Courses

FULL-TIME & PART-TIME COURSES

Courses offered

• PGDip/MSc in Urban Water & Environmental Management

• PGDip/MSc in Industrial Environmental Management

• PGDip/MSc in Water Pollution Control

• PGDip/MSc in Environment & Business

• PGDip/MSc in Environmental Biotechnology

• PGDip/MTech in Environmental Biotechnology

The quality of teaching in these courses has been awarded the highest grade by the official quality watchdog - the UK's Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

The programmes have strong industrial links and most are accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), the pre-eminent professional institution of the sector.

Who should apply?

Graduates in sciences and engineering who wish to make a career in:

•   Environmental Management

•   Catchment Planning

•   Pollution Control and Monitoring

•   Water and Sewerage Services

•   Solid Waste Management

Benefits

The course is designed to enable students to:

•   Manage the natural environment in fresh and sea waters, air and on land

•   Manage the urban water cycle

•   Learn about the different tools used in environmental decision making

•   Implement and environmental management systems within an industrial environment

•   Learn about modelling tools used in pollution impact prediction and in environmental impact assessment

•   Understand the fundamental processes used in waste treatment and pollution control

•   Learn the policy and legislative issues in environmental management and control

Course Delivery for Full-Time Students

The course duration is twelve months, from September to October of the following year.  Students attend classes mainly on two days a week, usually Mondays and Tuesdays and occasionally on Wednesdays.

To qualify for the PGDip award, the student must obtain passes in eight taught modules - seven compulsory modules and one option.

The PGDip course is taken in two semesters, each of fifteen weeks, and an additional twelve week period for MSc project work and dissertation.  The project converts the PGDip to an MSc.

The University appreciates that for many students a considerable time has elapsed since they have undertaken academic study.  Full support and advice is provided to help students

rediscover sound study and learning practices.