The Master of Environmental Protection Management (MEPM) degree is designed to prepare natural science major, engineers, architects and land survey-ors for managerial positions and responsibilities in manufacture and service industries and enterprises whose operations could produce or generate pollutant or environmental contaminations.

The program is designed to help the student to develop the knowledge, abilities, and judgment to become a successful manager of the environmental protection and/or occupational safety department or office. The program will teach the student managerial knowledge, skills and abilities to know the environment and its susceptibility to human/industrial impacts, the laws and regulations related to environmental protection and occupational safety, the techniques to control air, water and solid pollution, the management of hazardous waste and environmental and occupational emergencies and the related licensing and compliance aspects. The latest technological and regulatory know how and case studies will be emphasized.

The program will provide natural science majors, engineers and related fields the opportunity to hold leadership position in manufacturing, public utilities and service firms in order to help the enterprises meet their environmental responsibilities and improve it.