Programmes
Bachelor in Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering is branch of engineering that merges physical and environmental sciences with technological sciences of engineering.
The professionals of this field are dedicated to the prevention and identification of environmental impacts, to the application of technological solutions to mitigate them, and to boost the sustainable development of industries and societies.
Environmental Engineering is reported as in the top 5 of the Future Engineering professions3 (TOPUNIVERSITIES. Rankings), has a transversal dimension and is expected to be more actively present in projects and interventions in society as part of an ecosystem.
Starting from the academic year 2021/2022 the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University offers two independent study cycles in Environmental Engineering, the Bachelor and the Master.
The Bachelor in Environmenral Engineering - L.EA - corresponds to the first study cycle in higher education. With a total of 180 credits and a duration of 6 semesters, the conclusion of this degree wl correspond to a diploma of Bachelor in Environmental Engineering.
Objectives
The main objective of L.EA is to provide excellent training in the basic sciences that underpin Environmental Engineering, namely in the basic scientific areas (physical sciences, natural sciences, earth sciences and environmental sciences) and in the technological sciences common to the engineering study cycles (such as transport phenomena – fluid mechanics and heat and mass transfer - and unit operations applied to environmental engineering laboratories) and specific to the environmental field, complemented by management knowledge (decision methods, environmental decision tools and planning).
Fields of Specialization
Professional Abilities
L.EA allows to acquire skills that underpin a thorough education in Environmental Engineering.
The knowledge acquired in L.EA allows the acquisition of skills that can be applied in the formulation, resolution and discussion of environmental problems and those acquired in the technological and engineering sciences in a preliminary development of solutions to environmental problems and in the anticipation of those problems, including potential perverse effects at any environmental compartment (water, air, soil).
The knowledge in environmental management will allow preliminary support to project development, environmental assessment studies and to the implementation and operation of environmental systems in several activities, of industrial, urban or commercial nature.
Employment Prospects
L.EA allows to obtain the competences which are the foudation to fully practice the profession of an Environmental Engineer.
Environmental Engineers perform various functions in industries, companies of different fields or dedicated to the environment as well as in municipal services and governmental agencies, in areas such as:
- Environmental assessment
- Environmental management
- Industrial ecology
- Water resources management
- Design and management of water distribution and water/wastewater treatment plants
- Design and management of solid waste treatment systems
- Rehabilitation of soils and aquifers
- Ecosystems management
- Climate change and air quality
- Acoustics and vibration
- Planning and land management
- Energy usage and it’s effects in the environment
- Environmental health and work safety.
Employability
The new study cycles in Environmental Engineering should follow the trend of employability indicators from MIEA.
The employability rate of MIEA in 2019/20 was 90%.
The data of employability correspond to an inquire of FEUP made in 2021 and relate to the graduates of MIEA from 2019/2020 (1st job after graduation); 74% of the graduates responded to the questionnaire.
Colaboration with Companies and Research
The connection with the business network is one of the greatest strengths of the trainning in Environmental Engineering at FEUP, traditionally with more emphasis at the Master.
With the revision of the courses structure this collaboration is now reinforced at the Bachelor, namely but not exclusively through the Curricular Unit Capstone Project.
Cooperation with companies goes beyond, being extended to students training, namely in consultancy studies and R&D projects.
The following list presents the companies that have collaborated or collaborate in the Environmental Engineering field at FEUP according to the are that the collaboration is essentially conducted:
Water: Adventech; Águas de Gaia; Águas de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro; Águas do Cávado; Águas do Noroeste; Águas do Douro e Paiva; Águas do Minho e Lima; Águas do Porto; Douro ECI; EPAL; Hidrorumo; SMSBVC - Serviços Municipalizados de Saneamento Básico de Viana do Castelo.
Energy: Agência de Energia do Porto; Bioportdiesel; Bosch Termotecnologia; EDP Distribuição; EDP-Produção; Efacec; Galp Energia: REN
Environmental Management: Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente; Ecovisão; Edifícios Saudáveis Consultores S.A.; Porto de Leixões; Câmara Municipal do Porto
Research and Development: Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte; Centro de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (CfisUC); Centro de Investigação do Território, Transportes e Ambiente; CERENA – Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente; CIIMAR - Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental; INESC TEC – INESC Tecnologia e Ciência; INSA; Coimbra Biogerm; CEiiA; Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear; Laboratório Associado para a Química Verde – Tecnologias e Processos Limpos (REQUIMTE ); Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reação – Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais; LAETA - Laboratório Associado de Energia, Transportes e Aeronáutica; LEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia.
Industry: A Poveira; BA Glass Portugal; Continental; Cork Supply – Ind; Ikea; Sysadvance; Soja de Portugal; Colep Portugal S.A.; FERESPE; Grohe Portugal Componentes Sanitários Lda; upK – Serviços de Gestão de Facilities e Manutenção, S.A.; Nestle; Nors; Sicor; Boa Safra; Sogrape.
Wastes: Ambisousa; Empresa Municipal de Ambiente do Porto – Porto Ambiente; Lipor; Resinorte; Sopsa; Suldouro; Valorminho.
Information
SPECIFIC COURSES (application)
Física e Química
Matemática A
or
Biologia e Geologia
Matemática A
NUMERUS CLAUSUS
34
Classification of the Last Candidate entering the Course (2023/24 - 34 numerus clausus): 133,5.
Contacts
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n
4200-465 Porto
Secretariat
Dr. Célia Cerqueira
+351 220413614
catc@fe.up.pt
General information
| Official Code: | 9099 |
| Director: | Joana Maia Dias |
| Assistant Director: | Maria Cristina Vila |
| Acronym: | L.EA |
| Academic Degree: | Bachelor |
| Type of course/cycle of study: | First Degree |
| Start: | 2021/2022 |
| Duration: | 3 Years |
Study Plan
Certificates
- Bachelor in Environmental Engineering (180 ECTS credits)
Predominant Scientific Areas
- Environmental Engineering
- All classifications
Previous Courses/Cycles of Study
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