ObjectivesBy choosing from among the broad range of options available on this course, you will gain an advanced and comprehensive introduction to the specialist environmental engineering skills now required by an engineer in the minerals industries. On completion of this course, you will possess the complementary engineering skills that are vital to environmental monitoring and control across the wide ranging exploration, planning, production, processing and remediation activities of the minerals industry.
Entry requirementsThis course has been designed to meet the demand for postgraduates with an understanding of the statutory demand and economic needs for the mining, quarrying and oil industries to conduct all phases of their operations in an environmentally acceptable manner.
Academic titlePGDip Environmental and Resource Engineering
Course descriptionKey facts
-This course is supported by The Centre for the Environment (CfE), which provides a focus to develop inter-disciplinary approaches to environmental teaching and research within the University.
-The School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering offers world-class research and training specifically aimed at understanding how to meet the world’s constantly growing demand for energy, water and raw materials, whilst simultaneously protecting the environment.
-Offering a unique combination of engineering skills, the School provides a strong and dynamic environment with close links between research and teaching.
-This course draws on three major areas of research activity within the School: cleaner production, processing and use of resources; new ways to recover, recycle and re-use wastes and end-of-life materials; and pollution prevention and control.
-All the School’s courses have been
Course Content
As well as taking core modules, you will have the opportunity to specialise and focus your interests through the selection of optional modules – this is particularly useful as you become more aware of your potential career development.
Course Structure
The Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental and Resource Engineering is taught on a full-time basis over nine months, commencing in October.
You will need to complete a total of 120 credits’ worth of taught modules, which will include an integrated project. Unlike the Masters, there is no dissertation requirement.
The course utilises an integrated educational approach in which lectures, example classes, laboratories and information technology form key elements.
We also offer a Masters in Environmental and Resource Engineering