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Urban Water Technology Centre

PGDip/MSc Industrial Environmental Management

This course is designed for students wishing to gain a practical understanding of environmental issues associated within manufacturing and service industries. It meets the intellectual and practical needs of professionals within the polluter and regulatory organisations involved in managing pollution arising from industrial processes. The course is designed for environmental professionals working in a business environment from either a technical or non-technical background.

The programme educational aims are as follows:

From the taught modules;

  • Provide students with opportunities to focus on the environmental management requirements of service and manufacturing industries.
  • Equip students with the tools required to synthesise strategies/ solutions to environmental problems.
  • Equip students with the knowledge and skills for a career in industrial environmental management.

From the MSc dissertation, additionally;

 

  • Further develop student expertise for managing specific issues of environmental management in the service and manufacturing sectors.
  • Develop the capability to integrate the results of detailed studies to reach conclusions in holistic problems of sustainability.
  • Prepare students for senior positions of leadership and decision-making in environmental management issues in the service and manufacturing sectors.
  • Enable students to acquire an academic qualification recognised by relevant professional bodies.

 

Programme Structure

MSc/PGDip Industrial Environmental Management

Module Code

Module Title

Sem/Term*

Core/Option

Credits

WW1101A

Environmental Management

1

Core

15

WW1102A

Project Management and Health & Safety

1

Core

15

WW1103A

Environmental Systems & Sustainability

1

Core

15

WW1114A

Environmental Regulation & Business Strategy

2/3

Core

15

WW1104A

Case Study – Industrial Location

2/3

Core

15

WW1105A

Advanced Catchment Planning

2/3

Option

15

WW1106A

Wastewater Management & Treatment

2/3

Option

15

WW1108A

Water Quality & Pollution Control

1

Core

15

WW1109A

Waste & Contaminated Land Management

2/3

Core

15

WW1110A

Water Resources

2/3

Option

15

WW1111A

Environmental Systems Modelling

2/3

Option

15

WW1112A

Water & Sanitation in Developing Countries

2/3

Option

15

WW1120A+

MSc Project – Industrial

3

Core

60

* Semester/Term may change                   + For MSc award

 

 

Allocation of credits

Total for taught modules (PGDip award):   120 credits

Total for the award of MSc:   180 credits

 

Study Duration

Full time: The course duration is 12 months, from September to October of the following year. Students attend classes mainly on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Part-Time: The part-time course has a minimum duration of 2½ years. Students attend classes mainly one day per week (Mondays or Tuesdays) in Years 1 and 2.