Environmental Science and Technology – (M.Sc.)

Increasingly, novel technologies are developed from and applied to the environmental sciences. Areas such as informatics, sensor networks, imaging techniques and pollution remediation technologies are impacting the way we view and manage the environment. The MSc in Environmental Science and Technology degree provides you with the flexibility to focus on certain aspects of the physical environment and associated technologies. For example, you may wish to specialise in areas of earth science, investigating geological hazards and associated risk abatement technologies, or, alternatively, focus on flood forecasting software and novel passive sampler technology for measuring water pollution. Whichever area interests you, you can tailor this degree to suit your own requirements, with sound advice available from LEC staff.

As well as gaining knowledge in one or more areas of environmental science and technology, you also have the opportunity to enhance your more generic numerical skills in statistics and computing. On finishing the course, you should be confident in handling and analysing environmental data. Graduates will typically find themselves working for consultancies, government organisations or going onto study for a PhD.