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M.Sc in Environmental Pollution: Curricula
Mandatory courses
1-Vertebrates Management & Protected Areas
2- Land-use Planning
3- Geographical Information System in Environment
4- Industrial Pollution
5- Research Methodology
6- Thesis
7-Seminar
Specialized courses
1- Marine Pollution
2- Wastes & Recycling
3-Complementary Environmental Pollution
4- Landfill Site Selection & Design
Optional courses
1-Population Dynamics Analysis
2-Complementary Habitat Evaluation
3- Complementary Genetics
4- Chemistry of Pollutions
5- Surface & Ground Water Pollution
6- Sewage Treatment
7- Energy & Environment
8- Determination of Habitats Capacity
9- Computer based Land-use Planning
10- Plant Cartography
11- Ornithology
12- Urban Ecology
13- Advanced Statistical Methods
14- Computer Programming
Course Content :
Syllabus of M.Sc. Courses in Environment
- Environmental pollution
- Land use planning & Environmental assessment
- Biodiversity
Main Courses : 11 units
Minor Courses : 9 Units
Elective Courses : 5 Unites
Thesis : 6 Unites
Seminar : 1 Unites
Total : 32 Units
Vertebrate Management and Protected Areas
Number of units: 2
Unit type: Theory
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Wildlife conservation (scientific, economic, social and technical aspects), strategies, treaties and
conventions on the protection strategy should be considered –category of new threats- analysis of
biological populations- wildlife management- evaluation of management theory with an
emphasis on adaptive management- relationship between science and management- describing
the scientific methods used for identification in the field of wildlife –ecological constraints and
applied researches, especially ecologically- presentations by students in science and wildlife
management using case studies- for example , protected areas , history and the philosophy of
them, conventions, treaties and conferences on matters relating to protected areas, the problems
of protected areas, the importance of protected areas for the conservation of biodiversity,
protected areas classification, evaluation of new areas for inclusion in the protected areas.
Corridors and their roles in keeping biodiversity- zonation in national parks- installations and the
preparation of protected areas for people to use.
Land use planning
Number of units: 2
Unit type: Theory
No Prerequisites
Syllabus:
Introduction(nature characteristics and definition of land, back ground of land use in Iran),land
use principles, evaluation and classification land suitability , preparing suitability map and land
ability, application of social ,economic information of studied region, methods of review the
reports, soil maps and land capability, application of geological, hydrological and sedimentary of
maps and reports, application of topography map and aerial Photos, determination of priorities,
decision making and preparation of land use planning plans, land management in Iran,(relation
between planning and social behavior, related institution in land management master plan).
References:
Fundamental of Land use Planning , Makhdom,M.F,(2014).Tehran University,289 pages.
Environmental Impact Assessment(2005) by Monavari,SM.Mitra-462page.
A theorical frame work for land evaluation geoderama,(2000) Rossiter ,D.G.190 Pages.
Geographical Information Systems for
Environmental System
Number of units: 2
Unit type:1 unit theory and 1 unit practical
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Theory:
Components, setup, functions and applications of GIS
Real world modeling in GIS
Graphical modeling in GIS
Types of databases in GIS
Vector DTM (digital terrain model)
Data quality
Sources of error in GIS data
Basic functions of GIS
Slope and aspect mapping and classification
Hypsometric mapping
Land unit mapping
Vertical & Horizontal data modeling.
Thematic data integration
Land unit mapping
Ecological potential mapping
GPS and mapping
Site -selection with GIS
Automatic navigation with GIS
The final output map creation
Practical:
Proficiency in a raster-based and vector – based GIS
Physiographical map(raster and vector formats)
Ecological potential maps
Output maps preparation
Performing various functions
Mapping with handheld GPS and making maps in GIS
Performing a small projects on land use planning
Site - selection
Routing
References:
Melczewski J, 2000, GIS and multicriteria, John Wiley & Sons Publisher.
Osullivan D, and Unwin D., 2002, Geographic information Analysis. John Wiley & Son
publisher.
Fortheringham S, 1994, Spatial Analysis and GIS, Tylor& Francis Publisher.
Industrial Pollution
Number of units: 3
Unit type: 2 units theory and 1 unit practical
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Theory:
Introduction to environmental pollution
Pollution from industries: chemical industries, iron and steel industries, metalworking industries,
oil extraction and refining industry, wood industry and paper manufacturing, leather tanning and
clothing industry, food industry, glass manufacturing and ceramic industry and cement industry,
anhydrate and lime industries
Nuclear power plant pollution
Agricultural institutes
Noise pollution
Toxic effects of pollutants on living and nonliving environment
Economic and social analysis of environmental pollution
Air pollution section:
General nature of air pollution problems - National and international standards- Air quality
monitoring methods- Control devices for particulate contaminants – Control methods for gaseous
contaminants.
Practical:
visits of industries
Introducing sampling and measurement equipment
Detecting and measuring pollutants
References:
Abhishek Tiwary and Jeremy Colls, 2010, Air pollution, Measurement, Modeling and
Mitigation, 3rd edition, MPG Book Group, UK.
Roy M. Harrison, 2001, Pollution: Causes Effects and control, 4th
edition, University of
Birmingham, UK.
Kenneth Wark & Cecil F. Warner, 1976, “Air pollution, its origin & Control”, IEP Dun –
Donnelly Publisher, N.Y.
William Wesley Eckenfelder, 2000, Industrial Water Pollution Control, McGraw-Hill,
Technology & Engineering - 584 P.
Research Methodology
Number of units: 2
Unit type: 1 unit theory and 1 unit practical
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Definition and concept of research
Sources of human knowledge
Intellectual history of scientific research: Socrates Plato, Aristole’s , Logic, Francis bacon,
Descartes, Kant.
Research Group: Category of person who are involved in research, organizing research team.
Category criteria for research by some factors such as: Type of research, Literacy of researcher,
different Type of result publication. Also, a review of literature about the objective of research
and the use of Scientific and library resources (Review of the research literature)
Definition and concept of research methodology
Type of research methods: Historical, descriptive, correctional, causal and experimental.
Research topic and its characteristics
Defining research objectives, questions, variables and hypotheses
Empirical research methods: Remarkable points in empirical research, executive operation
research for data collection, testing and observation.
Operations plan for data collection
Reductio ad obsurdum
Statistical hypothesis testing
Using statistical in research: Correlation and regression, Statistical tests, Analysis of variance,
Analysis of the factors and etc,
Conclusions of the research data
Data analysis techniques by graphical and statistical tools
Citing and referencing (Harvard style– Vancouver style)
Checking the operation of the various stages of research
Principals of writing research papers in English and Persian
References:
Research Method in Environmental Science by LobatTaghavi, HossienYousefi and
GholamrezaAghamoradi (Oct, 2014).
Essentials of Research Design and Methodology by Geoffrey R. Marczyk, David DeMatteo and
David Festinger (Feb 16, 2005).
Introducing Research Methodology: A Beginner's Guide to Doing a Research Project by Uwe
Flick (Mar 31, 2011).
Literacy Research Methodologies, Second Edition by Nell K. Duke EdD and Marla H. Mallette
PhD (Feb 23, 2011).
Thesis
Number of units: 6
Unit type: Practical
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Carrying out a research project in one of the environmental studies subfields, approved by the
university according to the regulations.
Seminar
Number of units: 1
Unit type: Theory or practical
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Studying and designing (and undertaking if possible) a project on environment in collaboration
with the related department and local executive institutes.
Advanced vertebrate Ecology
Number of units: 3
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Estimation of population vertebrates:
Mark-recapture techniques
Capture, recapture methods
Removal methods and resight methods
Quadrat counts methods
Line transects and distance methods
Spatial pattern in animal and plant populations:
Methods for spatial maps
Nearest –neighbor methods
Distance to second nearest neighbors
More sophisticated techniques for spatial maps
Contiguous quadrats
Testing for spatial pattern
Spatial pattern from distance method of Byth and Riply
T-square sampling procedure
Eberhardt's test
Variable – area transect method
Indices of dispersion for quadrat counts
Variance to mean ratio
K of the negative binomial
Green's coefficient
Morisita's index of dispersion
Standardized Morisita index
Distance to regularity indices
Sampling and experimental design:
Sample size determination and statistical power
Sampling designs: random, adaptive and systematic sampling
Sequential sampling
Experimental designs
Estimating community parameters:
Similarity coefficients and cluster analysis
Species diversity measures
Niche measures and resource preferences
Ecological Miscellanea:
Estimation of survival rates
Data transformations
Repeatability
Central trend lines in regression
Measuring temporal variability of populations
Jackknife and bootstrap techniques
Wetlands Management and migratory birds
Number of units: 2
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Introduction, General implications about migratory birds in Iran, Habitat, behavioral mechanisms
and characteristics of migratory birds, Study on migratory birds life, morphological
characteristics, How to study birds and identify them?, Birds migration in Iran and across
different countries, Flyways, Migration season, Starting point and Destination, Stopover
wetlands and its timing, Migratory birds populations (abundance and density estimation),
Wetland’s map presentation, Geographical coordination of wetlands, Wetlands Conservation and
Protection, Prevention of wetland’s pollution, Improvement of wetland’s surroundings, providing
recreational plans, Research methods on migratory birds, Negotiating about Iranian DOE
management plans on migratory birds and their migration, Migratory birds marking and ringing
to investigate on flyways, Migratory birds taxonomy, Students filed trip in different habitats.
References:
IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre (Eds). 1987. Directory of Wetlands of International
Importance. Sites designated under the Ramsar Convention. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.445 pp.
Keddy, P.A. Wetland Ecology Principles and Conservation; Cambridge University Press:
Cambridge, IK, USA, 2010; pp. 1–497.
Koester, V. 1989.The Ramsar Convention on the Conservation of Wetlands.A Legal
Analysis.Ramsar Convention Bureau IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.xii + 105 pp.
Biodiversity management
Number of units: 2
Unit type: Theory
No prerequisites
Syllabus:
Biodiversity definitions and implications, global strategies, acts and agreements on biodiversity,
different issues about biodiversity conservation (such as nature improvement, exotic species,