Mineralogy and Environmental Technologies The Technical University of Kosice (TUKE)

Overview

The graduate of the Mineralogy and Environmental Technologies programme from The Technical University of Kosice (TUKE) understands the physical and chemical nature of the processes used within his specialization and their impact on the complexity and difficulty of the technology.

He applies the chosen methods in the search for innovative technologies (bio and nanotechnologies). Graduates of the study programme are able to work in organizations dealing with monitoring and evaluating the state of the environment, issues of waste management, and environmental impact assessment. A possible application is in the state and private sphere - in state administration, local self-government, related to the environment, in industrial enterprises whose activity is related to the processing of raw materials, in various environmental organizations, and in scientific institutions.

Learning outcomes

A graduate of the doctoral study programme in mineralogy and environmental technology is able to:

• He can use his knowledge and expertise in the field of technical and natural science disciplines, from the application of environmental, economic, legislative, and social aspects in planning and decision-making, in the management of environmental processes by taking into account the components of the environment and their understanding in a way that indicates a professional approach to work and to the profession. He has competencies usually demonstrated by making and defending arguments and solving problems, specific tasks in the field of study of the mineralogy and environmental technologies study programme. The graduate controls and knows how to choose specific scientific methods of basic and applied research in mineralogy. It focuses on technological, informational, economic, and environmental aspects, depending on its professional profile.

• Has the ability to acquire and interpret relevant data and facts in the field of study in the mineralogy and environmental technologies study programme and to make ethically and socially responsible decisions based on them.

• Can communicate and present information, concepts, principles, problems, and solutions to professional and lay audiences.

• Has the developed educational skills necessary to continue further studies with a high degree of independence.

• Will be able to promote technical, social, or cultural progress in a knowledge-based society in an academic and professional context. He applies his own findings of his theoretical analysis and his complex scientific research to solve problems in this field. Based on his outputs and findings, he can design, verify and implement new research and work procedures. He practically controls the selected research methods and uses them in the search for new technologies (bio and nanotechnologies), technical details, and important interactive system connections.