School of Graduate Studies UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA Master of Tel : +607 557781; Fax : +607 557592 graduate@utm.my; www.sps.utm.my a) PROGRAM INFORMATION OBJECTIVE The Master of provides students with the latest and in-depth knowledge in environmental technology and management. The emphasis is on current approaches in solving complex environmental issues and problems. These include environmental policy, pollution control, environmental management systems, waste management and cleaner technology. In general, the objectives of the programme are to produce graduates who (i) understand the principles of environmental engineering; (ii) can practice in accordance to international standards in solving real world application problems; (iii) can plan, design, analyze, and implement environmental engineering projects; (iv) are able to communicate effectively in a team and with stake holders; (v) can work independently and conduct lifelong learning and adapt readily to changing situations; and (vi) manage to demonstrate consistent professional ethics with high integrity ADMISSION REQUIREMENT For admission to Master of an applicant must have received a Bachelor degree in engineering or the sciences with good honours, CGPA of.00 out of 4.00 from UTM or other Institution of Higher Learning recognized by the University Senate. An international applicant who s English is not the first language must provide evidence of English language proficiency in addition to academic credentials. The minimum requirement is TOEFL PB 550/IBT 79/CBT 21 or IELTS Band Score 6.0 MODE OPERATION & DURATION The programme is a mixed mode programme which combines both taught course and research and is conducted on a full-time and part-time basis. The full-time programme is conducted in a minimum of three normal semesters whereas the part-time programme is conducted in four normal semesters. Students will benefit from the interactions with the teaching staff via conventional lecture mode as well as through on-line system which include e-learning, video conferencing, Facebook and Skype. Full Time Minimum Maximum Part Time Minimum Maximum : 1½ years ( semesters) : years (6 semesters) : 2 years (4 semesters) : 4 years (8 semesters)
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS & COURSE CONTENT The programme consists of 21 credits taught courses and a dissertation. Students are also required to pass a research methodology courses as a pre-requisite for the dissertation. The courses are summarized as follows: Scheme of Curriculum Structure by Semester: FULL TIME Mode: 1 st Semester 2 nd Semester Name Name MLA151 MLA 121 Solid Hazardous Waste Management Management and Sustainability MLAXXX MLAXXX Elective Course (choose from the elective courses) MLA 141 Water Pollution Control MLA XX80 Dissertation MLAXXX UXX XXX Elective Course (choose from the elective courses) University Elective ULP 0010 Research Methodology HW Total 1 st Semester 15 Total 2 nd Semester 9 rd Semester Name MLA XX80 Dissertation 18 Total rd Semester 18 TOTAL CREDITS 42
PART TIME Mode: 1 st Semester 2 nd Semester MLA151 MLA 121 Name Solid Hazardous Waste Management Management and Sustainability MLAXXX MLAXXX Name Elective Course (choose from the elective courses) Elective Course (choose from the elective courses) MLA 141 Water Pollution Control ULP 0010 Research Methodology HW UXX XXX University Elective Total 1 st Semester 9 Total 2 nd Semester 9 rd Semester 4 th Semester MLAXXX Name Elective Course (choose from the elective courses) Name MLA XX80 Dissertation 12 MLA XX80 Dissertation 9 Total rd Semester 18 Total 4 th Semester 12 TOTAL CREDITS = 42
List of Elective Courses (Choose ): Course Course Name MLA 11 Air Resources MLA 212 Quality Analysis MLA 221 Water Quality Assesment and Management MLA 241 Physico-Chemical Treatment Processes MLA 242 Biological Treatment Processes MLA 222 Laws & Institution MLA 22 Land Use & Planning MLA 224 Economics STAFF AND FACILITIES The courses will be taught by Graduate Faculty members of relevant departments who hold at least a PhD or an Associate Professor in their respective areas. The faculty is equipped with excellent teaching and learning facilities including well equipped classroom and laboratories. APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION: 1) Applications must be made online via the School of Gradutes Studies official website (www.sps.utm.my/admission) 2) Please upload online all supporting documents (degree/diploma/certificates, transcripts, identity card/pasport, two (2) passport-sized photographs, TOEFL 550/IELTS Band (for International applicants only). ) Application must be submitted together with a processing fee of RM20.00 (Malaysian Citizen)/ UDS0@RM114 (malaysian PR/International applicants) made payable to Bendahari UTM Further Information on the course content should be directed to: Deputy Dean () School of Graduate Studies, Block F54, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Johor Bahru Campus 8110 Johor Bahru, Johor Tel : +607 557781 / Fax : +607 557592 Email : tdksps@utm.my Admin Office Postgraduate & Academic Programme Development Unit, Block F54, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM Johor Bahru Campus 8110 Johor Bahru, Johor Tel : +607 557895 / 55781 ; Fax : +607 557592 / 55 7800 Email : leilawatimokhtar-sps@utm.my / ahmadnajah@utm.my
b) COURSE DESCRIPTION CORE COURSES: Solid & Hazardous Waste Management The course aims to provide an overview of solid and hazardous waste management. Upon completion, the course enables the student to have the basic understanding of waste management and awareness of the importance of proper solid and hazardous waste management and the associated environmental problems that arise from poor management and disposal of such waste. The course includes sources, generation and characteristics of industrial and municipal wastes, analysis of collection systems, handling and disposal practices of municipal wastes, significance of industrial wastes as environmental pollutants, pollution prevention and techniques for processing, treatment and disposal of industrial wastes. Management and Sustainability This course introduces students to issues of environmental management. The course includes discussion on the fundamental of environmental cycle, concept of sustainability, environmental consequences of coastal and inland developments. At the end of the course, students should be able to apply the knowledge by associating environmental problem that arise with poor management of environmental sensitive area. The students should be able to work in a team to demonstrate the project development practices related to the environmental enhancement. Water Pollution Control This course introduces students to the conventional water and domestic wastewater treatment systems. The content is designed to enable students to understand the processes that are involved in treating water and domestic wastewater. Students will be introduced to characterization of water and wastewater based on basic water quality parameters. This is followed by water treatment processes which include coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection. Topics on domestic wastewater treatment includes suspended growth processes i.e. activated sludge, oxidation pond, aerated lagoon and bio film process i.e. bio filter. Students will be given the basic concept of each process and its conceptual design and analysis. ELECTIVE COURSES Air Resources This course provides students to a perspective on the field of air pollution control engineering, which is a branch of environmental engineering. The students will be exposed to the application of the basic principles of science and engineering to solving the issues associated with the air pollution control. In particular, it emphasizes on the key elements of basic theory in pollution control techniques. Quality Analysis This course is designed to expose and train the students to analytical principal and method for analyzing environmental quality. Topics discussed include the theory and practical approaches of the analytical tools based on biological, chemical and physical properties and methods. Such quality parameters are BOD, COD, TOC, DO, metals constituents, inorganic and organic impurities in air and water samples. Methods based on biological tools are also introduced to the students. Among instrumentations and spectrometer and spectronic. The students are also required to do some works in laboratory. At the end of the course, the student should be able to explain, determine and employ the methods for analyzing environmental quality.
Economics The course covers a review of the basic principles of market economics plus the reasons for its failures in handling environmental resources; economics instruments used in environmental policies; economic valuation of environmental resources and current global environmental economics issues. Water Quality Assessment and Management This course is designed to expose students to the current trends and various aspects in water quality assessment and management for river catchments, lakes, reservoirs and wetlands. It tackles problems involving water pollution and its impacts on the environment and legislation. Water quality monitoring projects carried out by students will enable application of proper sampling and monitoring methods. At the end of the course students will then be able to assess water quality problems and plan mitigation and control measures for water pollution. Physico-Chemical Treatment Processes This course emphasizes on physic-chemical processes of water and wastewater treatment. The content is tailored to enable students to understand, analyze and apply essential theories and principles in removing various types of contaminant from water and wastewater using physicchemical processes. Students will be introduced to process fundamentals which include thermodynamics and kinetics of reaction, mass balance concept and reactor analysis. Processes that will be discussed include aeration and air stripping, chemical oxidation, disinfection, chemical precipitation, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, carbon adsorption, ion exchange and membrane processes. Students will be given the basic concept of each process, its applications, advantages and weaknesses. The conceptual design and analysis will be explained in detail. Biological Treatment Processes The course is designed to expose students to biological treatment processes in engineered wastewater system. It covers major wastewater engineering aspects such as process analysis and design, treatment technologies, modeling and membrane bioreactor. It will also demonstrate a typical calculation, design and analysis common biological treatment processes. At the end of the course, students should be able to incorporate and utilize technology in the design of operational unit of wastewater engineering. Laws & Institution This course is designed to equip students with the philosophy, knowledge and mechanism of resource and environmental law. Aspects included are the development of law governing resource and environment; sources of environmental law; principles and techniques of resources and environmental law; regulatory bodies for resources and environment; common law approach to environmental; historical context of environmental law in Malaysia; components and mechanism of Quality Act 1974; future challenges of environmental law. Land Use & Planning This course covers the fundamental concepts and mechanism underlying land use and environmental planning. It focuses on the understanding of the functions of ecosystems, the impacts of land development activities on such ecosystems, and the appropriate tools/techniques of environmental planning and management that are used to mitigate the impacts.
c) PROFILE OF ACADEMIC STAFF Programme: Master of BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY EDUCATION BACKGROUND EXPERTISE 1 Dr. Mohammad Rafee Majid Tel. No. : 0755765 Ext. No. : 765 E-Mail: rafee@utm.my Fax: 075566155 BUILT ENVIRONMENT B.Sc.Civil Eng.(Utah); M.Sc Env. Eng. (Oklahoma) Ph.D (North Carolina) Perancangan Infrastruktur & Pengurusan Alam Sekitar 2 Prof. Dr. Ho. Chin Siong Tel. No. : 0755065 Ext. No.: 065 E-Mail: ho@utm.my Fax: 075566155 BUILT ENVIRONMENT B.U.R.P.(U.T.M.),M.S c.(heriot-watt) Ph.D.(Toyohashi), A.P.P.M. Pengurusan Projek/ Teknologi Maklumat Perancangan Tel. No : 0755 Ext. No. : 757 b-foziah@utm.my PM Dr. Foziah Johar Fax: 5566155 BUILT ENVIRONMENT B.U.R.P.(U.T.M.), L.L.M. (Newcastle) Ph.D (UKM) Undang- Undang Perancangan
BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY 4 Dr. Zainura Bt Zainon Noor Tel. No : 0755554 Ext. No. : 554 zainura@fkkksa.utm.my Fax : 558146 CHEMICAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND B.Sc Chem Eng. (Vanderbilt Univ.), M.Sc Clean Technology (Newcastle Upon Tyne), Ph.D Chem. Eng (Newcastle) EXPERTISE Chemical & 5 Prof. Madya Dr. Mohd Rozainee Taib Tel. No : 07555578 /0755610 Ext. No. : 5578/610 rozainee@fkkksa.utm.my Fax : 558146 CHEMICAL B.Sc - Chemical Eng. (Alabama), M.Sc - Env. Poll. Control (Leeds), Ph.D - Waste Incineration (Sheffield) Waste Incineration & Air Pollution Control 6 PROF. MADYA DR. MOHD ARIFFIN ABU HASSAN Tel. No : 07555485 /070226 Ext. No. : 5485/0226 m.ariffin@fkkksa.utm.my Fax : 558146 CHEMICAL B.Sc Chemical Eng. (Polymer) (UTM), M.Eng Managemnt (UTM), Ph.D Chemical Eng. (UMIST) 7 Prof Dr. Mohd Rashid Mohd Yusof Tel. No : 07555580 Ext. No. : 5580 rashid@fkkksa.utm.my Fax : 558146 CHEMICAL B.Sc - Chemistry (Ohio), M.Sc - Env. Eng. (I.I.T. Chicago), Ph.D - Envr. Eng. (UMIST) Air Quality and Industrial Air Pollution Control
BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY EDUCATION BACKGROUND EXPERTISE 8 PM Dr. Johan Sohaili Tel. No : 07-551692 Ext. No. : 1692 J_sohaili@yahoo.co.uk Ph.D. Fax : 9 PM. Dr. Mohd Ismid M.Said Tel. No : 07-551514 Ext. No. : 1514 ismid@utm.my Marine Ecology, Water Quality Management Ph.D.(Marine Biology) Tel. No : 07-551520 Ext. No. : 1520 mbadruddin@utm.my 4 Dr. Mohd Badruddin M.Yusof Ph.D. Ph.D. Land Use Planning, Economic Development, Planning, Solid Waste Management &
BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY 5 Dr. Mohd Fadhil Md. Din Tel. No : 07-55150 Ext. No : 150 mfadhil@utm.my EDUCATION BACKGROUND Ph.D. EXPERTISE Biotechnology, Environment Sustainability, Technology & Sustainable in Treatment, Biological Wastewater Treatment, River Rehabilation & Modelling, Reuse & Recycle Waste Management, Clean Technology, Policy & Philosophy, Risk Management & Hazard Impact 6 PM. Dr. Azmi Aris Tel. No : 07-552456 Ext. No : 2456 azmi.aris@utm.my Ph.D.(Kejuruteraan Awan) Water & Wastewater Eng., Water Quality Management, 9 Prof Dr. Fadil Othman Tel. No : 07-55160 Ext. No : 160 dfadilos@utm.my Ph.D. Water and Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Management
BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY 10 Prof Ir. Dr. Mohd Azraai Kassim Tel. No : 07-551702 Ext. No : 1702 azraai@utm.my EDUCATION BACKGROUND Ph.D. EXPERTISE Water Treatment, Wastewater Eng., Issues and Assessment 11 Prof Mohd Razman Salim Tel. No : 07-551506 Ext. No : 1506 mohdrazman@utm.my Ph.D. Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Water and Wastewater Treatment, Landfill Technology 12 PM Dr. Mushairry Mustaffar Tel. No : 07-551708 Ext. No : 1708 mushairry@utm.my Ph.D.(Photogrammet ry) Digital Photogrammetry, Deformation Survey, Monitoring Survey 1 Dr. Shamila Azman Tel. No : 07-55152 Ext. No : 152 shamila@utm.my Ph.D (Chemistry)
BIL NAME PIC PHONE./ EMAIL FACULTY EDUCATION BACKGROUND EXPERTISE 14 Dr. Aznah Nor Anuar Tel. No : 07-55178 Ext. No :178 aznah@utm.my Ph.D. Water and Wastewater Treatment, Water Resources Management 15 Dr. Mohd Ali Yuzir Tel. No : 07-55154 Ext. No : 154 muhdali@utm.my Ph.D.