Area
Engineering and Technology
Sub-Discipline
Environmental Engineering
University of Santiago, Chile
- City: Santiago,
- Municipality: Central Station,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
The overall objective of the program is to train professionals in the various subjects related to waste treatment engineering for the development and application of interdisciplinary solutions that lead to a sustainable development of society.
The specific objectives of the Program are:
a) To prepare competent professionals in the design and application of technologies for wastewater treatment.
b) To prepare competent professionals in the design and application of technologies for both the control of gaseous pollutants and for the treatment and disposal of solid waste.
c) Provide tools for waste management and its subsequent stages of treatment, use and/or revaluation that ensure sustainability in the company and/or organization.
d) To publicize the current public policies and regulations associated with the different environmental matrices (liquids, gas, solid).
Applicant Profile
To be admitted to the Program, applicants must hold a Bachelor's degree or a professional title that, in the opinion of the Master's Specialization Committee (CMM), corresponds to equivalent training. In the case of applications from professionals without a Bachelor's degree, the CMM considers equivalent training to be a professional title of at least eight semesters of higher education studies, with professional experience in the area or postgraduate or diploma studies.
Graduate profile
Graduates of the Master's Program in Environment, specializing in Treatment Engineering, will be able to:
a. Analyze and propose different solutions to problems related to waste that allow for the sustainable development of the organization.
b. Design waste treatment systems that allow compliance with existing regulations.
c. Plan and manage solutions applied to different types of waste that allow for economically and environmentally sustainable operation.
Lines of investigation
1. Wastewater treatment. 2. Gas and solid waste treatment. 3. Waste management and treatment.
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