Swansea University - MRes Environmental Management

MRes Environmental Management

School of Engineering

Our schemes are offered in an excellent teaching and research environment with international recognition for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in communications.

The UCAS code for this course is: n/a
Full time study: 1 year full-time study

Part-time study:

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Environmental management has become a necessity for many organisations as they respond to commercial, regulatory and consumer pressures. The international standard for environmental management systems, ISO 14001, is increasingly being implemented by industry and governmental organisations to satisfy these pressures and provides a structured basis for achieving continual environmental improvement, for maintaining regulatory compliance and for the prevention of pollution. In many cases it can lead to significant cost savings. A significant part of the scheme will be spent working on a major research project, based either at the University or in industry.

The 2010/2011 Environmental Engineering MRes course compromises of the following modules:

Taught Modules

Environmental Analysis and Legislation (10 credits)
Power Generation Systems (10 credits)
Environmental Engineering Practice (10 credits)
General Communications module (10 credits)
Materials Recycling Techniques (10 credits)
Waste water management (10 credits)

Research Project

Environmental Management Research project (120 credits)

Standard Entry requirements

 

The MRes schemes require a minimum of a second-class upper honours degree or equivalent in a related field.

 

Scholarships and Bursaries

UK/EU students will be considered for a KESS grant on application. However, these are not guaranteed or available to all students, they will be awarded on a competitive basis. For further information, please email r.j.holness@swansea.ac.uk.
 
International students should visit www.swansea.ac.uk/international for details of funding.

 

Research

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Great emphasis is placed on obtaining the practical skills necessary for working in environmental management, with almost two-thirds of the course marks coming from the research project. It is expected that many of the projects will be based in industry or in governmental organisations, enhancing the relevance of the research undertaken. There will be a wide choice of research projects across the School of Engineering and our research centres and the projects will be matched to students according to academic background and area of interest. Past projects have included the computational modelling of  environmental systems, multi-process optimisation, water safety planning, recycling technology and the impacts of environmental legislation and law.

Accreditation

This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired a Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree.

See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.

Assessment

Research degrees are generally assessed by the completion of an advanced research project. Taught courses usually are assessed through a combination of coursework and projects related to the study. You should contact the admissions tutor of your course for detailed information on assessment.

Important Dates

Information regarding dates and times for Enrolment can be found on the Student Records webpages.

UK/EU Undergraduates

Applications should be made through UCAS.

International Students

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Postgraduate Students

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