Environmental Diagnostics and Management – (M.Sc.)

Suitable for science and engineering graduates who are looking to develop a career in environmental protection with commercially relevant skills. The course is designed both for students who have recently successfully completed their first degree and those who have several years´ work experience and wish to redirect or enhance their career in environmental protection.

Takes you on to a role in industry, education or the public sector, perhaps as a consultant, researcher or manager. The course is designed to prepare participants to meet the increasing demand for environmental scientists, advisors and officers. Graduates also go on to research degrees in environmental diagnostics.

You will be taught by a team comprising a combination of university staff and external experts who are practitioners in the subjects they deliver. Over the last 25 years Cranfield University has established itself internationally in the areas of environmental sensing and diagnostics. As such, teaching staff are uniquely placed to deliver this important course.

Course description

Environmental diagnostics is the process by which we assess an environmental situation and identify and quantify relevant components. We then design or implement solutions to reduce or eliminate the problems we have determined. This requires scientific knowledge of the environment, detection and monitoring techniques, remedial processes, as well as awareness of legislative frameworks and project management tools.

The course describes most topics from the basis of the underpinning science, the relevance and appropriateness of the topics in environmental situations and examples of their implementation. As well as benefiting from specialist technical modules, students will also develop a range of academic and transferable skills.

The course is accredited by the Chartered Institution for Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) The MSc course comprises eight one-week assessed modules, a group project, and an individual design project.

Group project

The group project experience is highly valued by both students and prospective employers. It provides students with the opportunity to take responsibility for a consultancy-type project, working within agreed objectives, deadlines and budgets. For part-time students a thesis can replace the group project.

Individual design project

The individual project, usually in collaboration with an external organisation, provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to carry out independent research, think and work in an original way, contribute to knowledge, and overcome genuine problems.

Modules:

The modules include lectures and tutorials and are assessed through written examinations and assignments.

* Principles of Sustainability
* Evaluating Sustainability
* Process Emissions and Control
* Environmental Regulation in Practice
* Soil Plant Environment Science
* Water Quality Monitoring
* Risk management, Toxicology, Exposure and Health
* Pollution and Remediation Technologies.