Introductory Environmental Laboratory and Field Course

• Plan simple environmental engineering measurements for a defined problem and a potential field or laboratory setting in collaboration with fellow students.
• Acquire and apply the necessary background knowledge, theory and procedures to plan and carry out simple environmental engineering measurements.
• Account for relevant safety requirements when working in the department’s laboratories or in the field.
• Collect environmental engineering data through own sampling, field measurements and/or laboratory work.
• Make systematic observations and describe the basic functioning and limitations of common field and laboratory instruments as part of planning and conducting measurements.
• Process and interpret collected data using relevant theory and appropriate interpretation methods.
• Present orally the problem, proposed investigations, results and interpretations, and participate in discussion of own and other groups’ presentations.
• Report completed investigations clearly in writing, using figures, tables and other visual representations of data.

The course covers objectives and methods in environmental research, including basic theory for conducting field and laboratory work. Students are introduced to experimental design, observational techniques and systematic field data collection, as well as to the functioning of common measurement instruments. As part of the course, students carry out research‑oriented tasks linked to the course assignments and participate in a short research placement, where they select a topic and plan and conduct field and/or laboratory work together with the responsible researcher. In addition, students develop skills in teamwork, coordination and organisation. The course concludes with a written report and an oral presentation of results.

Lectures, group work, field measurements, analysis in the laboratory

Introductory course offered in the second semester. The course is intended for first‑year students enrolled in the BSc in Environmental Engineering.

Maximum: 40.

Please be aware that this course has a limited number of seats available. If there are too many applicants, a pool will be created for the remainder of the qualified applicants, and they will be selected at random. You will be informed 8 days before the start of the course, whether you have been allocated a spot.