MSc Environmental Engineering Course aims and information Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Imperial College London © Imperial College London

Aims of the Environmental Engineering MSc at Imperial College: ▪ To provide advanced training for engineers and scientists in Environmental Engineering; ▪ To produce highly employable MSc graduates; ▪ To provide a challenging, interesting and motivating course; ▪ To attract high quality students; ▪ To be regarded as a leading Environmental Engineering MSc with an international reputation for producing quality MSc graduates. © Imperial College London

Course history and development: 1950: Originally the course was the MSc in Public Health Engineering (run association with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) 1960s: Close links form with MSc in Engineering Hydrology at Imperial 1980s: Greater emphasis on waste management and air pollution 1989: MSc Public Health Engineering becomes MSc Environmental Engineering 2003: Options in Sustainable Development and Business Management added Now Offer: MSc Environmental Engineering MSc Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development MSc Environmental Engineering and Business Management © Imperial College London

Students on the Environmental Engineering MSc course The course typically has 20-30 students each year In the last 5 years these have come from the following countries:- Greece Japan China Thailand UK Pakistan Nigeria Mauritius Portugal Somalia Malaysia Colombia Cyprus Zimbabwe Ireland Singapore Canada Taiwan India Iran West Indies Ghana France Botswana Spain Cameroon Uganda Palestine Turkey Indonesia Hong Kong Venezuela Poland The MSc therefore provides the opportunity to study with students from a wide range of countries © Imperial College London

MSc Course Delivery: ▪ Two terms of taught/lectured material and coursework October – December January – April ▪ Teaching concentrated on 3 days per week ▪ Examination (end of April) ▪ MSc Project from May to September ▪ Part-time options available © Imperial College London

Autumn Term modules: Microbiology for Environmental Engineering Mathematics and Statistics Hydroinformatics Chemistry for Environmental Engineering Environmental Fluid Mechanics Urban Hydrology and Urban Drainage Landfill Engineering and Environmental Analysis or Sustainable Development or Business Management Plus associated coursework © Imperial College London

Spring Term modules: Water Supply and Distribution Water, Waste and Health in Developing Countries Contaminated Land and Groundwater Solid Waste Management Air Pollution Control Water and Wastewater Treatment Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment and Design Project or Sustainable Development or Business Management Plus associated coursework and study tour © Imperial College London

STUDY TOUR This takes place during the final week of the Spring term © Imperial College London

May - September: Major Research Project (4 months full-time study): Examples of recent project titles: ▪ Life cycle analysis of wastewater treatment technologies ▪ Assessment of water efficiency in large buildings ▪ Beneficial reuse of fine particulate material generated by waste recycling ▪ Improving healthcare waste management in a major London hospital ▪ In-sewer processes – wastewater transformations and the fate of bromates ▪ Removal of endocrine disruptor compounds in wastewater treatment ▪ Development of a waste management plan for Cyprus Students need to pass all three components (exams, coursework and project) to be awarded the MSc © Imperial College London

Student feedback: • Always very positive • First term concentrates on background information and theory • Second term content is more applied • Study tour very useful and enjoyable! • Examinations are demanding • Not an easy course, but it is very worthwhile and enjoyable © Imperial College London

Professor Nigel Graham Professor Sue Grimes Professor Howard Wheater Key Academic Staff: Professor Nigel Graham Professor Sue Grimes Professor Howard Wheater Professor Cedo Maksimovic Dr Chris Cheeseman Dr Stephen Smith Dr Geoff Fowler Dr Adrian Butler Dr Christian Onof Dr Neil McIntyre Dr Michael Templeton Key Support Staff: Ms Judith Barrett and Ms Angela Frederick © Imperial College London