Safety Science and Engineering（0837）

I. Training Objectives

1. Uphold the Party's basic line, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, possess good conduct and integrity. Foster sound academic ethics, professional dedication, strong sense of responsibility and dedication.

2. Be proficient in reading professional foreign literature, and have competent English listening, speaking and basic writing capabilities.

3. Master solid basic theories and systematic specialized knowledge in this discipline. Develop rigorous and pragmatic academic attitudes and innovative spirits, and be capable of independently conducting academic research in relevant fields.

4. Graduates are competent for work in safety supervision and administration at national, provincial and municipal levels, research and teaching of safety science and engineering, as well as safety technology management in enterprises.

II. Main Research Directions

1. Risk Control and Emergency Management

Focusing on the prevention and control of industrial production accidents, this direction conducts basic research on enterprise safety management, safety system analysis and emergency management based on risk management theories. It establishes standardized procedures and approaches for enterprise safety risk control and builds professional knowledge bases. Information technology is also adopted to develop enterprise safety risk management systems.

2. Industrial Disaster Control Theory and Technology

It mainly studies disaster formation mechanisms and damage effects, and explores the evolutionary laws, prediction, prevention and control technologies of industrial disasters such as fires and hazardous material leakage. Research covers material properties, pollutant generation and diffusion, flow characteristics of dangerous substances and numerical simulation. Relevant studies also involve disaster prevention and control technologies, intelligent alarm systems and emergency disposal technologies.

3. Safety Inspection and Occupational Health

This field focuses on inspection and monitoring technologies for industrial production processes, major hazard sources and technological procedures. Targeting occupational hazards in production, it conducts research on basic theories, methods and technologies for the prevention and control of chemical hazards, physical hazards, dust pollution and other occupational harmful factors.

III. Study Duration and Credits

The standard academic system for master students is 3 years, with a maximum extended study period of 2 additional years. Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for early thesis defense.

The total required credits shall be no less than 30, including no less than 26 course credits and no less than 4 credits for compulsory practical sessions.

IV. Professional Courses

V. Scientific Research and Degree Thesis

All scientific research procedures shall comply with the Regulations on Postgraduate Training of Tianjin University of Technology.

Degree application and conferment shall be implemented in accordance with the Detailed Rules for Master’s Degree Conferment of Tianjin University of Technology.

Environmental Science and Engineering（0830）

I. Training Objectives

1. Adhere to the Party's basic line, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, maintain good conduct and integrity. Possess sound academic ethics and professional dedication, as well as a strong sense of responsibility and devotion.

2. Be proficient in reading foreign professional literatures, with good English listening and speaking skills and basic English writing competence.

3. Master solid basic theories and systematic specialized knowledge in this discipline. Cultivate a rigorous and realistic scientific attitude and innovative spirit, and gain the ability to independently conduct scientific research in relevant fields.

4. Master modern experimental methods and skills to solve practical environmental problems. Keep abreast of the discipline’s development progress and academic trends, skillfully apply computers and other modern information tools, and be qualified to engage in disciplinary research and teaching work.

II. Main Research Directions

1. Environmental Ecological Remediation

Based on environmental ecology theories, this direction targets polluted ecological environments. Adopting environmental science, modern biotechnology and ecological engineering technologies, it explores the migration rules, ecological behaviors, degradation mechanisms and toxicological effects of organic and inorganic pollutants in ecosystems and their surrounding environments. It studies theories and technologies for contaminated environment remediation, develops bioremediation processes as well as in-situ and ex-situ ecological restoration technologies, and promotes ecological rehabilitation and reconstruction, so as to provide theoretical basis and technical support for sustainable ecological development.

2. Environmental Pollution Control and Resource Utilization

Focusing on environmental pollution issues in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, it studies the formation mechanism, emission characteristics and basic control theories of environmental pollutants. It develops new technologies and equipment for pollution control in various environmental media as well as joint control strategies for multiple pollutants, and explores management measures and resource recycling approaches for solid waste disposal. Key research includes chemical treatment technologies for industrial wastewater, treatment and resource recovery technologies for heavy metal wastewater, and comprehensive utilization technologies for hazardous waste.

3. Environmental Safety Monitoring and Assessment

By developing environmental safety monitoring devices and instruments, and adopting sampling, analytical testing and data processing technologies combined with automatic, batch and multi-parameter online network technologies, it establishes multi-functional automatic and all-round monitoring methods. It conducts qualitative and quantitative analysis on environmental pollutants and their morphological characteristics, explores their temporal and spatial distribution, migration and transformation laws, and establishes environmental mathematical models to carry out environmental risk assessment via diverse evaluation methods.

4. Environmental Biotechnology

Integrating modern biotechnology and environmental engineering technology, it conducts researches on environmental monitoring and assessment, pollution prevention and control, environmental remediation and waste resource utilization. It applies ELISA, PCR, electron microscopy, biosensors and other technologies for environmental pollution monitoring and evaluation. It develops basic theories and engineering technologies on microbial-based pollutant purification, in-situ bioremediation of polluted areas, and biodegradation and resource recycling of environmental wastes, with emphasis on theories and technologies of biological treatment of environmental wastes, biodegradation of emerging organic pollutants and in-situ biotransformation of soil pollutants.

III. Study Duration and Credits

The standard academic system for master students is 3 years, with a maximum extended study period of 2 additional years. Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for early thesis defense.

The total required credits shall be no less than 30, including no less than 26 course credits and no less than 4 credits for compulsory practical sessions.

IV. Professional Courses

V. Scientific Research and Degree Thesis

All scientific research procedures shall comply with the Regulations on Postgraduate Training of Tianjin University of Technology.

Degree application and conferment shall be implemented in accordance with the Detailed Rules for Master’s Degree Conferment of Tianjin University of Technology.

Resources and Environment (Environmental Engineering)

(085701)

I. Training Objectives

1. Adhere to the Party's basic line, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, behave well and be honest and trustworthy. Possess sound academic ethics and professional dedication, as well as a strong sense of responsibility and dedication.

2. Be proficient in reading foreign professional literature, with good English listening and speaking skills and certain English writing ability.

3. Master solid basic theories and systematic specialized knowledge in this discipline. Foster a rigorous and pragmatic scientific attitude and innovative spirit. Be competent to independently solve scientific issues in the field of resources and environment and practical engineering problems in relevant technologies, and capable of undertaking independent management work in the resources and environment industry.

4. Graduates can work in government departments responsible for natural resources and environment at national, provincial and municipal levels, institutions of higher learning and research institutes engaged in scientific research and teaching. They are qualified for scientific research, engineering design, production and operation management, environmental management and planning, environmental pollution control engineering and other related jobs in the resources and environment industry.

II. Main Research Directions

1. Environmental Pollution Control and Resource Utilization

Focusing on major environmental problems in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region including water pollution, air pollution, soil pollution as well as environmental waste treatment and resource recycling, this direction develops new technologies for pollution monitoring and control in various environmental media, explores strategies and technologies for coupled control of multiple pollutants, and establishes featured technologies covering source resource utilization, precise process control and terminal green treatment to realize the reduction and harmless disposal of hazardous wastes.

2. Ecological Remediation of Degraded Environments

Based on environmental ecology theories, targeting polluted ecological environments, and adopting environmental science, modern biotechnology and ecological engineering technologies, it studies the migration rules, ecological behaviors, degradation mechanisms and toxicological effects of organic and inorganic pollutants in ecosystems and their surrounding environments. It explores theories and technologies for the remediation of polluted environments, develops bioremediation techniques as well as in-situ and ex-situ ecological restoration technologies, and carries out ecological restoration and reconstruction, so as to provide theoretical basis and technical support for the sustainable development of ecological environment.

III. Study Duration and Credits

The standard schooling system for master students of this major is 3 years, and the maximum study period can be extended by 2 years on the basis of the standard length of schooling.

The total credits required shall be no less than 30, including no less than 24 course credits and no less than 6 credits for compulsory practical links.

IV. Professional Courses

V. Scientific Research and Degree Thesis

All scientific research procedures shall comply with the Regulations on Postgraduate Training of Tianjin University of Technology.

Degree application and conferment shall be implemented in accordance with the Detailed Rules for Master’s Degree Conferment of Tianjin University of Technology.

Resources and Environment (Safety Engineering)

(085702)

I. Training Objectives

1. Uphold the Party’s basic line, love the motherland, abide by laws and regulations, conduct oneself well and be honest and trustworthy. Possess sound academic ethics, professional dedication, strong sense of responsibility and devotion.

2. Be proficient in reading foreign professional literatures, with good English listening and speaking skills and basic English writing competence.

3. Master solid basic theories and systematic specialized knowledge of the discipline. Cultivate a rigorous and pragmatic academic attitude as well as innovative spirit. Be able to independently solve scientific issues in the fields of resources, environment and safety and practical engineering problems in relevant technologies, and independently engage in management work related to safety engineering.

4. Graduates are qualified for supervision and administration in emergency management authorities at all levels, scientific research and teaching work in universities and research institutions, as well as work involving work safety technology and emergency disposal in enterprises.

II. Main Research Directions

1. Public Safety Risk Management and Emergency Response

Focusing on common basic scientific issues of public safety, work safety guarantee and major accident prevention and control, this research direction establishes early warning technologies for typical public safety incidents and emergency disposal technologies for disasters and accidents, and builds a technical system for sudden hazard source monitoring and early warning of secondary and derivative accidents. It provides solid scientific and technological support for improving the public safety system and enhancing urban safety guarantee capacity.

2. Industrial Accident Risk Control and Emergency Rescue Technology

Centering on safety problems in industrial processes, it targets petrochemical, coal, mining and other industries. Its research focuses on hazardous chemical risk control, fire prevention, dust treatment and emergency disposal technologies. It forms a complete set of safety technologies and risk control systems serving work safety in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and extending to industrial disaster prevention and mitigation at home and abroad.

III. Study Duration and Credits

The standard academic system for master students is 3 years, with a maximum extended study period of 2 additional years. Outstanding students are encouraged to apply for early thesis defense.

The total required credits shall be no less than 30, including no less than 26 course credits and no less than 4 credits for compulsory practical sessions.

IV. Professional Courses

V. Scientific Research and Degree Thesis

All scientific research procedures shall comply with the Regulations on Postgraduate Training of Tianjin University of Technology.

Degree application and conferment shall be implemented in accordance with the Detailed Rules for Master’s Degree Conferment of Tianjin University of Technology.