M.Sc. Environmental Resources Management

1.0     DURATION OF PROGRAMME:  

(a)  The programme is run in six modules (consisting of four modules of taught courses and two modules of project work, seminar and field work) lasting 24 months for regular students and 36 months for part-time students.

(b)  There are 10-sub modules that constitute the taught modules and each sub module is normally run for duration of 3 weeks (including a period for examination).  This arrangement is to enable people from industry to participate in the programme.

(c)  Part-time students would be required to register for a minimum of two sub modules per semester while the intervening period would be devoted to project and fieldwork.

2.0       ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 

(a)   First Class or Second Class (Upper Division) degree or its equivalent in mineral processing, engineering, material science and engineering, architecture, agriculture, renewable natural resources and science

(b)   Applicants with Second Class (Lower Division) would be interviewed before admission

(c)   Applicants will be required to have some industrial experience

3.0     AIM AND OBJECTIVES

The programme is aimed at people in the middle to management category in the minerals and related industry who require some environmental orientation to enable them to perform their tasks with environmental management in mind.

4.0     ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS

There shall be formal university examinations in all registered courses at the end of each semester. The examination in each course shall not be less than two hours of duration. The end of semester examinations are weighted 70% of the final marks, whilst the continuous assessments are weighted 30%. The continuous assessment shall be determined by any of the combination of the following: mid-semester examinations, quizzes, tests, reports, assignments, practical work, etc. to assess students’ progress.

5.0     REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

(a)   The minimum credit hours for the programme is 70

(b)   Students should obtain a minimum mark of 50% in all the taught courses and should obtain a minimum cumulative weighted average mark of 55%

(c)   Students should participate in fieldwork, laboratory work, give seminars and complete a research work that shall form the basis of his thesis, for assessment.  Each student should successfully defend his thesis at an oral examination

6.0     EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Minerals industry, metallurgical, processing and chemical industries, agricultural industry and EPA.

7.0     PROGRAMME COURSE                                       

Year One, Semester One                                                                            

Module I Environmental Resources and the Ecosystem

Credit

MSE    501

Environmental Resources and Planning

3

MSE    511

Ecosystem and Conservation

3

MSE    503

Environmental Pollution Measurements

3

Module II Environmental Management and Design Concepts

MSE    505

Concepts of Environmental Management

3

MSE    507  

Introduction to Environmental Modelling

3

MSE    509  

Built Environmental Design  

3

MSE    520

Geo-informatics

3

Year One, Semester Two

Module III Instrument for Environmental Protection

MSE   513

Environmental Laws and Impact Assessment

3

Module IV      Environmental Management Issues

(Three (3) submodules selected depending on area of specialization)

Elective  I

3

Elective  II

3

Elective  III

3

Electives:

MSE    502

Processing and Manufacturing Waste

3

MSE    504

Hazardous and Toxic Wastes/Chemicals

3

MSE    506

Environmental Degradation of Materials

3

MSE    508

Environmental Impact of Mining

3

MSE    510

Water Resources Management

3

GED    512

Environmental Geology

3

MSE    514

Land Management

3

MSE    516

Sustainable Land Use in Mine Environment

3

MSE    518

Engineering Failures and Management

3

Year Two, Semester One

Module V Seminar/Project I

MSE    601     

Field Work I

3

MSE    603

Seminar I

3

MSE    605

Project I

10

Year Two, Semester Two

Module VI Seminar/Project II

MSE    602

Field Work II

3

MSE    604

Seminar II

3

MSE    606

Project II

15

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS FOR GRADUATION                                                 70