Environmental Engineering
General Description
The department has offered graduate programmes leading to M.Sc.degree in Environmental Engineering within the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences established in 1982. The graduate programmes offer two major areas of specialization: Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Technology. The Environmental Engineering discipline has started the Master’s Degree education in the academic year of 1994-1995. The number of graduated students from the MSc programme is 130 by 2021.
The students who successfully complete the programme are awarded the degree of Master of Science in M.Sc. Programme in Environmental Engineering.
Second Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
Applications, admissions and enrollments to the Programme follow the rules and provisions of ‘´Bursa Uludağ University Regulation on Graduate Education ´´. In order to be admitted to the Programme, candidates should have a bachelor’s degree from relevant departments. Applicants must get a minimum score of 55 from the numerical part of ALES (Examination for Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education). For graduate applicants, a 2.25 grade average score in the 4th system (59.16 in the 100th system) is required. Foreign language score is not required for M.Sc. applicants. The General Achievement Grade is calculated by getting certain percentages of ALES score, graduation grade average, written scientific exam score and interview score. The General Achievement Grade must be at least 65 points. A compulsory Scientific Preparatory Programme will be provided to students from different disciplines.
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Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning
The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
In order to qualify for the Master’degree, students have to take and successfully complete at least 7 courses, a seminar and a thesis work. Students have to complete a minimum total of 120 ECTS credits. Additionally, the student must meet one of the publication requirements determined by the University Senate. The grade must be at least 70 out of 100 to be successful in a course.
The students of Environmental Engineering Programme who meet the relevant requirements are awarded a Master of Science degree.
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Profile of The Programme
Students enrich their knowledge in their field of expertise thanks to the courses offered by the Master’s programme. Master’s programme cover various courses offered with an interdisciplinary approach in accordance with the field of interests. Students are provided with the opportunity to conduct applied research activities thanks to the updated laboratories equipped with high standard infrastructures. They gain the ability to access, evaluate, interpret knowledge and produce original scientific information. The programme´s priorities are to train conscious, productive and creative engineers and researchers and to contribute to Turkey´s prestige in the international scientific platform and universal science.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
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Developing and intensifying knowledge in the related programme´s area, based upon the competency in the undergraduate level (sufficient knowledge) (knowledge).
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Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to one´s area (knowledge).
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The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the area (skill).
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Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplines (skill).
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Solving the problems faced in the area by making use of the research methods (skill).
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The ability to carry out a special study related to one´s area independently.
(Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
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Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processes of one´s area and coming up with solutions while taking responsibility (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
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Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to the area (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
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Assessing the special knowledge and skill gained through the study with a critical view and directing one´s own learning process (Learning Competence).
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Systematically transferring the current developments in the area and one´s own work to other groups in and out of the area; in written, oral and visual forms (Communication and Social Competency).
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Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary. (Communication and Social Competency).
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Proficiency in a foreign language -at least European Language Portfolio B2 Level- and establishing written and oral communication with that language (Communication and Social Competency).
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Using the computer software together with the information and communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the area (Communication and Social Competency).
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Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the area related data and the ability to teach these values to others (Area Specific Competency).
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Developing strategy, policy and application plans concerning the subjects related to the area and the ability to evaluate the end results of these plans within the frame of quality processes (Area Specific Competency).
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Using the knowledge and the skills for problem solving and/or application (which are processed within the area) in inter-disciplinary studies (Area Specific Competency).
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
The graduents who have successfully complated the Master’s Degree programme in the Department of Environmental Engineering can work full time in various goverment agencies or private firms as an academician, scientist, engineer or manager.
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Access to Further Studies
Graduates who successfully complete the master´s programme can apply to doctorate programmes both in their own fields and in multidisciplinary fields provided that they get the valid grade from ALES exam and provide English language proficiency.
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
The assessment and evaluation of student achievement is carried out in accordance with article 21 of ‘´Bursa Uludağ University Regulation on Graduate Education ´´.
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Graduation Requirements
In order to qualify for the Master’degree, students have to take and successfully complete at least 7 courses, a seminar and a thesis work. Students have to complete a minimum total of 120 ECTS credits.
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Anabilim Dalı Başkanı
Prof. Dr. F. Olcay TOPAÇ
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
16059 Nilüfer/ Bursa/ Türkiye
Tel: 00 90 224 294 21 08
e-posta:olcaytopac@uludag.edu.tr
Program Koordinatörü
Doç. Dr. Arzu TEKSOY
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
16059 Nilüfer/ Bursa/ Türkiye
Tel: 00 90 224 294 2121
e-posta: arzu@uludag.edu.tr
Bologna Birim Koordinatörü
Prof. Dr. F. Olcay TOPAÇ
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
16059 Nilüfer/ Bursa/ Türkiye
Tel: 00 90 224 294 21 09
e-posta: olcaytopac@uludag.edu.tr
The Department of Environmental Engineering has a closed area of 1800 m2 with 9 research laboratories (Solid and Hazardous Waste Laboratory, Water Pollution Laboratory, Biotechnology Laboratory, Wastewater and Unit Operations Laboratory I, Wastewater and Unit Operations Laboratory II, Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Model Laboratory, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Pollution Laboratory, Air Pollution Laboratory), a common student laboratory, a student computer laboratory and 8 classrooms. A meeting / seminar room with a capacity of 26 people is available in the Department. In addition, Aykut Barka meeting room in the Department of Industrial Engineering and conference hall located in Automotive Engineering Department can be used for faculty meetings, seminars of invited speakers and thesis defense exams. There is a cafeteria used by students in the main building of the Faculty of Engineering. There is also a campus dining hall for the use of academic staff. A printing house is available for the printing and document replication needs of academic staff in the campus. The full-time academic staff of Environmental Engineering Department consists of 20 faculty members and 4 research assistants.
| 1. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5191 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION I |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| CEV5301 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT OF CHEMICALS |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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23 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 2. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5000 |
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING |
Compulsory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| CEV5172 |
SEMINAR |
Compulsory |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| CEV5192 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION II |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| CEV5302 |
STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5304 |
ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY I |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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11 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 3. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5183 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE III |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| CEV5193 |
MA THESIS III |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
|
30 |
| 4. Semester |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5184 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE IV |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| CEV5194 |
DISSERTATION SUPERVISION |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
| Total |
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30 |
| 1. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5121 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5147 |
MICROBIAL QUALITY OF DRINKING WATER AND |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5181 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE I |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| CEV5243 |
INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5247 |
BASICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5249 |
DESIGN CRITERIA FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5251 |
STACK GAS MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| CEV5253 |
MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING OF AMBIENT AIR |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| CEV5255 |
WETLAND SYSTEMS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5257 |
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY FOR INDUSTRIES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5263 |
RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5265 |
CLEANER PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5267 |
WATER AND WASTEWATER MICROBIOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5269 |
ANAEROBIC TREATMENT OF WASTES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5271 |
GREENHOUSE GASES CALCULATION METHODS AND CLIMATE CHANGE |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5273 |
NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5275 |
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5277 |
WASTE DISPOSAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5279 |
FORMATION AND TREATMENT OF LANDFILL LEACHATE |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5281 |
BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5303 |
COMPOSTIRG TECHOLOGY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5307 |
SEDIMENT POLLUTION AND TRANSPORT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5311 |
SOIL POLLUTION AND CONTROL |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5316 |
DEWATERING OF TREATMENT SLUDGES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 2. Semester Optional Courses |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
| CEV5102 |
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| CEV5122 |
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5148 |
RECYCLE AND REUSE TECHNIQUES ON INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATERS |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5182 |
M.A. SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE II |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| CEV5222 |
INDUSTRIAL WASTE MANAGEMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5224 |
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5226 |
WASTEWATER ENGINEERING |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5228 |
ION EXCHANGE AND ADSORPTION TECHNOLOGY IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5230 |
THE DESIGN OF LANDFILL AREAS |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5232 |
AIR POLLUTION ENGINEERING |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5234 |
ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| CEV5236 |
INSTRUMENTATION AND AUTOMATION OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5238 |
BIOINDICATOR ORGANISMS IN DETERMINATION OF WATER QUALITY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5242 |
DISINFECTION OF WATER AND WASTEWATER |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5244 |
MICROBIAL TECHNIQUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5246 |
ADVANCED ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5248 |
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5250 |
ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5306 |
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5310 |
HYDROLOGY OF RIVER CATCHMENTS AND FLOOD-DROUGHT MODELLING |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5312 |
ADVANCED PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5314 |
WASTEWATER SLUDGE AND SOIL ANALYSIS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| CEV5316 |
DEWATERING OF TREATMENT SLUDGES |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| CEV5318 |
ORGANIC MICROPOLLUTANTS AND CONTROL |
Optional |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
