Open Admission
Environmental Management
Program Overview
No doubt that economic growth and social development are two intertwined objectives of all societies. Achieving these two objectives and sustaining the outcome of invested funds and exerted efforts require special attention to protecting natural resources from exploitative uses and wastes. The sole purpose of Environmental Management is to safeguard natural/environmental resources and ensure sustainable development at large.
The program strives to meet the needs of the GCC society for skilled human resources capable of dealing with the challenges of sound environmental management and actively contributing to sustainable development. Through its well-planned courses, the program is designed to provide its students with the skills, knowledge, and competencies in environmental management to function effectively in diverse organizational settings engaged in the field.
Vision
A program that is instrumental in empowering the GCC countries to protect their finite natural resources enabled the pursuit of sustainable development. The program seeks to assist the GCC countries in maintaining a clean and healthy environment that enhances the quality of life for present and future generations.
Mission
The Environmental Management Program endeavors to offer a unique curriculum of study, research, and community services. The program offers courses, conducts research and provide technical assistance and training aiming to protect, restore and enhance environmental quality towards good public health, environmental integrity and economic viability.
Program’s Objectives
- Availing the GCC countries with experts and specialists in the field of Environmental Management.
- Conducting research and teaming up with national and international institutions and associations to examine issues about the protection and management of environmental and natural resources.
- To provide technical assistance and training to national and regional institutions on environmental management systems and related issues.
Program’s Outline
The program is targeting policymakers, managers and environmental specialists in governmental agencies working with environmental issues and challenges. Executive managers and environmental specialists in corporations are also the primary audiences of the program. Graduate students who wish to pursue their studies in the field of environmental management are encouraged to join the program too.
Research areas include:
- Environmental management for sustainable businesses, private sector companies, and Non-Government Organizations.
- Environmental management and planning for public institutions, particularly environmental planning and policy formulation, environmental assessment, energy management, waste management, climate change, and the like.
- Supportive measures for successful environmental management and planning. These measures using economic incentives, financial instruments, environmental awareness, laws and regulations, environmental statistics, environmental education and the like.
Outline of courses
First semester
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| GSTS 510 | Scientific Writing | 1 |
| NRE 521 | Water Resources Development and Management in Arid Regions | 2 |
| GSTS 510 | Global Environmental Issues | 1 |
| NREEM 521 | Management of the Marine Environment | 2 |
| NREEM 522 | Environmental Management Systems | 2 |
| NREEM 530 | Waste Management and Pollution Abatement | 3 |
| NREEM 532 | Environment and Sustainable Development | 3 |
Second semester
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| GSTS 520 | Research Methods | 2 |
| GSTS 521 | Applied Statistics | 2 |
| NRE 520 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 2 |
| NREEM 523 | Project Management | 2 |
| NREEM 524 | Environmental Policy Making | 2 |
| NREEM 525 | Environmental Economics | 2 |
| NREEM 526 | Energy Resources Management | 2 |
Third semester
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| Elective course | 2 | |
| NREEM 680 | Master Thesis | 8 |
Fourth semester
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| NREEM 680 | Master Thesis | 8 |
Courses description
| 1 CR | Global Environmental Issues | NREEM 510 |
| Seminar on the particular topic of contemporary global human-environment relationship. | ||
| 2 CR | Management of the Marine Environment | NREEM 521 |
| Terminology and concepts in marine ecology, groups of marine organisms, assessment of water and sediment quality, management of marine habitats, anthropogenic pollutants and their control, management of marine communities, sustainable development of the marine environment, marine environmental legislation and laws. | ||
| 2 CR | Environmental Management Systems | NREEM 522 |
| Concept of an Environmental Management Systems, the EMSs importance of firms and global level, recycling, clean production mechanism, life cycle assessment of a product, the role of EMS in environmental management, international environmental systems, Procedures to implement and operating EMS programs. | ||
| 2 CR | Project Management | NREEM 523 |
| Framework, quantitative methods, scope, time, cost, quality; human resources, communication, risk, procurement, integration, and professional responsibility. | ||
| 2 CR | Environmental Policy Making | NREEM 524 |
| The Political, legal, and social context of policy and policymaking, policy analysis, stakeholder identification and their role, policy instruments, implementation, and impacts of policies, decision-making process. | ||
| 2 CR | Environmental Economics | NREEM 525 |
| Microeconomic theory and analysis in resource management and use decisions, valuing environmental resource degradation. | ||
| 2 CR | Energy Resources Management | NREEM 526 |
| Energy and development, the environmental impact of energy generation and use, energy policies, fossil fuel energy, renewable energy resources, consumption and conservation of energy types; energy use and energy efficiency, calculation of national energy balance. | ||
| 3 CR | Waste Management and Pollution Abatement | NREEM 530 |
| Introduction to environmental pollution, environmental, socioeconomic and health impacts, management of pollution, the role of legislation and environmental conventions in pollution control, wastewater, and solid waste management, air quality management, the technology of pollution control. | ||
| 3 CR | Environment and Sustainable Development | NREEM 532 |
| Earth's ecosystems, issues, and topics related to relationships between human populations and natural resources, strategies for sustainable management of the environment and natural resources. | ||
| 8 CR | Master Thesis | NREEM 680 |
| A student is expected to provide satisfactory evidence indicating a good grasp of all the dimensions of the research problem, ability to identify, follow and utilize the relevant references in addition to clear contribution towards understanding and solution of a research problem with suggestions and recommendations. By the end of work, the student is expected to present a thesis that reflects a thorough understanding and analysis of the chosen topic using scientific methodologies. | ||
Methods of Assessment
Summative and formative assessments evaluate students' learning and skills acquisition and academic achievement during the defined instructional period.
Admission Criteria
- GCC citizen / Arab residents in GCC countries.
- BSc degree in natural sciences, engineering and technology, agricultural or environmental sciences or management, or BA in related social sciences field, with a minimum rank of “Very Good”.
- Pass the admission interview.