This course aims to allow students the opportunity to question how effectively international environmental law can protect human health and the environment. The course aims to address practical and pressing problems such as pollution, chemicals, loss of biodiversity, sustainability, the regulation of novel technologies and climate change. The course questions how we can limit environmental damage the future and addresses important issues of environmental justice such as how to adapt to climate change. There is a practical end to the course it aims to review both, environmental litigation, through the case law, as well as how to handle environmental risks in the course of property and commercial transactions.
The module aims to equip the learners with basic principles in various environmental protocols regulations, standardization, inspection and enforcement mechanisms of pollution control. A description of Environmental Impact Assessment, theories of risk, project-based risk management, environmental management in an organization, environmental risk considerations in policy making, risk communication and sources of legal regulation of environmental problems.
Summary
Research methodology is a module of 20 credits. Its aim is to give sufficient concepts and methods of research that includes the formulation of a research topic, defining the research question and hypothesis, techniques of sampling/data collection, analysis and processing as well as presentation and discussion of results. This module also gives opportunity of conceiving, designing and developing a Master research proposal which indicates the background of the given topic, detailed methodology, budget, timeline and so on. This proposal must be accepted by a panel of chemists before being implemented.
Dr Theoneste Muhizi, Associate Professor
This module introduces students to the principles of ecotoxicology by examining the effects of toxic chemicals on organisms at different organisational levels from individual to ecosystem. An overview is provided of the principal types of environmental contaminants and their fate and transport within the environment. Common methods and approaches of detection and assessment of environmental contaminants is examined through this module. Emphasis is placed on eco-toxicological testing and other approaches used to evaluate the environmental risk of chemicals.
Dr Theoneste Muhizi, Associate Professor