MRes Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

The MRes provides advanced study in Integrated Pollution Prevention & Control, within Europe and globally, and is largely research and project-based with a taught element. It develops research skills and contributes to new knowledge on environmental pollution and related topics. Students are taught by an interdisciplinary group of civil engineers, environmental scientists, geoscientists and chemists.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering | Department: Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time; 36 months part-time (online distance learning) | Intake: September (application deadline August; applications to be completed before the end of July, or earlier for non-UK applicants) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Six taught modules (three compulsory, three optional) are combined with an MRes dissertation project. Compulsory classes are Research methods for quantitative & qualitative approaches, Waste management & landfill design, and Environmental geochemistry; electives include Site investigation & risk assessment, Hydrogeology, Contaminated land and Environmental impact assessment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A minimum of a first or upper second-class Honours degree from a UK institution (or overseas equivalent), and preferably a Masters-level qualification (or equivalent). Applicants are accepted from a variety of disciplines including civil and environmental engineering, earth sciences, bioscience, and chemistry and chemical engineering. International applicants whose first language is not English need an IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no component below 5.5. Applications require a CV and a research statement (maximum two A4 pages); a research proposal is optional.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). Tuition fee per academic year for full-time study; Scotland and England, Wales & Northern Ireland rate. Source

International applicants: GBP 31,900 a year (2026/27). Tuition fee per academic year for full-time study. Source

Intake: September (application deadline August; applications to be completed before the end of July, or earl

Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time; 36 months part-time (online distance learning)

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