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Air Pollution Management and Control – (M.Sc.)
University of Birmingham
Life and Environmental Sciences| Location: | Birmingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Birmingham
The Air Pollution Management and Control provides students with a comprehensive understanding and training in the causes and effects of atmospheric pollution and climate change, and the practical approaches used to monitor, control and reduce air pollution worldwide.
The course combines taught modules with an independent major research project. The taught modules introduce the nature of our atmosphere, its composition and meteorology, air pollutant emissions, air pollution chemistry and climate change / carbon management, together with the practical measures used to limit emissions from sources ranging from power stations to vehicles and the legislative and policy framework used by national and local authorities to enforce air quality objectives. The research project allows students to undertake an in-depth investigation of a particular aspect of air pollution of interest to them, and further their level of understanding.
Key facts
Type of Course: Taught
Duration: MSc: 1 year full-time, 2 year part-time routes available; Diploma (taught modules only): 1 year full-time, 2 year part-time routes available
Start date: September 2012
Contents
This programme is run jointly by the Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and the School of Chemical Engineering. It is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the causes and effects of air pollution, and of the management measures and engineering technologies available for its control.
This is a recognised and sought after qualification within the professional environment field in the UK and abroad. In the past two years nearly 100% of students successfully completing the course have found employment as air quality experts within environmental consultancies, industry or local government departments.
About the Division of Environmental Health and Risk Management
The Division is based in the well-equipped, purpose-built facilities of the University's Public Health Building. Research attracts extensive funding from many sources, including the Department of Transport; the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); the Environment Agency; the Department of Health; the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and European Union. The collaborative nature of much of this work, together with the mix of pure, strategic and applied research, often involving interdisciplinary teams spanning physical, biological, chemical, medical and social sciences, provides a dynamic and internationally recognised research environment.
Course structure
We offer two qualifications in this area:
* MSc in Air Pollution Management and Control
* Postgraduate Diploma in Air Pollution Management and Control
The full-time MSc course runs over a 12-month period, starting in October. The taught modules are delivered in the autumn and spring terms, while the summer months focus on the major research project. Teaching is scheduled in a block or day release format (i.e. lectures concentrated on one or two days per week) to facilitate part-time study alongside employment. The full-time Postgraduate Diploma (taught modules only) lasts 9 months, from October through to June of the following year.
Both courses are also available on a part-time basis, running over two years.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* IELTS 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any band.
* TOEFL 580 Paper- based test / 237 Computer-based test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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