Clean Technology MSc; PGDip

MSc: 12 months full time; 24 months part time
PGDip: 7 months full time
(Attendance at some modules may be possible on a one-off basis for Continuing Professional Development)

Fees

Fees per academic year 2013-14

UK and EU: full time £6,000 (MSc); £4,170 (PGDip) part time £3,000 (MSc)
International: full time £14,750 (MSc); £14,465 (PGDip) part time fees

More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.

Programme Overview

This programme aims to train the Environmental Managers of the future. Accredited by the Energy Institute, the programme is suitable for students with engineering or pure science backgrounds and provides training in environmental management and sustainable development in an industrial context.

You will gain advanced knowledge and understanding in the following areas:

  • current waste treatment and disposal methodology
  • modern approaches to pollution detection, control and remediation
  • minimise resource usage, utilities and waste
  • reduction, reuse and recycle
  • environmental legislation
  • environmental management systems (EMS)

The specialist skills, knowledge and understanding you develop through the taught element of the programme will be put into practice in a significant individual research project and written dissertation. A key feature of the programme is the involvement of industry in delivery of parts of the programme and the opportunity to carry out an industrial placement.

+Modules

Find out  more detailed information about the programme modules

+Entrance Requirements

A minimum of a second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent, in a pure or applied science (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology, environmental science, microbiology) or engineering subject (any discipline).

Applicants whose first language is not English require a minimum of IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 90 (Internet-based), or equivalent.

Our INTO Newcastle University Centre can provide extra tuition to help you meet the University's English language requirements.

The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has rules for international students regarding minimum English language requirements.

+Scholarships and Other Sources of Funding

International Students, consult your own government for funding. The University offers International Scholarships, and there are funding opportunities by external organisations available.

Students should consult their employers for sponsorship opportunities.

Where possible, and subject to availability, industry-based projects are offered as paid placements.

More information on scholarships, studentships, bursaries and other funding is available from our database.

+How to Apply

Visit our postgraduate application site.

There is no closing date for this programme. However, international students applying for September 2013 entry should apply by Friday 12 July 2013 to ensure that they have time to put appropriate arrangements in place.

Please note: As a formal condition of the offer to study at Newcastle University, students from outside the UK/EU are required to pay a deposit of £1,500 or submit an official letter of sponsorship for their chosen programme. The deposit payment is non refundable, but will be deducted from tuition fees upon registration.

+Further Information

For further information please contact:
Debra Gray
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 6362
E-mail: pgceam@ncl.ac.uk

Subject Overview

This programme is within the subject area of Chemical Engineering.