IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in each component.
Renowned worldwide for its pioneering work in the global south, the research in our Water, Public Health and Environmental Engineering Group feeds directly into this course.
Our research considers pollutants and microorganisms in air, waste, land and water with a strong emphasis on the interrelationships between energy, sustainability, public health and environmental impact. Our work is truly interdisciplinary, bringing together a diverse group of international researchers considering engineering aspects alongside societal and economic factors.
Staff teaching on this course have close working links with a number of key institutions in the field of international development, including UNICEF, the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, WaterAid, the Menstrual Health Hub, World Vision, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the African Development Bank.
You’ll also benefit from using our specialist facilities, such as our public health labs, with have separate areas for solid waste, water and wastewater, and a class II microbiology lab and clean room. We have all of the specialist software you’ll need for your programme.
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Year 1
Compulsory modules
The Management of WASH Projects15 credits
Engineering for Public Health15 credits
Wastewater and Fecal Sludge Management15 credits
Water Resource Management15 credits
Water Supply15 credits
Solid Waste Management15 credits
Water, Sanitation and Health Engineering Dissertation60 credits
Engineering in Emergencies - MSc15 credits
Key Issues in International Health15 credits
This course will equip you with a unique blend of civil engineering and public health policy skills.
As a result, you’ll be ideally placed to take up a senior position in public health ministries and public health departments in countries of the global south, or to work with international development agencies and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
Graduates have gone on to work for organisations such as CAFOD, IMC Worldwide, WaterAid Liberia/Sierra Leone, Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Careers support
You’ll have access to the wide range of engineering and computing careers resources held by our Employability team in our dedicated Employability Suite. You’ll have the chance to attend industry presentations, book appointments with qualified careers consultants and take part in employability workshops. Our annual STEM Careers Fair provides further opportunities to explore your career options with some of the UK’s leading employers.
300 GBP/year
