The emphasis is on providing students with the skills to undertake research and develop professional careers in a wide range of subjects related to the field of environmental studies; water, energy and environment.
Start Months:
October
Full Time/ Part Time:
Full-time
School:
SWEE
Theme:
Environmental Technology
Entry Requirements:
Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a First or Second class UK Honours degree or an MSc in a relevant science, engineering or related discipline, or the international equivalent of these UK qualifications. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.
English Language:
If you are an international student you will need to provide evidence that you have achieved a satisfactory test result in an English qualification. The minimum standard expected from a number of accepted courses are as follows:
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL - 92
Pearson PTE Academic - 65
Cambridge English Scale - 180
Cambridge English: Advanced - C
Cambridge English: Proficiency - C
In addition to these minimum scores you are also expected to achieve a balanced score across all elements of the test. We reserve the right to reject any test score if any one element of the test score is too low. We can only accept tests taken within two years of your registration date (with the exception of Cambridge English tests which have no expiry date). Students requiring a Tier 4 (General) visa must ensure they can meet the English language requirements set out by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and we recommend booking a IELTS for UKVI test.
Duration:
Full-time PgCert – 3 Months
Course Format:
Taught
PgCert
Overview:
There is a growing need for environmental specialists with specific consultancy skills, who are increasingly being asked to provide consultant support to a shrinking public sector.
Who is it for?
The course focuses on offering the vital skills for success as an environmental consultant to students who have already completed courses in specialist subjects. It is also relevant to those already working in consultancy who wish to move from junior to senior consultancy roles.
Why this course?
The emphasis is on providing students with the skills to undertake research and develop professional careers in a wide range of subjects related to the field of environmental studies; water, energy and environment.
Your teaching team:
Fiona Lickorish
Simon Pollard
Paul Leinster
David Fitzsimons
Environmental lawyer (tbc)
Environmental planner (tbc)
Course details:
The course will be designed around a scenario, e.g. a planning inquiry, select committee investigation or judicial review concerning a development or concern which requires specialist input. Each student will be required to investigate the issue/development and then provide written and verbal evidence to a ‘mock’ planning inquiry/select committee/judicial review as an expert witness.
Assessment:
There will be one assignment for the course – the provision of written and verbal evidence given at a mock examination in public.
Funding Opportunities:
To help students in finding and securing appropriate funding we have created a funding finder where you can search for suitable sources of funding by filtering the results to suit your needs.
Future Finance loan
Cranfield University has partnered with Future Finance as an alternative source of funding for our students.
Your career:
By providing the essentials of environmental consultancy as a new PgCert, this course aims to develop underpinning skills vital to consultancy practice. There is a growing need for consultants with in-depth, specialist domain skills rather than those with generalist environmental consultancy ability