Environmental Assessment and Management University of Bologna

Overview

The Second-cycle degree/Two-year master in Environmental Assessment and Management at University of Bologna provides in-depth knowledge of the most innovative and interdisciplinary methodologies in thefield of research, assessment, control, environmental management and decision-making support in environmental matters.

Learning Outcomes

• Environmental Analysis – In this thematic area, the programme aims to provide specialist technical and scientific knowledge and competences in the fundamental subjects of the class which are indispensable in the field of environmental analysis. The student, in fact, in the planned training pathway learns through lectures, practical work in the field and in the laboratory focusing on the assessment methods of environmental quality, environmental risks and impacts caused by human activities; the methods of processing complex data, problems linked to the sustainable use of resources; modern instrumental techniques for critically assessing quality parameters; the methods for integrating multidisciplinary knowledge of the environment as a whole and the water and coastal environment; the various international directives.The measurement of environmental parameters must be supported by familiarity with the most advanced techniques for processing complex matrices (industrial, food, biological or environmental), and the knowledge of geographical information systems and data processing programmes.
• Environmental Management – In this thematic area, the programme aims to provide specialist technical and scientific knowledge and competences in the fundamental subjects of the class which are indispensable inthe field of environmental management. The student, in fact, in the planned training pathway learns through lectures, practical work in the field and in the laboratory focusing on the methods for identifying environmental risks and impacts produced by human activities; the planning and decision-making methods for managing the environment as a whole and the water and coastal environment; the methods for assessing predictive scenarios, the criteria for defining political and managerial strategies linked to the environment; the methods for conducting investigations, studies and plans for water and marine-coastal environments, also in an international context. This is achieved through studies in the fields of law, economics, impact assessment, the use of physical and economic indicators, knowledge of energy resources and environmental risk factors, and lifelong learning in the field.