
MSc Environmental Engineering
Belfast, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 25,800 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* internatonal fee
Introduction
The aims of the programme include developing the intellectual, practical, and professional skills of students in the critical acquisition, analysis, interpretation and understanding of environmental engineering principles and issues in preparation for:
- a career in the environmental, consultancy, regulatory, management, and engineering industry
- a position of leadership early in that career
- further study
- life-long learning and an appreciation of the value of Environmental Engineering to a sustainable society
Please note:
Applications for this course received after 30th June 2022 may not be accepted. In addition, a deposit will be required to secure a place.
Environmental Engineering Highlights
Applications for this course received after 30th June 2022 may not be accepted. In addition, a deposit will be required to secure a place.
Professional Accreditations
- This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) undergraduate first degree.
Industry Links
- Teaching Staff at the School of Natural and Built Environment maintain close links to industry partners and governmental agencies across the field of Environmental Engineering. Individual modules on the programme will include day trips and site visits in collaboration with these external partners. Additionally, each year a number of MSc Dissertation Projects are completed in collaboration with industry and/or governmental agencies/departments.
Internationally Renowned Experts
- You will be taught by staff with active research profiles of international standing, with a wide range of interests across the Environmental Engineering Discipline.
Career Opportunities
The programme provides a suitable background for careers in environmental engineering, monitoring, management and consultancy, and it establishes a basis for interdisciplinary research to a higher level. Past graduates have found employment with a wide range of employers, eg environment regulatory agencies, civil engineering and specialist contractors as well as engineering and environmental consultancies in the UK, Ireland and abroad.
Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with business experts help our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally.
Curriculum
Students may enrol on a Full-time or Part-time basis.
The MSc is awarded to students who successfully complete the taught element of the programme in a combination of compulsory core modules (80 CATS points) elective modules (40 CATS points) and a Dissertation research project (60 CATS points).
Exit qualifications are available: students may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma by successfully completing the taught element of the programme (120 CATS points) or a Postgraduate Certificate by successfully completing 60 CATS points from the taught programme.
As well as compulsory and optional modules, the programme includes a research project which leads to a report (PgDip) or thesis (MSc) submission. Typically full-time students complete 60 CATS points worth of modules per semester.
Core Modules
- Land & Water Quality (20 CATS)
- Engineering Hydrology & Hydrogeology (20 CATS)
- Assessment of Environmental Impacts (20 CATS)
- Computer Modelling of Contaminants (20 CATS)
- Thesis Project (60 CATS)
Elective Modules
- Introduction to Renewable Energies (10 CATS)
- Environmental Interaction Assessment of Marine Renewables (10 CATS)
- Water and Waste Water Treatment (10 CATS)
- GIS & Spatial Analysis (20 CATS)
- Project Planning for Sustainability (20 CATS)
- Skills for Sustainable Development (20 CATS)
- Mitigating Climate Change (20 CATS)
Note: the availability of elective modules in a given academic year will be subject to sufficient numbers of students (typically >6) enrolling in respective modules.
Learning and Teaching
The programme is delivered as a combination of lectures, tutorials, site visits and field/laboratory practicals as well as individual and group-based self-directed study.
Assessment
Assessments associated with the course are outlined below:
- Written examination
- Continuous assessment
Prizes and Awards
- Relevant completed MSc Dissertation Projects are eligible to be nominated for the William Bald Scholarship Award and the Esso Energy Prize.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
How do I fund my study?
The Department for the Economy will provide a tuition fee loan of up to £5,500 per NI / EU student for postgraduate study.
A postgraduate loans system in the UK offers government-backed student loans of up to £10,609 for taught and research Master's courses in all subject areas. Criteria, eligibility, repayment and application information are available on the UK government website.
International Scholarships
Program Admission Requirements
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