Next start dates: September 2012, and January 2013
Degree type: MSc/PGDip
UCAS Code: Apply directly to the University
Duration: 12 months (full-time)
MSc/PGDip Water Pollution Control
MSc/PGDip Industrial Environmental Management
MSc/PGDip Urban Water & Environmental Management
Why choose this course?
This course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and technical skills to manage water pollution arising from both diffuse and point sources. The course is also appropriate for those wishing to address the issues encountered by public and private employers who are concerned with the regulation and management of waste and water resources.
Depending on the option modules chosen, you will study a selection from:
On completion of the taught component of the course (i.e. Postgraduate Diploma stage), students may undertake research projects in any of the themes stated above for the award of MSc. Most of the projects are industry-related.
The course is designed and delivered by a team of leading academics with support from leading-edge industrial practitioners. The course delivery team is actively engaged in research and consultancy activities, through the Urban Water Technology Centre (UWTC). The Centre benefits from close links with the research groups the Scottish Informatics, Mathematics, Biology and Statistics Centre (SIMBIOS), and Abertay Centre for the Environment (ACE) who have been awarded the highest research rating in Environmental Science within Scotland. Emphasis is given to the practical application of environmental management within industry and commerce, in addition to the appropriate theoretical rigour.
The course has strong industrial links and is accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), the pre-eminent professional institution of the sector.
How you learn
An integrated programme of lectures, tutorials, seminars, practical assignments, case studies and fieldwork are used to enhance your knowledge and understanding. Throughout the course emphasis is placed on participation, and self-directed study. The project phase of the course is designed to allow you to apply your studies within a chosen speciality.
The course can be studied either full-time or part-time mode.
How you are assessed
Assessments include a mixture of written coursework based on active case studies, presentations to demonstrate your knowledge, and exams. Students working towards the MSc qualification will also complete a dissertation.
By working within project groups and by yourself, you will improve your communication, project planning and teamwork skills, which are very important skills for any career. The MSc dissertation allows you to develop a specialist area of expertise.
A good Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate science and engineering discipline.
Candidates with alternative qualifications and/or work experience will also be considered on an individual basis.
Overseas/EU
All applicants are required to provide certified proof of competence in English Language and the University's minimum requirements are listed here
What our students say
"I applied to Abertay on the advice of a former student. I needed to increase my knowledge of environmental issues to help with my career with a large environmental consultancy. The course I chose provided a good balance of technical detail, science and awareness of other issues. My dissertation topic was of direct use to my employer and I am now on full time secondment for Scottish Water managing their network model library."
Kevin, now working for a business consultancy group, Scotland
"The course equipped me with professional and technical skills specifically in waste and wastewater management; I am now applying the acquired knowledge in my current work which consists of solid waste management as I am now employed as Project Associate for the ‘Consolidated Waste Management Project’. This project is funded by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) but implemented by Kigali City Council. Additionally, I advise on sanitation related matter as Kigali City Council is now phasing in the implementation of Kigali’s Sanitation Master Plan, starting with sewage treatment and management."
Elizabeth, Kigali City, Rwanda
Your future
Graduates have found employment as environmental engineers, specialists, consultants and managers. Employers include: the petrochemical industry; water utilities; regulatory bodies; local authorities; manufacturing industry; and in planning/estate management. Other graduates have undertaken further studies for higher degrees.
Specialist facilities
The Urban Water Technology Centre (UWTC) provides a centre of excellence international standing in the provision of fundamental and industry based research and consultancy into water management and pollution control for clients of both the UK and abroad.
In addition, members of staff are engaged in consultancy projects in various areas of construction and environment related work, including construction management, environmental management, asset management and geotechnical engineering. The Centre also delivers the MSc/PGDip courses in Environmental Management.
Accreditation
The course is accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), the pre-eminent professional institution of the sector.
More information
Environmental Courses
| Fee Category | September 2012 Fees |
Scholarships & Bursaries |
| Scottish and other EU students |
£3,400 |
Other forms of support |
| English, Welsh and Northern Irish students |
£7,000 |
Bursaries & Scholarships |
| Overseas (non EU) students |
£9,975 |
Overseas Scholarships |
Fee quoted is the total cost providing that the MSc follows on immediately after the PG Dip element and is completed within the same academic year as started. Fees may be subject to increase.
