Higher Diploma Programme

The faculty offers Graduate programmes by courses at two levels:
Post-graduate Diploma Degree and;
Master of Science Degree in Environmental Science.
The duration of the Diploma Programme is ONE YEAR. Divided into two semesters dedicated to intensive lectures and seminar (3 hours per subject for 15 weeks per semester) followed by three months of field work,Site visits & lab invistigations which should be terminated by a submission of a short dissertation as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Diploma acquisition.
The admission requirement is a B. Sc. Degree (General or Honors) in natural or applied sciences.
The following courses are taught during the diploma year:

First Semester

1. Environmental Economics;
2. Environmental Geology;
3. Microbial Ecology,
4. Environmental Sociology;
5. Environmental Impact Assessment;
6. Environmental Concerns I.

Second Semester
1. Aquatic Ecology;
2. Water Harvesting;
3. Environmental Chemistry;
4. Environmental Concerns II;
5. Research Methods;
6. Remote Sensing Techniques.
(Each subject 3 hours per week

The Master of Science Programme
(Two years Programme)

First Year

First Semester
1. Biodiversity;
2. Resource management;
3. Arid-land Ecology;
4. Climate change;
5. Advanced Environmental Chemistry;
6. Sustainable Development.

Second Semester
1.Ecotoxicology;
2. Pollution Control;
3. Applied Remote Sensing and GIS;
4. Scientific communication Skills;
5. Environmental Ethics and Aesthetics;
6. Land-use Planning.
(Each subject 3 hours per week)
(Each semester is 15 weeks)

Second Year

Dedicated to seminars, group discussions, writing research papers, presentation of case histories, learning of technical skills.
Field work, data collection, laboratory investigation, preparation and production of a thesis, which is a prerequisite for the acquisition of the Master Degree.


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