Course List
ENV3013 Sustainable Environmental Management
可持续发展环境管理
This course introduces and discusses global environmental issues, and examines various approaches in tackling them by working out sustainable scientific solutions. Specifically, the course (1) develops a broad framework (incorporating scientific, social, economic and political factors to analyse and resolve environmental problems); (2) provides an understanding of the importance of the role of science and scientific information in environmental management; and, (3) discusses the anthropogenic causes of environmental degradation and the way sustainable growth can be brought about by environmental management. It examines the framework of environmental planning and management, and the techniques for tackling environmental management; and applies principles of environmental science to help manage the diverse array of environmental problems in different physical, biological and social environments.
Check DetailsENV3023 Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control
环境化学与污染控制
This course describes the sources, transport, reactivity and sink of contaminants in the environment, together with various technology options used for pollution control. It discusses the fundamental principles underlying the origins, effects and consequences of pollutants and pollution control which serves as a basis for the study of other environmental subjects such as environmental analysis and environmental management.
Check DetailsENV3043 Environmental Study Laboratory
环境学实验
The practical sessions consist of experiments that utilise the techniques commonly used in environmental studies. The course illustrates the theoretical background of the subject and provides students with practical experience in biological and chemical treatments of waste and microbial conversion of biomass or organic waste. Students are trained in the basic principles and techniques for sampling and sample treatment; analytical techniques including physical, chemical and biological techniques, for environmental investigations; and practical experience in treatment methods for removal of environmental contaminants.
Check DetailsENV4004 Final Year Project I (ENV)
毕业论文 I
This is a semester long individual project on an interdisciplinary or applied topic related to the field of environmental science, utilising knowledge and skills acquired in this programme and beyond. Assessment is based on a thesis and an oral presentation upon completion of the project. The course guides students in the development of research methodology appropriate to the practice of environmental technology and management. The project gives the students opportunity to work on problems of an applied or interdisciplinary nature that has real-world significance.
Check DetailsENV4023 Atmospheric Science and Pollution
大气科学与污染
This course is devoted to a more in-depth study of topics in atmospheric chemistry and physics that are relevant to pollution and the application of this knowledge in understanding selected major atmospheric pollution problems. These topics include atmospheric photochemistry, chemistry of the stratosphere, troposphere and the atmospheric aqueous phase, atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric chemistry and climate, air pollution control philosophies and strategies.
Check DetailsENV4033 Land Contamination and Remediation
土地污染与治理
This course aims to provide the students with a general understanding of the pathways of soil contamination, the most important groups of inorganic and organic chemical contaminants, the sources and key properties which affect their fate in soils, their availability to plants and their toxicity to humans and ecosystems. Various forms of land contamination and the various traditional as well as modern technologies being used to remedy the contamination will be discussed. Specifically, the course provides an understanding of how human activities have led to an increase in the load of contaminants in the land; the pathways of soil contamination; and the various physical, chemical and biological treatment technologies.
Check DetailsENV4053 Water Science and Engineering
水文科学与工程
This course aims to equip students with in-depth knowledge in water chemistry and engineering. New technologies associated with wastewater treatment and advanced industrial wastewater treatment will be discussed. These topics include the equilibrium partitioning between organics and in-organics in the environment, and their fate in the aquatic system. Engineering technologies for the supply of drinking water and wastewater treatment are introduced in this course.
Check DetailsBIOL3013 Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology
环境生物工艺学导论
This course provides a general understanding of the principles and applications of biotechnological techniques in environmental monitoring, pollution control and removal of contaminants, particularly in environmental biomonitoring, biodegradation and bioremediation, biofuel production and waste water treatment. In addition, it introduces specific applications of biotechnology in microbiological wastewater treatment, bioremediation and ecological engineering.
Check DetailsBIOL4003 Biodiversity Conservation
生物多样性保育
This course provides an introduction to biodiversity conservation and its implementation. In addition to in-depth discussion of ecological theories which play central roles in understanding the threats to biodiversity and the conservation of biological populations, species and communities, case studies will be used to draw attention towards the interplay of socio-economic, political, and cultural factors in threatening and conserving biodiversity. The roles of NGOs, government agencies and the private sector will also be discussed in detail.
Check DetailsBIOL4013 Applied Environmental Biotechnology
应用环境生物工艺学
Environmental biotechnology is an integrated approach which employs organisms for solving environmental problems such as soil contamination, air and water pollution, and fuel shortage. This laboratory based course aims to teach students advanced biotechnological skills such as bioassays, cytotoxicity tests, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), cell culture techniques and fermentation techniques for environmental applications such as bioremediation, wastewater treatment, biofuel production, pollutant detection, and microorganism identification and characterization. Upon finishing the course, students should have acquired the mentioned biotechnological skills which will enable them to synthesize knowledge to solve environmental problems and pursue postgraduate studies in the field of Environmental Biotechnology or related subjects.
Check DetailsCHEM3013 Chemical Analysis
化学分析
This course is for the Environmental Science Programme. This course discusses techniques and instrumentation in modern chemical analysis relevant to environmental and life sciences. It provides a suitable analytical chemistry background for students in environmental and life sciences to pursue other advanced courses, such as Environmental Analysis and Monitoring. The topics discussed include (i) errors and statistical treatment of data, (ii) aqueous equilibria of acids and bases, (iii) titrimetric and gravimetric analysis, (iv) atomic and molecular spectrophotometric analysis, (v) mass spectrometry, and (vi) solvent extraction and chromatographic techniques.
Check DetailsCHEM4003 Advanced Biochemistry and Laboratory
高级生物化学与实验
This laboratory course provides students with both theory and practice of modern biochemical techniques. Topics will include cell culture, immunological methods, genetic engineering, and protein separation technology.
Check DetailsENV3033 Environmental Analysis and Monitoring
环境分析与监控
This course deals with methods and techniques used in the analysis of atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic pollutants in the environment. It introduces students to various indicators of environmental quality and pollutant analysis and monitoring techniques applicable to water, air and soil samples. Environmental modelling and its application to the evaluation of toxicity are also discussed and covered.
Check DetailsENV3053 Environmental Nanotechnology
环境纳米技术
This course is designed to provide students with both theory and practice on modern techniques in nanotechnology and nanomaterial including synthesis, characterisation and application. The course aims to provide good academic foundation in the areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial. It intends to give a deep knowledge of fabrication and characterisation of nanostructures to meet the emerging demands of nanotechnology professionals and will prepare the participants for a successful career in the nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Check DetailsENV3063 Introduction to Environmental Geology
环境地质学导论
The course provides students the opportunity to learn the geological structure, and the constituent of the Earth relating to its natural processes; help equip students with an understanding of the interactions between geologic/ecological processes and the society, the earth’s dynamic and changing environment, the application of geologic information to the entire spectrum of interactions between people and the physical environment; and help students appreciate how geology interacts with major environmental problems facing people and society.
Check Details