Environmental Health Engineering

MSc program in Environmental Health Engineering intends to promote public health through its forward-looking researches and the graduates who demonstrate advanced knowledge of theoretical and applied topics in environmental health engineering. The MSc graduates are prepared to work for private companies and governmental agencies as environmental health instructors, researchers, consultants, managers or designers.

The MSc program mission is to generate graduates who are competent in the field of environmental health engineering, appreciate the moral and ethical impact of their professional work, to advance technical and scientific knowledge of environmental health engineering and to promote public health through their researches and professional works in various topics of environmental health engineering.

 

Outcomes, Practical Roles and Tasks of the Graduates

  • Designing and administrating educational workshops related to environmental health engineering according to needs in different sectors.
  • Designing and administrating research projects in environmental health engineering according to needs in different sectors.
  • Decision-making on implementation of the proposed programs in environmental health engineering.
  • Consulting the executive and regulatory agencies in various topics of environmental health engineering including water supply systems, wastewater collection, treatment and disposal, solid waste management systems and programs and air quality management plans, etc.
  • Planning and designing water supply systems including water transmission lines, Water treatment plants, water reservoirs, water distribution networks, etc.
  • Planning and designing wastewater engineering systems including wastewater collection systems, wastewater treatment plants, wastewater reuse facilities, storm water collection systems, etc.
  • Planning and designing solid waste management systems including solid waste collection systems, materials recovery facilities, compost facilities, incineration facilities, sanitary landfills, etc.
  • Planning and designing air pollution control equipment including settling chambers, cyclones, scrubber, electrostatic precipitators, baghouses, absorption systems, biofilters, bioscrubbers, etc.

 

Expected general Competencies

  • Communicative
  • Interviewing
  • Learning and Teaching
  • Scientific Writing
  • Reporting
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Managerial abilities
  • Creativity and Innovation

 

Specific Competencies

  • Examining environmental samples including drinking water, Municipal and Industrial wastewater, Solid wastes and ambient air.
  • Analyzing and interpreting environmental quality data including drinking water, wastewater and effluent, solid wastes and ambient air.
  • Calculating and interpreting environmental health indicators and parameters.
  • Planning, designing and operating environmental health facilities.

 

 

Number of Credits and Table of the Courses

Table A. Compensatory Courses

Code of course

Course

Credits

Hours

Prerequisite courses

Theoretical

Practical

Total

Theoretical

Practical

Total

01

Medical Information Systems*

0.5

0.5

1

9

17

26

-

02

Application of Statistical Methods in Environmental Health

1

1

2

17

34

51

-

03

Industrial Wastewater Treatment

1

-

1

17

-

17

-

04

Principles of Hydrology and Hydrogeology

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

05

Operations and Processes in Environmental Health Engineering

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

06

Ecology

1

-

1

17

-

17

-

07

English for the Student of Environmental Health Engineering

3

-

3

51

-

51

-

08

Educational Methods and Techniques

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

09

Research Methods in Health Sciences

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

*This course is obligatory for all the MSc students.

 

Table B. Core Courses

Code of course

Course

Credits

Hours

Prerequisite courses

Theoretical

Practical

Total

Theoretical

Practical

Total

10

Air Pollution Control

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

11

Design of Water Treatment Plants

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

12

Design of Wastewater Treatment Plants

2

-

2

34

-

34

03

13

Solid Waste Management

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

14

Management of Water Resources Development

2

-

2

34

-

34

04

15

Industrial Wastewater Management

2

-

2

34

-

34

03

16

Environmental Impact Assessment

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

17

Advanced Analytical Methods in Environmental Analysis

2

1

1

17

34

51

-

18

Internship

-

2

2

-

102

102

-

19

Project

-

2

2

-

34

34

-

 

 

Table C. None-Core Courses

Code of course

Course

Credits

Hours

Prerequisite courses

Theoretical

Practical

Total

Theoretical

Practical

Total

20

Wastewater Management in Small communities

2

    -

2

34

-

34

-

21

Management of Water efficiency, Recycling and Reuse

2

    -

2

34

-

34

-

22

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Hydraulics

1

1

2

17

34

51

-

23

Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment

2

    -

2

34

-

34

           -

24

Management of Radiation Protection

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

25

Global Effects of Air Pollution

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

26

Effects of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

27

Material and Energy Recycling

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

28

Composting Technology

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

29

Environmental Risk Assessment and Management

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

30

Soil Contamination

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

31

Environmental Toxicology

2

-

2

34

-

34

-

32

Environmental Contamination of Food

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

33

Environmental Noise Pollution

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

34

Engineering Economics

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

35

Environmental Epidemiology

2

-

2

34

-

34

            -

 

 

 

 

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