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The course draws on three major areas of research activity:cleaner production, processing and use of resources; new ways torecover and recycle wastes and end of li fe materials; and pollutionprevention and control.

Students will develop:

skills that are vital to environmental monitoring and controlacross the wide ranging exploration, planning, production,processing and remediation activites of the minerals industryability to communicate ideas effectively in written reports,verbally and by means of presentations to groupsability to exercise original thoughtability to plan and undertake an individual project

interpersonal, communication and professional skills

MSc in Environmental &Resource Engineering

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Postgraduate study

This Programme is designed to meet the demand for engineers with anunderstanding of the statutory and economic needs of the mining,quarrying and oil industries to conduct their operations in anenvironmentally acceptable manner. This course provides an introductionto the specialist skills now required by an engineer in the mineralsindustry.

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Course structureThe course consists of 120 credits of core and optional taughtmodules along with a 60 credit major individual research-basedproject undertaken during the summer term. The course is also

offered as a PostGraduate Diploma (PGDip). Please be awaremodules are subject to change.

Compulsary modules - 120 creditsAutumn semesterAir Pollution 10 creditsWater Treatment 10 creditsHazardous Waste Management 10 creditsContaminated Land 10 credits

Spring semesterAir Pollution 2 10 creditsEnvironmental Project Management 10 creditsPetroleum Production Engineering 10 creditsMaterials Processing 10 credits

Advanced Environmental Assessment 10 creditsFull yearResearch Planning 20 credits

Optional modules (10 credits)

Students will have the option of taking one module of their choicefrom an appropriate level during the Autumn semester.

Individual projectFollowing the successful completion of the taught modules, a majorindividual project is undertaken over the summer term.

Previous projects have included:

Assessment of energy crops for combined heat and powersystemsBio-refining of non-food biomassSustainable utilization of natural resourcesA critical assessment of the use of UK-ADMS to the predictionof mineral blasting events within a working quarryA critical assessment of the improved design and modelling of dust capture and suppression systems

Funding opportunitiesThe Faculty offers a range of funding support for postgraduatecourses, details of which can be found at:www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/funding/postgraduate/funding

Details of other funding opportunities are available from theGraduate School at:www.nottingham.ac.uk/gradschool

Employment prospectsThis course equips students with skills suitable for a wide range of careers within UK and international organisations, including,petrochemicals, foods, pollution protection, nanotechnology,academic research, consultancy, management and finance.

The programme will also provide a strong foundation should youdecide to continue your studies to PhD level and to pursue aresearch career.

Entry requirementsApplicants are usually required to have a 2.1 honours degree (orinternational equivalent) in a relevant subject. For PGDip candidatesa 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject is required.

Most applicants have an engineering or physical sciences firstdegree.

English language requirements:

IELTS score of at least 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.0 inindividual elementsTOEFL (paper based) score of at least 550 with a minimum of 4in the writing elementTOEFL (Computer based) score of at least 213 with a minimumscore of 4 in the essay writing element

Contact usIf you are interested in this course please apply through theUniversity on-line application process at:www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy

For further details please look at the Department website:www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemenv

MSc in Environmental &Resource Engineering

Postgraduate study