Undergraduate · EVMT
The professionals the green economy actually hires — people who can take science and technology and turn them into corporate and policy action.
4 years
Normative duration
120+
Credits to graduate
JS5812
JUPAS code
HKIQEP
First accredited undergraduate programme
Message from the Co-Directors
A dual literacy, on purpose.
Organisations need people who can take scientific and technological concepts and translate them into corporate action that fulfils regulatory and community needs along with business goals. These are the professionals the EVMT programme is built to provide.
Whether you arrive from science or from the arts, you will leave with technological and management skills — and the practice-based insight to play a significant role in a greener corporate world. HKUST’s standing in business, environmental engineering and the sciences makes this combination uniquely possible here.
Prof. Arthur Lau and Prof. Zhe Wang, Programme Co-Directors
Curriculum
Four years, three parts, 120 credits.
Students complete University Common Core, English and Legal Education requirements, plus the EVMT major: fundamental courses (12–13 credits), required courses, and 12 credits of electives (at least 9 at 3000-level or above). The structure below follows the 4-year curriculum published by HKUST ENVR and the 2025–26 programme catalog.
01
Fundamentals
Computing and calculus — the quantitative base (12–13 credits).
02
Required courses
Environment, business, law, ESG, laboratory and professional development.
03
Electives
12 credits from science, control, business or social science lists.
Fundamental courses · 12–13 credits
- COMP 1021 / 1022P or ISOM 2010Introduction to computing3
- MATH 1003 / 1005 / 1006 / 1013 / 1020 / 1023Calculus (one course)3–4
Professional development & capstone
- ENVR 1001EVMT Orientation0
- ENVR 2001Academic and Professional Development I1
- ENVR 3001Academic and Professional Development II1
- ENVR 4001Academic and Professional Development III1
- ENVR 4980Capstone Project I3
- ENVR 4990Capstone Project II3
Environmental courses
- SUST 1000Sustainability Fundamentals3
- ENVR 1170Science, Environment and Society — From Big Bang to Big Data3
- ENVR 2010Environmental Science Fundamentals3
- ENVR 2030Material and Energy Balance for Environmental Management3
- ENVR 2090Environmental Laboratory3
- ENVR 3110Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Development3
- ENVR 3210Environmental Technology for Impact Assessment3
- ENVR 3220Energy Sources and Usage3
- ENVR 3420Environmental Law and Regulations3
Business, policy and ESG
- ECON 2103 or 2113Principles of Microeconomics / Microeconomics3
- MGMT 2110Organizational Behavior3
- FINA 2203Fundamentals of Business Finance3
- ISOM 2500Business Statistics3
- ENVR 3310Green Business Strategy3
- ENVR 3410Economics for Environmental Policy and Management3
- ENVR 4320ESG Management and Reporting3
Electives · 12 credits
Choose from the specified lists. At least 9 credits must be at 3000-level or above. Offerings vary by term.
ENVR electives
Division courses; at least 9 of the 12 elective credits at 3000-level or above.
Environmental science
Chemistry, ecology, biodiversity (e.g. CHEM, LIFS).
Environmental control
EIA, indoor air, carbon, smart-city systems (CENG, CIVL, MECH).
Environmental business
Operations, leadership, negotiation, entrepreneurship (ISOM, MGMT, ECON).
Social science
Environmental psychology, inequality, China’s sustainable development (SOSC).
Source: ENVR EVMT curriculum · HKUST 2025–26 catalogue. Course codes may be updated by the University each intake.
Accreditation & outcomes
Built for professional practice.
EVMT is the first undergraduate programme accredited by the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals (HKIQEP). Graduates work as sustainability managers and environmental professionals in corporations, government and NGOs in Hong Kong and overseas.
- Integrate science, engineering, management and social science on the same problem.
- Apply environmental technology, law, LCA, energy systems and ESG reporting in organisations.
- Communicate across technical, business and policy audiences.
- Lead with a skill mix that transfers across industries.
Capstone partners
Learning that leaves the classroom.
In the final year, teams work with a corporate or NGO partner on a live environmental issue — ENVR 4980 and ENVR 4990 — under faculty and industry supervision. Recent collaborators include developers, insurers, manufacturers and environmental operators across Hong Kong.