Faculty of Natural Environment Conservation

    The studies are devoted to formulate specialists which are able to preserve and modify the elements of the natural environment at the local, regional, and country level.
    The faculty offers courses for B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees. The study may be realized according to the full-time or part-time system. The duration of the study depends on the previous academic experience and the degree. For undergraduate candidates the faculty offers courses for B.Sc. realized within 3.5 years study whereas for graduate candidates, who have previously received B.Sc. degree, the faculty offers courses for M.Sc. realized within 2 years.
    Generally, the undergraduate study involve the collection of courses concerning the following subjects: elements of law, legal aspects of environment conservation principles of environmental protection, technical aspects of environmental protection, mathematics and statistics, principles of chemistry, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, microbiology, toxicology, geology, economics, problems of healthy food, foreign languages, etc. The principles of environmental protection are regarded as the leading subject which consists of several parallel courses including: principles of ecology, air protection, water resources protection, soil protection, natural ecosystems conservations. Moreover, a number of courses referring to various subjects related to environmental sciences are realized.
    The first year (two semesters) is devoted to all general subjects. Courses include subjects common for all students.
    Starting from the second year students appoint courses for one or more of the following specialized subjects:

• air protection and purification,
• water resources protection and water purification,
• waste management,
• environmental conservation management,
• forestry,
• nature and forest reserves conservation,
• public transport contamination control,
• renewable energy sources,
• informatics in environmental protection.

    Graduate students appoint courses for one or more of the following specialized subjects:

• environment conservation engineering,
• environment engineering,
• occupational safety and health,
• environment protection in tourism operations,
• environmental conservation management,
• forest preservation and forest management.

    Faculty graduates may realize their career to be specialists who deal with conservation, protection and improvement of natural resources and environment, water control, water purification, land and air pollution, management of municipal and/or industrial wastes, as well environmental mediation, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the local and/or regional population, and its overall economic and social well being.
    In the labor market the faculty graduates are wanted taking into account they are familiar with:

• measurements of contamination of soil, water, and air,
• chemical analyses,
• municipal sewage technology,
• municipal and industrial waste management,
• environmental conservation management,
• procedures in the case of accidents, damage or injury of industrial constructions and equipment,
• procedures in the case of danger implied by natural factor (e.g. fire, flood, etc.),
• toxic and dangerous materials handling,
• application of technology applied for environment preservation.

    Apart from the technological aspect of environment protection the faculty graduates are familiar with:

• administration of human resources,
• evaluations of looses in the natural environment systems,
• legal aspects of economic activity in protected regions,
• formulation and realization of projects concerning natural environment conservation.