Environmental Pollution and Monitoring MSc

The programme is based around three compulsory modules that provide the essential background to pollution and monitoring. Students then chose three optional modules to focus their studies on their particular area of interest - e.g. energy, policy and law, environmental management, modelling and data analysis or environmental science. Indeed, our alumni have gone on to work in all these areas.

The programme can be taken full or part-time (from two days or one-day contact time per week, respectively, depending on the optional modules chosen) and has a start date in September or January.

Level 5

Compulsory

Environmental Monitoring

The module develops an understanding of the key aspects of sampling techniques in acquiring representative samples of air, soil and water for environmental monitoring. Students will be able to learn the key analytical techniques and develop the practical skills in monitoring of environmental pollution.

Students will be able to understand the importance of environmental monitoring programmes to control environmental pollution and the use of statistical methods to interpret analytical data into useful knowledge. Assessment is by a combination of coursework and written examination, and employs both group work and individual effort.

Integrated Pollution

This module studies and assesses fundamental scientific aspects of environmental pollution with an emphasis on sources, pathways and receptors and technical approaches to controlling exposure. Attention will be focussed to study the environmental and technological issues in the management and control of water, air and land pollution. Students will be able to critically evaluate and develop integrated approaches to environmental pollution control and also understand the national and international drivers that control air, land and water pollution.

Research and Critical Skills in Environmental Science

Careers in the environmental sector, be that public sector, private sector or academia, require a good grounding in research skills and how to critically appraise sources of information. This module uses research-led examples from the .