M.Sc. Environmental Resources Management

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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

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

Overview

The MSc. programme is running on the IDL platform.

The MPh. programme is running as regular on the Kumasi campus.

Programme Type

Msc/MPhil