollution Control

This course examines energy supply, conventional fuel reserves (coal, oil, natural gas), alternative sources (nuclear, solar, geothermal, etc.) and their corresponding pollution levels, economic and environmental impacts. It presents current methods and technology for energy pollution control and the regulatory standards for environmental protection.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Pollution Management

This course explains concepts and approaches to correct and alleviate the effects of environmental pollution. It examines the use of biological processes, as well as the biochemical, ecological, and physicochemical aspects for the remediation and mitigation of pollution. It reviews the most current and advanced control technologies used for management of air and water pollutants.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

Environmental Engineering

This course explores the principles for waste and energy minimization, pollution prevention through design modification, process integration, and equipment selection, and hazards analysis in emergency release scenarios. It provides methods for environmental resource allocation, utilization, and risk-cost-benefit analysis, and for evaluating environmental systems and predicting failure.

Instructor: Luis Fontanet Sallán

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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.

Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.

Non formal and independent education.