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Academics

Environmental Science and Engineering ( M.S. )

 Nanjing Normal University   April 12, 2016

1. Training/Research Orientation

  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Engineering

2. Program Duration and Credit

Three years generally, the maximum school years are not longer than 7 years (including the extension time).
30 credits of courses in total, at least 9 credits of academic courses.

3. Core Courses and Introduction

Modern Environmental Analysis and Technology
Through the study of scientific theory of modern instrumental analysis，students need to grasp how to use advanced sample pretreatment technologies and related analytical instruments to analysis and detection the compositions, contents and forms of hazardous pollutants associated with air, water, soil and other environmental media.
Modern Environmental Analysis and Technology focuses on three aspects:

  • The basic principle, basic function and application of  large-scale analytical instruments commonly used in environmental analysis；
  • The basic principle and methods of advanced environmental sample pretreatment technologies；
  • Hyphenation of advanced environmental sample pretreatment technologies with large-scale analytical instruments and their applications.

Instrumental analysis includes, the basic principle of Spectrum analysis (Atomic Absorption Spectrometry(AAS), Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES), Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry, Molecular fluorescence spectrometry, Infrared absorption spectroscopy)；the principle of Chromatographic analysis and hyphenated techniques (GC-MS、LC-MS、IC、GPC)；the principle of Thermal analysis (Thermogravimetric analysis, Differential thermal analysis). The pretreatment methods of content detection and speciation analysis of trace elements are discussed, as well the technologies of extraction and concentration of organic pollutants from the environment.

Contemporary Ecology
Students are expected to develop knowledge on the hot issues, advancement, theories and methods of contemporary ecology as the fundamental, then combined with individual research contents and interests, students learn to discover, explore and broaden scientific questions, to search, sort, conclude literal materials, to plan, improve and advance study plans, and to describe, analyze and demonstrate research results.
Contemporary ecology focuses on global population, natural resources and environment problems and the ongoing theories, processes and methods, and conduct researches on global change, sustainable development and restoration and reconstruction. This course introduces theories, methods hop spots and advancement in studying the combined nature-society-economy ecosystem at regional, national and global scales. The application of global ecological webs, Internet, “3R”, mega data and other newly developed techniques in ecological research is emphasized. Together with study cases and students’ research contents, the course trains them to discover scientific questions via literature digging, to polish and deepen research plan and to operate and demonstrate study results.

Principle and Technology of Ecological Engineering
This course is a survey of the discipline of ecological engineering which deals with the use of constructed ecosystems for the solution of environmental problems. Ecological engineering designs are usually more cost effective and environmentally compatible compared with conventional technologies, which makes them attractive. The course focuses on engineering principles and their application to the design, construction and operation of domestic ecosystems. However, this is also a course on theoretical ecology because it deals with new ecosystems that have never existed before. In this regard, one important hypothesis that will be explored during the course is that the action of building an ecosystem provides information about ecology that would not have been available from other scientific methods.

Advanced Technology for Environmental Biology
Professors highlight the basic principle, related application and frontier development of the course “Advanced Technology for Environmental Biology”. By the course, graduate students are expected to obtain the ability of scientific thinking, scientific innovation, as well as the ability to master the advanced technology and to solve practical problems. The course is available once every week for 2 hours. Teachers belong to the college of environment and in various research fields would take turns to teach the course. The contents include:

  • the principle and related knowledge
  • the technology to obtain and preserve microbial strains
  • The advanced technology for detection and analysis
  • the cases regarding the application of the technology. Graduate students would be asked to pass the examination or complete a dissertation

Theory and Method of Environmental Impact Assessment
Through the study of theory and method of environmental impact assessment and typical design cases, analysis and discussion, let the students not only master the basic theory of environmental impact assessment subject, assessment methods and techniques, but also get familiar with the requirements of actual environmental impact assessment system in our country, and develop students' scientific thinking, comprehensive analysis and assessment of ability.
This course combines theoretical teaching, group discussion and case study. The main contents include: concepts and purposes of environmental impact assessment; origin, development, composition and characteristics of environmental impact assessment system; relevant laws and regulations of environmental impact evaluation; environmental impact assessment methods, contents and working procedures of construction project; engineering analysis on pollution, ecological construction projects; investigation and prediction of the state of the environment; the environmental factors of pollution control and protection measures; design and discussion of typical cases of project.

4. Supervisors

Guoxiang Wang, Wenhui Zhong, Zhenggui Wei, Yi Qian, Yunxia Cui, Liu Yang, Shiyin Li, Biao Xie, Xianqiu Zhang, Fenghe Wang, jine liu, Tingxi Zhang, Rui-Ming Han, Yong Zhang, Rong Liu, Zhonghuan Xia, Huan Deng, Hui Liu, Wei Wei, Guowei Zhu.