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The Environmental Engineering Master’s degree at Sapienza University of Rome is a two-year LM-35 programme designed to train advanced professionals who can address complex environmental and territorial challenges. The programme focuses on sustainability, innovation, climate-change adaptation and mitigation, environmental risk management, resource protection and advanced environmental engineering methods.
The programme has 120 ECTS/CFU and includes compulsory courses, elective courses, free-choice credits and a final thesis. It offers different curricula, including the English-taught curriculum Environmental Engineering for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. The programme combines lectures, technical exercises, project work, laboratory activities, internships and thesis research.
First Year:
In the English curriculum, first-year subjects include Sustainable Development and Planning, Groundwater Management and Treatment, Urban Climate, Hydraulic Risk Assessment and Mitigation, Landslides and Slope Engineering, and Remote Sensing and Geo Big Data. These courses build advanced technical knowledge in climate, water, territory, risk and geospatial analysis.
Second Year:
The second year includes advanced specialisation subjects such as Environmental Geophysics and Waste Management, together with free-choice courses, Additional Competencies for Employability, and the Final Thesis. The final thesis allows students to apply innovative methods to specific and complex environmental engineering problems.
Focus Area:
The programme focuses on climate-change adaptation and mitigation, environmental risk, waste management, contaminated-site remediation, water and groundwater management, hydraulic risk, landslides, remote sensing, Geo Big Data, environmental geophysics, sustainability planning and natural-resource management.
Learning Outcomes:
Graduates develop advanced skills in analysing environmental problems, building decision-support models, designing interventions, managing risks, applying modelling and IT tools, monitoring environmental systems and developing sustainable solutions for territories, infrastructures, natural resources and environmental protection.
Professional Alignment:
The programme is aligned with professional environmental engineering roles that require advanced competence in sustainable infrastructure design, natural-resource management, environmental risk mitigation, climate adaptation and environmental monitoring.
The programme includes practical and applied learning through numerical exercises, technical reports, design reports, project activities, laboratories, internships and final thesis work. Sapienza states that students may participate in advanced laboratories and internships in public institutions, private companies or international organisations.
Internship:
Yes. The official objectives page states that students may undertake internships in public institutions, private companies or international organisations, providing direct contact with the professional world and practical application of acquired skills. Erasmus+ traineeship opportunities abroad are also listed.
Group Projects:
The programme includes individual and group exercises, multidisciplinary project activities and technical/design work.
Laboratories:
Officially listed laboratories and facilities include Chemistry, Physics, Computer Center, Hydraulic and Maritime Constructions, Geomatics, Applied Geophysics, Hydraulics, Digitalis, Sanitary Engineering, Road Materials, Vehicles and Transport Systems, Structures and Materials, and Geotechnics.
Digital Tools:
The programme includes areas such as Remote Sensing and Geo Big Data, environmental modelling, GIS/mapping tools, environmental monitoring networks, mathematical modelling and modern IT tools.
Research Institute:
Specific research institutes are not separately listed for this programme, but thesis research, research mobility and international research periods are officially listed through Sapienza’s mobility opportunities.
Libraries and Resources:
Official resources include the Interdepartmental Library of Civil Engineering (BIC), Sapienza Libraries, Sapienza Study Halls and the University Language Center.
Graduates can progress into environmental engineering careers in public bodies, private companies, consulting firms, research organisations, infrastructure projects, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, remediation, climate-change adaptation, water and waste management and natural-resource planning. The programme prepares students for roles requiring both technical depth and interdisciplinary coordination.
Sapienza’s Career Service supports students and graduates through CV review, individual career guidance, training for employability, company partnerships, reserved selections, recruiting events, company presentations, company visits, assessment sessions, business games, mentoring programmes and Career Days. Students and graduates can also use JobTeaser Sapienza to create CVs, apply for opportunities and register for recruiting events.
University Industry Partnership:
Sapienza Career Service works with companies and organisations for placement and career guidance activities. The course also mentions internships in public institutions, private companies and international organisations.
Long-Term Accreditation Value:
The programme is an official LM-35 Master’s degree and has held the EUR-ACE® engineering quality label since 2017, with periodic surveillance passed in 2024.
Graduation Outcomes:
Students complete an original dissertation under the supervision of a faculty member. The thesis applies innovative methodologies to complex environmental engineering problems and develops independent analysis, technical-scientific communication and professional presentation skills.
Further Academic Progression:
Graduates may continue into research, doctoral study or further specialised training, subject to admission requirements. Sapienza also lists opportunities for thesis research abroad, Erasmus+ mobility, Overseas mobility and postgraduate scholarships for training abroad.
International tuition fees per annum, For students with foreign citizenship and income produced abroad: Fascia A €300, Fascia B €700, Fascia C €1,500, Domestic tuition fees per annum €2,924 maximum ordinary annual contribution for Sapienza’s second contribution group, which includes Ingegneria civile e industrialeApplication Fees International , €30 per submitted pre-selection applicationOther accepted English proofs listed for this programme include Cambridge English B2 First or higher and Trinity College London Integrated Skills in English — ISE II or higher, The requirement may be waived for native English speakers and for students with eligible English-taught degrees or comparable certificates.Official Master’s academic requirement:Applicants must hold a three-year or four-year Bachelor’s degree in science, applied science or engineering. Required academic background:Group 1 — Basic disciplines: minimum 33 ECTS, including mathematics, probability/statistics, informatics, physics and chemistry.Group 2 — Civil, environmental and industrial engineering subjects: minimum 40 ECTS, including fields such as applied geology/hydrogeology, geophysics, geomatics, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, structural mechanics, geotechnics, sanitary engineering, materials science, chemical engineering, urban planning, energy systems, safety engineering and related subjects.A minimum GPA of 80/100 is required.Applicants must have adequate background in basic scientific disciplines and engineering subjects. Specifically, the official requirements list minimum 33 ECTS in basic disciplines and minimum 40 ECTS in civil, environmental and industrial engineering subjects.USA:Sapienza accepts a 4-year Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Architecture for Master’s admission. Official transcripts for all years and the Diploma Supplement, if issued, must be provided.India: Sapienza accepts at least a 4-year / 8-semester Honours or Research Bachelor’s Degree with minimum workload 160 credit-hours, or at least a 4-year / 8-semester Professional Bachelor’s Degree, such as B.E., B.Eng., B.Tech, B.Ed., LL.B. or MBBS. A 3-year Bachelor’s degree does not grant direct access unless followed by additional eligible postgraduate/honours study.China: Sapienza requires both a Degree Certificate after a 4-year undergraduate programme and a Graduation Certificate after a 4-year undergraduate programme, both with CSSD online verification. Official transcripts and the Higher Education Student’s Academic Transcript issued by CSSD are also required.UK: For England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Sapienza accepts a Bachelor Honours Degree of 360–480 CATS with classification not lower than Second Class Honours. For Scotland, Sapienza accepts a 4- or 5-year Bachelor Honours Degree / Master of Arts Honours Degree of 480–600 CATS with classification not lower than Second Class Honours.Graduates of the Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering can work as highly qualified environmental engineers in the broad field of civil and environmental engineeringThe official course page states thatsubject to passing the State Examination where requiredgraduates may work in designconstruction managementconsulting and technical verification for complex infrastructural and environmental projects at national and international levelThe programme prepares graduates for roles in design and management of environmental systemsincluding water treatmentwaste treatmentcontaminated-soil remediationenvironmental rehabilitationsoil conservation and river regulationGraduates can also work in environmental risk assessment and mitigationincluding environmental impact studieshealth and environmental risk modellinghydrogeological risklandslidesfloodsearthquakesearly warning systems and civil protection measuresOther career areas include climate-change managementterritorial resilienceenvironmental monitoring and diagnosticsnatural resource planningwater resource managementenvironmental consultingresearch and technological innovationand preparation of technical documentation for environmentalinfrastructural and risk-mitigation projects
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