Education
The Institute offers graduate studies in M.S. and Ph.D. levels in the fields of Environmental Sciences and Environmental Technology. The M.S. program requires at least 24 credit hours of course work, 1 seminar and a written thesis. The Ph.D. program requires at least 24 credit hours of course work, 1 seminar, and a written dissertation. The Ph.D. candidates are required to pass a Comprehensive Examination before they commence their thesis work.
IESC is in collaboration with 12 universities in Europe, through Erasmus Student Exchange Program. For Erasmus Partners List click here (2018).
Credit requirements for the M.S. Program in Environmental Science is 24.
Concentration areas
Molecular Ecology and Microbial Biotechnology (MNM)
Socio-Ecological Sustainability (SES)
MSc Program
| First Semester | Cr. | ECTS | Second Semester | Cr. | ECTS | ||||
| ESC | 520 | Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences | 3 | 8 | ESC | 530 | Research Methods for Environmental Scientists | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course* | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| -- | -- | Elective Course | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | 579 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 32 | Total | 12 | 34 | ||||
| Cr. | ECTS | |||
| ESC | 690 | Master's Thesis | 0 | 60 |
Total: 24 Credits.
ECTS: 126
* “Specified Elective Courses” must exclusively be selected from amongst a list of courses within the categories of either “Molecular Ecology and Microbial Biotechnology” or “Socio-Ecological Sustainability” concentration areas.
Credit requirement for the M.S. Program in Environmental Technology is 24.
Concentration areas
Urban Waste Management and Renewable Energy (W2E)
Pollution Control and Modeling (PCM)
MSc Program
| First Semester | Cr. | ECTS | Second Semester | Cr. | ECTS | ||||
| ESC | 520 | Fundamentals of Environmental Sciences | 3 | 8 | ESC | 530 | Research Methods for Environmental Scientists | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course* | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Specified Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| -- | -- | Elective Course | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | Elective Course | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | 579 | Graduate Seminar | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 32 | Total | 12 | 34 | ||||
| Cr. | ECTS | |||
| ESC | 690 | Master's Thesis | 0 | 60 |
Total: 24 Credits.
ECTS: 126
* “Specified Elective Courses” must exclusively be selected from amongst a list of courses within the categories of either “Urban Waste Management and Renewable Energy” or “Pollution Control and Modeling” concentration areas.
In addition, the students have to register to the non-credit Esc 700 Ph.D. Seminar and Esc 790 Ph.D. Thesis. All students registered in the Ph.D. Program are expected to complete and present a Ph.D. dissertation at the end of their studies to fulfill the requirements of the Institute for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
| First Semester | Cr. | ECTS | Second Semester | Cr. | ECTS | ||||
| ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 | ESC | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 |
| -- | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 | -- | -- | Elective | 3 | 8 |
| ESC | 700 | PhD Seminar | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 32 | Total | 12 | 34 | ||||
| Cr. | ECTS | |||
| PhD Qualifying Exam | 0 | 30 | ||
| Thesis Proposal Defense | 0 | 30 | ||
| ESC | 790 | PhD Dissertation | 0 | 120 |
Total: 24 Credits
ECTS: 246
