The accurate and comprehensive monitoring of waste emissions is required to ensure minimal impact of industry and agriculture on water and air quality. The measurement of specific environmental parameters is vital to sustain the future growth of Irish Industry e.g. the Agrifood and Pharmachem sectors, as well as ensuring compliance with European environmental legislation. The aim of this course is to produce graduate scientists with specialist skills and knowledge in the areas of water quality, air quality, and waste management.
Most of the modules taught have a significant laboratory element and students can expect to spend 50% of their contact time working with modern laboratory instrumentation. The emphasis is on making scientific measurements and analysing the results, as well as calibrating and operating technical equipment. To assist in this, the students receive a comprehensive foundation in physics and chemistry together with specialist modules in electronics, statistics, instrumentation, environmental GIS, smart sensors and the internet of things.
There is a continual green ethos throughout the course; the provision of green technical and managerial modules aim to stimulate graduates to become champions of sustainability. There are modules that deal with waste management, water and air quality, as well as green auditing to ensure that graduates are fully up-to-date with the legal, economic and technical aspects of environmental monitoring.
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Bachelor of Science Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology BSc(Hons)
