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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Sustainability: taking care of our planet.
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WHY STUDY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY?

The Environmental Engineering and Alternative Energies degree has the objective of training professionals to meet the needs of the labor market in three strategic areas: Sustainable Development, Environment and Alternative Energies. During the conception of the degree, work was carried out taking as reference the state of the art in these three pillars, as well as taking into account the national reality and the real requirements of the labor market. The mesh reflects the ambitious study program that delves into key aspects of these three pillars.

  • Programa Program Undergraduate
  • Programa Location Cochabamba
  • Programa Duration 8 SEMESTRES
  • Programa Credits 225

CAREER PROFILE

  • Practice the profession in different areas of Environmental Engineering and Alternative Energy, putting into practice your technical and scientific knowledge acquired during your training.
  • Carry out your activities with creativity, with professional ethics, with appreciation for cultural values, with an entrepreneurial and leadership spirit, maintaining respect for the environment in such a way that you are an agent of change with a vocation for service for the Development of the country.
  • Apply modern methods and technologies to face the globalization of markets, using international codes for the design of energy systems, as well as the use of new materials.
  • Develop in the field of free entrepreneurship, and also to perform in the public sphere.

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Study plan and Mentions

FIRST SEMESTER
  • Mathematics for Engineering I
  • Linear algebra
  • Chemistry I
  • Programming I
  • Computer Aided Design I
  • Written Communication Techniques
  • English Beginners
SECOND SEMESTER
  • Innovation and creativity
  • Probability and Statistics I
  • Mathematics for Engineering II
  • Physics I
  • Computer Aided Design II
  • Ecology and Environment
  • English Intermediate
THIRD SEMESTER
  • Probability and Statistics II
  • Differential equations
  • Physics II
  • Thermodynamics
  • Surrounding analysis
  • Introduction to Environmental Engineering
  • English High Intermediate
FOURTH SEMESTER
  • Numerical methods
  • Analytical Environmental Chemistry
  • Unitary Processes I
  • Methods and techniques of investigation
  • Electrical Circuits I
  • Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
  • English Advanced
FIFTH SEMESTER
  • Unitary Processes II
  • Analysis and design of experiments
  • Water I
  • Air I
  • Soils I
  • Alternative Energies I
  • Electrical Circuits II
  • Professional Practice I
SIXTH SEMESTER
  • Water II
  • Air II
  • Soils II
  • Energy Storage Methods and Systems I
  • Combustion Based Energies
  • Alternative Energies II
  • Electromechanical Energy Conversion
  • Regenerative Energy Systems
SEVENTH SEMESTER
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Soils III
  • Energy management
  • Alternative Energies III
  • Materials Relevant to Energy I
  • Energy Storage Methods and Systems II
  • Power systems
  • Professional Practice II
EIGHTH SEMESTER
  • Leadership and Ethics
  • Environmental Audit
  • Eco-efficiency and Sustainable Processes
  • Alternative Energies IV
  • Power Plants and Substations
  • Materials Relevant to Energy II
  • Water III
  • Elective I
NINTH SEMESTER
  • Legislation and Standards Regarding the Environment and Energy
  • Business and Ecosystem Conservation
  • Alternative Energies V
  • Social Responsibility and Corporate Sustainability
  • Elective II
  • Elective III
  • Degree Seminar
ELECTIVES
  • Energy Area
  • Environment and Sustainable Development Area
  • Recycling Area
ENERGY AREA
  • Alternative Energies VI
  • Alternative Energies VII
  • Alternative Energies VIII
  • Power Distribution Systems
  • Hydroelectric Uses
  • Energy and Electrical Machinery
  • Energy and Thermal Machinery
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AREA
  • Environmental Sciences in Decision Making
  • Project Preparation and Evaluation I
  • Project Preparation and Evaluation II
  • Industry and Environment
  • Environment and Integrated Management Systems
RECYCLING AREA
  • Production Engineering I
DIFFERENTIATORS
  • Vision in the sustainable management of Natural Resources
  • Approach based on project sustainability
  • Use of alternative energy sources
  • Energy management and efficiency
  • We are the only career in Bolivia that makes an interdisciplinary relationship between the environment and energy generation
  • Work with Research Centers in Energy and Environment
  • Relationship with local companies
  • Contacts with different NGO organizations

They talk about us

UPB Esteban Torrico Mi sueño siempre fue aportar al medio ambiente y esta ingeniería me permite estudiar soluciones alternativas. Escogí UPB porque cuenta con instalaciones de primer nivel y nos prepara para el campo laboral actual, un impulso en el área.
UPB Maria Celeste Marka Decidí estudiar Ingeniería de Medio Ambiente y Energías Alternativas en la Universidad Privada Boliviana porque mi meta es liderar iniciativas que no solo fomenten la conservación ambiental, sino que también impulsen la adopción de fuentes de energía alternativas, contribuyendo así a un futuro más sostenible. Esta carrera me brinda la oportunidad de conocer dos áreas muy interesantes y fusionar ambos conocimientos para desarrollar proyectos innovadores que promuevan la preservación del medio ambiente y la implementación de energías limpias.

Faculty

Staff teachers


  • Msc. Renan Orellana Energías Alternativas I, Sistemas de Potencia

  • Ph.d. Carla Quiroga Aguas II y III; Química Analítica del Medio Ambiente; Aire I y II; Ingeniería del Medio Ambiente; Legislación y normas referentes al Medioambiente y Energía

  • Ing. Daniel Sempertegui Tapia Ph.d Termodinámica; Transmisión de Calor; Máquinas Térmicas; Conversión de Energías Electromecánicas

  • Agatha da Silva Ovando Ph.Dc Logística Integral, Métodos y técnicas de Investigación

  • Mgr. Luis Paz Soldan Química I, Fisicoquímica

  • Mgr. Edwin Durandal Circuitos eléctricos I y II, Sistemas de Potencia


Guest teachers


  • MSc. Ana Lia Gonzales Ecología y Medio Ambiente; Introducción a la Ingeniería Ambiental

  • Ing. Ivette Echeverría Rojas Quimica I, Química Analítica del Medio Ambiente, Quimica II

  • Mgr. Claudia Montecinos Probabilidad y Estadística II

  • Mgr. David Hinojosa Paniagua Fundamentos de Desarrollo Sostenible

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