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Engineering Discipline

Higher Diploma in Environmental Protection (Subject Group)

Programme code AS110112

Duration of Study
2 Years
Mode of Study
Full-time
Offering Campus(es) / Venue(s)
IVE (Sha Tin)
Programme Stream
Students will choose one of the following specialised programmes to enhance professional knowledge and skills in specific areas in the 3rd Semester :
  1. Higher Diploma in Environmental Protection and Management
  2. Higher Diploma in Environmental Engineering

* The 1st and 2nd semesters are common semesters. Students will progress to the professional programmes in the 3rd semester, subject to their programme choice, academic performance and study place availability in a specific programme.
Programme Aims
Click here to view the programme highlights video (narration in Cantonese)

The Health and Life Sciences Discipline and the Engineering Discipline collaboratively run a two-semester based curriculum common to all first-year Higher Diploma students studying Environmental Protection. The programme aims to provide students with fundamental environmental protection knowledge, including environmental investigation and data analysis, carbon audit and recycling technology. Year One students who completed the common semesters can opt to progress to either environmental protection and management or environmental engineering professional programmes.
 
The environmental protection broad-based common curriculum design provides a holistic experience for the Year One student and a sound foundation to enable the students to confirm their study in the professional. The programme is suitable for students who have a great interest in the environmental protection industry and professions.
Notes
  1. Students may be required to attend classes on other VTC campuses. VTC reserves the right to cancel any programme, revise programme title, content or change the offering institute(s) / campus(es) / class venue(s) if circumstances so warrant.
  2. Programme with interdisciplinary collaboration. The programme is jointly offered by the Health and Life Sciences and Engineering disciplines.