About Environmental Science & Sustainable Technology (bsc Honours) in Cork Institute of Technology

Course summary

The accurate and comprehensive monitoring of waste emissions is required to ensure minimal impact of industry and agriculture on water and air quality. The measurement of specific environmental parameters is vital to sustain the future growth of Irish Industry e.g. the Agrifood and Pharmachem sectors, as well as ensuring compliance with European environmental legislation. The aim of this course is to produce graduate scientists with specialist skills and knowledge in the areas of water quality, air quality, and waste management.

The protection of the environment and the promotion of sustainable development are central to the national and global economies. As the world’s industries and markets become greener, the need for scientists who specialise in environmental science and sustainable technology will continue to grow. The aim of this course is to produce graduate scientists for a range of interesting careers within the smart green economy.

Career

As graduates of a STEM programme with an emphasis on technical skills, employment opportunities are excellent. The main employment areas are water quality analysis, air emissions monitoring, waste reduction, environmental consulting and management, green auditing, carbon footprint reduction as well as related research & development. Graduates can expect to work in a variety of situations such as working in an environmental testing laboratory or in waste management in a modern pharmachem plant; they could be office based or out in the field collecting and analysing environmental samples.

Potential Areas of Employment

• Air and Water Quality Monitoring

• Environmental Consultancy

• Wastewater and Air Emissions Reduction

• Green Auditing

• Data Analytics

Academic qualification equivalents

• Class 12 passed students from a recognized board including CBSE, CISCE or a state board
• All India Senior School Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate/Standard 12 or Indian School Certificate (Year 12) as recognized qualifications

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS 6.5 overall (6.0 for Business programmes)
• IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
• PTE 60 (63 for integrated programmes)
• PTE 55 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)