This course provides you with advanced training and knowledge in:

• the theory and practice of investigative methods appropriate to environmental engineering
• core concepts from the physical, chemical and biological sciences. These underpin pollution control technologies and environmental stewardship
• environmental engineering design principles and project management
• cross-cutting issues and appropriate technologies in developing countries
• health and safety issues in environmental engineering
• research methods
• presentation and writing

You'll benefit from our multidisciplinary approach to teaching. You will have the opportunity to engage with fellow students across all engineering disciplines through lectures, group work and other activities. This provides a rich and diverse learning experience.

You'll be working closely with academic mentors throughout your course on:

• integrated environmental engineering design challenges
• your dissertation research project

All taught modules provide direct access to course tutors through small group face to face meetings or via alternative online meetings. At the end of the course you will be able to:

• apply environmental engineering technologies appropriate for urban and rural situations in developed and developing countries
• use laboratory analytical techniques for standard analysis of water and wastewater samples
• calculate and express experimental data in standard units, assess experimental uncertainty and test the statistical significance of treatment effects
• select and design appropriate water treatment unit processes
• source relevant reference data and water quality standards, make comparisons with analytical data, draw relevant conclusions, and prepare technical laboratory reports
• use initiative in acquiring and using information from a wide range of sources
• effectively communicate with a range of stakeholders
• implement a strong health and safety culture, including risk assessment
• understanding of scientific principles to develop sustainable solutions to practical problems
• successfully plan and execute research projects
• use advanced instrumentation and methods for chemical and microbial analysis of environmental samples
• use IT tools such as GIS, air pollution models and instrumental software

We rank in the top 150 for Civil and Structural Engineering and Environmental Sciences  - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020

This course is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates with an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) degree.

The course is also accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Dr Jaime Amezaga
Reader in Environmental Sustainability

Areas of expertise:

• policy and institutional analysis in sustainable water, land use and energy management
• socio-technical or socio-natural issues both in the UK and internationally
• sustainability, engineering ethics and public policy
• water policy and river basin management.

Professor Thomas Curtis
Professor of Environmental Engineering

Areas of expertise:

• science and technologies required for the treatment of water and wastes
• biological treatment systems
• experimental and theoretical microbial ecology
• wastewater treatment in developing countries
• waste tabilisation ponds
• microbial Fuel Cells
• pathogens and pathogen removal.
  
  

Dr Russell Davenport
Reader in Environmental Engineering

Areas of expertise:

• understanding the fate, especially biodegradation, of chemicals in natural environments and engineered biological treatment systems
• the development and application of molecular-based techniques for the quantification of bacteria, especially in relation to key functions
• the application of ecological theory, molecular measurement techniques and mathematical models to understand, predict and manipulate microbial communities in engineered treatment systems.

Dr Paul Goodman
Lecturer (Intelligent Transport Systems)

Areas of expertise:

• intelligent transport systems
• road traffic and environmental pollution (noise, air quality and greenhouse gases) modelling
• environmental appraisal of transport options.

Professor David Graham
Professor of Ecosystems Engineering

Areas of expertise:

• the transmission, fate and impact of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment resulting from human activity
• energy minimization in water, wastewater and solid waste management systems
• the microbiology and ecology of greenhouse gas suppression and production in geochemical settings, especially in Polar regions
• water and environmental quality in the developing and emerging world.

Dr Oliver Heidrich
Senior Lecturer

Areas of expertise:

• climate change adaptation and mitigation
• urban planning and infrastructure systems
• environmental, resource and waste management
• life cycle assessment and costing
• standardised management systems.

Dr Adam Jarvis
Reader in Environmental Engineering

Areas of expertise:

• source, transport and fate of metals in freshwaters
• development of sustainable systems for the treatment of metal-contaminated waters
• mine water research.

Dr Anke Neumann
Lecturer in Environmental Engineering

Areas of expertise:

• environmental chemistry
• mineral redox reactions and how these processes impact water quality
• iron (bio)geochemistry
• contaminant transformation
• water sustainability.

Professor David Werner
Environmental Systems Modelling

Area of expertise:

• field methods for water quality surveying, including portable next generation sequencing
• innovative use of sorbents for water treatment and environmental restoration
• minimize water wastage in the built environment.

Project design work

Central to our course is the 30 credit integrated design module running through semester 1 and 2 in which you will work closely with academic mentors to develop sustainable solutions to protect the environment and public health.

Group work

In the Environmental Engineering for Developing Countries module you will work in small teams to find environmental engineering solutions appropriate to low- and middle-income countries.

Field trips

Your fieldwork will be integrated with Newcastle University’s Urban Observatory, which provides the UK’s largest set of publicly available real time urban data in the UK, and the UK’s National Green Infrastructure Facility.

Dissertation

You will put your specialist skills, knowledge, and understanding into practice undertaking a significant individual research project and written dissertation. 

Your project might involve you working within one of the School's world-class research groups. We have well-equipped laboratories and pilot-scale research facilities. 

Or you might work elsewhere in collaboration with another academic or industrial partner where we have strong links. Overseas field research may also be possible.

Wherever you work, you will be supervised, throughout your project, by an experienced scientist or engineer. Your supervisor will provide advice on the approaches and methods that are best suited to your research problem. They will also support you on your collection/analysis of data, and will guide you in producing a well-written dissertation.

You will be required to complete a total of 180 credits throughout the course, including 120 credits in semesters 1 and 2 with 60 credits as part of a dissertation project in the third semester. You will be taught through a combination of:

• lectures
• tutorials
• practical classes
• online materials
• coursework tasks with individual feedback
• site visits and field trips

You will study a variety of taught modules, and work closely with academic mentors throughout the year on an environmental engineering design challenge, followed by a research dissertation project.

Practical training, industrial site visits and field trips are an integral part of the course.

The School of Engineering has an exceptional range of laboratories equipped with a wide range of analytical instrumentation supporting our research, teaching and contract research projects.

These include: 

• Chemical and Biological Research Laboratories
• Geotechnics and Structures Research Laboratories
• Water hydraulics Laboratory
• Computing Laboratory

Newcastle University's Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering delivers a range of CPD modules related to environmental engineering. 

• CEG8101 Core Concepts in Environmental Engineering
• CEG8102 Introduction to Practical Hydraulics
• CEG8103 Water Supply and Treatment
• CEG8104 Wastewater Engineering
• CEG8105 Solid Waste Management
• CEG8107 Environmental Engineering for Developing Countries
• CEG8113 Environmental Engineering Design and Project Management
• CEG8110 Project Skills and Professional Development
• CEG8112 Air Pollution
• CEG8198 MSc Project and Dissertation in Environmental Engineering

• 8 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills)    
• 12 week Pre-sessional entry: IELTS 6.0 overall (with 1 sub-skill at a minimum of 5.0 and 3 sub-skills at a minimum of 5.5, including writing)

You can study our Pre-sessional English course at the INTO Newcastle Centre.