The master's programme in Environmental Engineering responds to challenges posed by the climate change and trains creative, co-operative academic professionals for engineering careers in their area of expertise.
The master's programme includes three different study options to choose from:
- Industrial Environmental Engineering: Studies in industrial environmental engineering combine process engineering with environmental engineering. The students will gain an understanding of e.g., treatment and utilization of industrial gaseous and liquid emissions and side streams, catalytic processes, sustainability and circular economy, as well as renewable energy production. The students also know how to control, optimize, design and develop processes.
- Sustainable Energy Systems: Sustainable Energy Systems focuses on alternative and conventional energy technologies, their societal and environmental impacts and economic benefits. Graduates of the programme will know how to build hybrid renewable energy systems, in which we combine several renewable energy sources and energy storage capabilities to form robust and sustainable energy systems. The energy system can be sized to suit the energy needs of a company, community, or a whole region.
- Hydrology and Water Management: Educates the students on the natural hydrological phenomena and causes of environmental loading. Building on this, the students get expertise in water and wastewater treatment, water resources management, groundwater engineering, and environmental impact assessment. In order to practically address and solve complex environmental problems, the curriculum covers a balanced mix of methods for water monitoring and purification, water resource engineering and hydrological modeling.
Top reasons to study Environmental Engineering:
- The Finnish society, University of Oulu and the industry share the common goal of sustainable development as a part of EU's ambitious climate policy and rapid green transition.
- Environmental engineering studies are linked to our university’s collaborative research projects with strategic partners in the green transition.
- The main study options cover all important fields of technology for the green transition: Hydrology and Water Management, Industrial Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems.
- We aim to offer all students of Environmental Engineering an opportunity to get a paid 3-4-month internship after the first year of studies.
- You have the advantage of studying in a multidisciplinary university. You may widen your degree with courses in natural sciences, business and human sciences.
Career opportunities:
The industry-branch-independent, phenomena-based approach of the master's programme in Environmental Engineering provides its students excellent talents to apply their learned skills into the chosen area of environmental engineering.
Occupational profiles of the graduates: Researcher, Specialist, Hydrologist, Chemical Process Designer, Environmental Engineer, Water Plant Engineer, Development Manager, Energy Specialist, Environmental Specialist, Energy Production Engineer, Production Manager.
