Earth & Environmental Sciences

Certificate in Hazardous Materials and Waste Management

Objectives

Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Certificate provides professionals who have undergraduate degrees in science or engineering (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Civil Engineering or other appropriate degrees) with graduate instruction that will allow them to direct hazardous materials and waste management, treatment and remediation programs. As Hazardous Materials Management is an interdisciplinary subject, the certificate program is designed to provide science and engineering graduates with coursework in appropriate areas outside of their undergraduate major that will provide them with the necessary expertise in this area. The certificate provides students with a postbaccalaureate educational opportunity that is narrower in scope, and shorter in duration than its associated MS graduate degree program in Environmental Science and Engineering (EVSE).
 

Admissions

The terms of their admission allow participants to take the specific courses approved for the certificate program. They will not be allowed to take courses outside of the program. Under these rules, students are admitted as special students. All participants in the program must meet the 3.0/4.0 grade point average (GPA) requirement of the Graduate School, College and Environmental and Earth Sciences Program. They must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 in coursework in order to receive the Certificate.

Certificate Requirements

Any student that later seeks a graduate degree in the Environmental and Earth Sciences MS program may apply 12 of their 15 hours of coursework in this certificate program toward the Environmental and Earth Sciences MS degree program if done within 6 years of completion of the certificate by petitioning the Graduate School through the College of Science.

The Certificate in Hazardous Materials requires that students take and successfully complete 15 advanced hours in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Environmental and Earth Sciences, City and Regional Planning and related courses with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Before being awarded the certificate, students must also present evidence of having completed Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) or approved equivalent training that meets OSHA/EPA training requirements for workers performing hazardous waste site functions in accord with the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.120 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act for workers at uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. This training is offered at The University of Texas at Arlington, Southwest Environmental Education Training Center as a formal or Web-based course.

Required Courses:

CE 5329 Environmental Risk Based Corrective Action
CE 6323 Hazardous Waste Management
CIRP 5341 Environmental Regulations or CIRP 5353 Environmental Law

Electives (Two courses chosen from the following list of courses):

CIRP 5342 Environmental Policy
CIRP 5350 Environmental Planning
CIRP 5351 Environmental Assessment
CIRP 5356 Geographic Information Systems
EVSE 5320 Toxicology
EVSE 5321 Environmental Health
GEOL 5301 Environmental Geochemistry and Geology
GEOL 5303 Understanding Geographic Information Systems

Students may choose appropriate graduate courses other than those listed above with the approval of the Environmental and Earth Sciences Graduate Studies Committee. The above courses have been selected because their subject matters directly relate to the knowledge base required of professionals engaged in Hazardous Materials and Waste Management. Students should choose elective courses that best meet their career goals in Hazardous Materials and Waste Management. Students should consult with the Chair of the Graduate Studies Committee in Environmental and Earth Sciences in developing the most appropriate set of courses for their professional interests. Full course descriptions for the above listed classes are found in the University of Texas at Arlington's Graduate Catalog.