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Engineering

MSc Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering at University of Greenwich

University of Greenwich, United Kingdom

Programme overview

This Master’s in Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering combines solid waste management, and contaminated land treatment with management of the earth's resources. This MSc course is designed for graduates from a wide range of environmental engineering backgrounds who want to apply new sustainable strategies to increasingly complex problems. We cover the technical aspects of natural and engineering environmental systems.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Science  |  Department: Engineering  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Intake: September; January  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You can live and study at our Medway Campus in Kent and benefit from our excellent library and computing laboratory facilities. We are investing in laboratory improvements across the faculty developing integrated state of the art labs with specialised equipment to support our teaching and research. Dissertation topics focus on solutions to real world problems facing practitioners in environmental engineering. 1 x £5,000 bursary available to eligible students.

Career pathways

Graduates will find employment opportunities as engineers, scientist and technical managers in the private sector (engineering design firms, engineering consultancy, project management, risk management and waste management), and in the public sector (environmental protection engineering, regulations and standards, local government). You may also wish to pursue further qualifications such as a PhD to become even more specialised.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An undergraduate (honours) degree at 2:2, or above, in Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geology, Physics or Chemistry. Applicants without a degree that have professional and vocational experience (e.g. incorporated engineer, chartered scientist or chartered environmentalist status) may be considered if they demonstrate the potential to succeed on the course.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,800 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 18,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September; January

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.gre.ac.uk/study/apply/pg

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