Program Presentation
There is a clear correlation between the per capita income of a country and the waste that they produce. The "throwaway" model of Western industrial societies and post-industrial societies has yielded that in nations such as Spain where each inhabitant generates an average of 20 kg of waste per day.
The volume of waste being produced has become one of the most pressing environmental conservation issues.The problem resides in the collection and disposal of solid waste. Today, the solution to waste must focus on establishing channels that include proper treatment in order to preserve the natural environment and human habitat. This comes at a high cost.
From a practical perspective, the Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment program analyzes the factors that affect the rates of residue that is being produced and proposes sequential solutions that include reduction at the source, reusing and / or recycling techniques, treatment and, as a last recourse, discarding in controlled deposits.
Who is the programme for?
The Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment program is designed specifically to satisfy two different types of groups:
- People without a degree who may want a quality education in this field for personal gain or experience.
- University graduates who, in addition to their current education, would like a practical specialization in the treatment of solid waste to broaden they career opportunities.
Diploma
Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Experto Universitario en INGENIERÍA AMBIENTAL: TRATAMIENTO DE RESIDUOS SÓLIDOS.
After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure of the Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment program is gathered in the following table. This being a distance learning program, not subject to classes, there is no established initiation date, which is why the student can finish the enrollment process at any point, as long as there are open spots in the class:
| CREDITSa | |
|---|---|
| Subjects | 20 |
| TOTAL | 20 |
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university granting the degree.
Duration
The program in Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment has 20 credits.
The duration of the program in Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment varies between 6 and 9 months, depending on the student's dedication. In this period of time, the student must have successfully passed all the evaluated activities and approved the Final Project, if any.
Objectives
General Objective:
- To learn techniques for the treatment and assessment of industrial solid waste, through proposals of modifying behavior and establishing guidelines to minimize waste as the result of industrial activity.
Specific Objectives:
- To justify the application of industrial waste recycling for use in construction.
- To choose the most adequate management style for a determined USW, based on a sequential plan of action.
- To conceive of a system for the elimination of waste that combines material and energy assessment techniques.
- To describe the technique of vitrification and its applications in construction.
- To contrast energy assessment techniques: incineration, pyrolysis and gasification.
- To describe composting techniques according to different origins.
- To describe the operation of a controlled dumping site of industrial or urban waste.
- To become familiar with legislation regarding industrial waste.
Career Opportunities
Some of the career opportunities of the Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment program are the following:
- Working in a municipality as a technician/advisor in waste management.
- Working in composting plants and transfer stations.
- Management and control of dumping sites.
- Consultant in the waste area.
- Teaching.
Study Plan
The Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment program is composed of a topic made up of ten chapters including various annexes and practical case studies of the treatment of solid waste.
The course will allow the student to learn and understand, first, the theoretical, conceptual and historical principles involved in waste treatment and, second, their organizational, social and technological implementations.
The objective is to ensure that students acquire a global vision of waste management, through the related multidisciplinary topics.
The corresponding units that comprise the program are shown on the following table:
| Environmental Engineering: Solid Waste Treatment | |
|---|---|
| # | CHAPTERS |
| 1 | Management of solid waste |
| 2 | Municipal Solid Wastes |
| 3 | Exhibit I: Management of leaching in dumping sites |
| 4 | Exhibit II: Degasification of dumping sites |
| 5 | Exhibit III: Exploitation of a dumping site |
| 6 | Industrial Waste |
| 7 | Exhibit IV: Disposition of the rejection of industrial wastes |
| 8 | Fabrication of construction material from waste |
| 9 | Vitrification: a technology for waste assessment |
| 10 | Assessment of chemical wastes |
| 11 | Case studies |
Management
- Dr. Eduardo García Villena. Director of the Environmental Area in the International Ibero-american University (UNINI)
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