Environmental Impact Assessment

Program Presentation

The assessment of environmental impact is a basic concept for the environmental manager, because it represents a forecasting tool to gauge the consequences that an activity will have on the environment from the planning and project phase to completion.

From a practical approach, the Environmental Impact Assessment program provides guidelines for optimally performing Environmental Impact activity using different methodologies, according to the steps set by current legislation.

Who is the programme for?

The Environmental Impact Assessment program is especially designed to satisfy two different groups:

People without a university degree who may want quality training in this field for personal gain or experience.
University graduates who, in addition to their current education, would like a practical specialization in environmental impact assessment to expand their job opportunities.

Diploma

Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Experto Universitario en EVALUACIÓN DEL IMPACTO AMBIENTAL.

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 Impact Assessment program is collected in the following table. Being a distance learning program and not subject to instructor-led classes, a specific beginning date is not set, and so the student can register at any time, provided that there are spaces available:

	CREDITS^a
Subject	10
TOTAL	10

a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university that awards the degree.

Duration

The program in Environmental Impact Assessment has 10 credits.
The duration of the program in Environmental Impact Assessment 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 objectives

To acquire the basic skills needed to perform an Environmental Impact Assessment by studying various existing methods of quantification and procedures.

Specific objectives

To understand the legal definitions necessary to relate and quantify the impact that an activity may have on the environment.
To classify different impacts on the environment based on criteria and the corresponding ratios.
To implement the most common methodologies for the study of possible environmental changes.
To understand the references to administrative procedures needed for writing an environmental impact statement.

Career Opportunities

Some of the career opportunities for Environmental Impact Assessment are:

Technical Evaluator of Environmental Impacts.
Occupation in city council as an environmental technician.
Teaching.

Study Plan

The Environmental Impact Assessment program is comprised of one subject, including case studies related to this field.

The course allows students to learn and comprehend, first, the theoretical, conceptual and historical principles involved in environmental impact assessment, and second, its organizational, social, and technological implications.

The objective is for the student to acquire a complete vision on environmental impact from the point of view of sustainability, through related multidisciplinary subjects.

The chapters that comprise each subject are shown in the following table:

Environmental Impact Assessment
#	CHAPTERS
1	Definitions and basic concepts
2	Content and general methodology of the EIA
3	Other methods of impact identification and assessment
4	EIA in different countries
5	Case studies

Management

Dr. Eduardo García Villena. Director of the Environmental Area in the International Ibero-american University (UNINI)

Teaching staff and Authors

Dr. Ángel M. Álvarez Larena. Dr. in Geology. Prof. at the Autonomous University of Barcelona
Dr. Roberto M. Álvarez. Prof. of the University of Buenos Aires.
Dr. Óscar Arizpe Covarrubias. Prof. at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Dr. Isaac Azuz Adeath. Prof. at the Autonomous University of Baja California Sur, Mexico
Dr. David Barrera Gómez. Doctor from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Dr. Brenda Bravo Díaz. Prof. of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Dr. Rubén Calderón Iglesias. Prof. of the European University Miguel de Cervantes
Dr. Leonor Calvo Galván. Prof. of the University of León. Spain
Dr. Olga Capó Iturrieta. Dr. Industrial Engineering. Prof. of the Research Institute in Agropecuarias, Chile
Dr. Alina Celi Frugoni. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. José Cortizo Álvarez. Prof. of the University of León. Spain
Dr. Antoni Creus Solé. Dr. in Industrial Engineering
Dr. Juan Carlos Cubría García. Prof. of the University of León. Spain
Dr. Raquel Domínguez Fernández. Prof. of the University of León
Dr. Luís A. Dzul López. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Xavier Elías Castells. Director of the By-product Exchange of Catalonia
Dr. Milena E. Gómez Yepes. Dr. in Project Engineering. Prof. of the University of the Quindio, Colombia
Dr. Ramón Guardino Ferré. Dr. in Project Engineering. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Emilio Hernández Chiva. Dr. in Industrial Engineering. Spanish National Research Council, CSIC
Dr. Cristina Hidalgo González. Prof. of the University of León
Dr. Francisco Hidalgo Trujillo. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Víctor Jiménez Arguelles. Prof. of the Autonomous Metropolitan University. Mexico
Dr. Miguel Ángel López Flores. Prof. of the National Polytechnic Institute (CIIEMAD-IPN)
Dr. Izel Márez López. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Carlos A. Martín. Prof. of the National University of the Littoral, Argentina
Dr. Isabel Joaquina Niembro García. Dr. in Project Engineering. Prof. of the Monterrey Institute of Technology
Dr. César Ordóñez Pascua. Prof. of the University of León
Dr. José María Redondo Vega. Prof. of the University of León. Spain
Dr. Gladys Rincón Polo. Prof. of the Simón Bolívar University, Venezuela
Dr. José U. Rodríguez Barboza. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Ramón San Martín Páramo. Dr. in Industrial Engineering. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Raúl Sardinha. Prof. of the Piaget Institute, Portugal
Dr. Héctor Solano Lamphar. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Martha Velasco Becerra. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Dr. Alberto Vera. Prof. of the National University of Lanús, Argentina
Dr. Margarita González Benítez. Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Dr. Lázaro Cremades Oliver.Professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain
Dr. Pablo Eisendecher Bertin. Attorney, Doctor in Economic and Business Law, Master in Public Law, Master in International Rights and Law, Master in Conflict Resolution and Mediation. Currently occupies the post of Director of the Iberoamerican University Foundation in Chile and Paraguay.
Dr. Kilian Tutusaus Pifarré. Professor of the Environment Department in FUNIBER
Dr. (c) Karina Vilela. Professor of the Environment Department in FUNIBER
Dr. (c) Erik Simoes. Prof. of the International Ibero-american University
Ms. Omar Gallardo Gallardo. Prof. of the University of Santiago in Chile
Ms. Susana Guzmán Rodríguez. Prof. of the Central University of Ecuador
Ms. Icela Márquez Rojas. Prof. of the Technological University of Panama

FUNIBER Training Scholarships

The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) allocates periodically an extraordinary economic item for FUNIBER Training Scholarships.

To apply, please fill out the information request form that appears in the web of FUNIBER or contact directly the Foundation’s headquarters in your country that will inform you if you need to provide some additional information.

Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will determine your application's eligibility for the FUNIBER Training Scholarship.