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Programme Overview
The Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering aims to train highly qualified professionals equipped with advanced engineering skills to address today’s most urgent environmental challenges. Graduates will be able to design, plan, and manage works, interventions, processes, structures, infrastructures, and complex systems, both independently and in teams, operating in the following areas:

  • Sustainable waste management and reduction of pollutant emissions;
  • Design and planning of sustainable interventions for the protection and development of the territory;
  • Environmental risk management: prevention and mitigation of natural and anthropogenic risks, such as hydrogeological risk, seismic risk, and pollution phenomena;
  • Management of natural resources: sustainable use and conservation of water, energy, and materials;
  • Remediation of contaminated sites and treatment of environmental matrices;
  • Improvement of infrastructures: optimisation and enhancement of the functional and environmental performance of structures, plants, and service networks;
  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation: quantitative assessment of processes and planning of strategies and intervention plans.

At the end of the programme, students will be able to analyse problems, develop decision-making models, and design interventions in the field of civil and environmental engineering, using interdisciplinary approaches and innovative technologies.
The Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering (LM-35) is offered by the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering (DICEA) under the responsibility of the Degree Programme Committee (CAD) in Environmental Engineering. The programme has a duration of two years and requires the acquisition of 120 ECTS credits.
It is intended for graduates with a solid background in basic sciences and is organised into three curricula:

  • Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (entirely taught in English)
  • Environmental Protection
  • Land Protection

Students will acquire specific technical competences in the areas of prevention, control and regulation of anthropogenic processes, water resources management, environmental remediation, territorial protection, and soil conservation.
The programme is certified with the European EUR-ACE® label, which attests to its quality according to European standards.
Teaching activities are held at the historic San Pietro in Vincoli campus, equipped with advanced multimedia facilities, scientific laboratories, computer rooms, and libraries. Students can also benefit from internships in public and private institutions and participate in international mobility programmes (e.g., Erasmus+).
Admission requires the successful verification of curricular requirements and personal preparation, including foreign language proficiency, as specified in the admission notice.
Graduates find professional opportunities in innovation, advanced project development, and the management of civil and environmental engineering works, working in public or private organisations such as manufacturing companies, service and consulting firms, administrative institutions (local, national, or international), regulatory authorities, research institutes, and professional firms. They may also continue their studies in PhD programmes or specialised Master’s programmes.
For professional practice in Italy, graduates must pass the State Examination for professional qualification and register with the Professional Association of Engineers in the civil and environmental sector. Passing the State Examination qualifies graduates to practise as senior engineers (Section A of the Register).
All information regarding the degree programme, including admission procedures, is available on the official Degree Programme webpage:
https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/