Environmental Technology

Modules shown are for the current academic year, and are subject to change depending on your year of entry.

The first term comprises core modules in:

• Ecology in Context
• Environmental Pollution and Control
• Environmental Policy and Management
• Environmental Law
• Environmental Economics
• Knowledge Theory, Quantitative Skills and Uncertainty

This broad training is followed by an in-depth education in many specialised areas, maintaining the course's interdisciplinary nature. The specialist options in the second term are designed to cater for a variety of individual interests and career requirements.

A strong case-study approach is employed with emphasis on working in teams, decision-making, analytical skills and report preparation. The specialist options currently offered on the course include:

• Business and Environment
• Environmental Resource Management
• Energy Policy
• Environmental Analysis and Assessment
• Environmental Economics and Policy
• Global Environmental Change and Policy
• Health and the Global Environment
• Pollution Management
• Water Management

Specialisms are further developed in the final five months of the course, during which an in-depth individual research project is conducted. Projects vary widely in their nature, including desk, field and laboratory.

The MSc in Environmental Technology is also available as a two-year part-time programme with a 16-month placement, currently in Anglian Water’s Innovation Team. Here you will work on finding solutions to current business challenges. This will not only provide you with a highly competitive postgraduate degree but also crucial work experience working for the water industry.

For more information about this option, entry requirements and how to apply, please visit the Centre for Environmental Policy's website.