Environmental Engineering and Project Management MSc (Eng)

Course overview

There are many challenges we face globally. But one of the most pertinent is how to protect and maintain our environment. That’s why governments worldwide are looking for environmental engineers to provide solutions in areas such as public health, air pollution, waste and water.

Our Environmental Engineering and Project Management MSc will deliver the core foundations in environmental engineering, including key issues in water resources, solid waste and controlling emissions. You’ll also be trained in project management, equipping you with a professional skill set that can contribute to providing environmentally sound solutions and economically sustainable systems.

You’ll study in the School of Civil Engineering which ranks highly globally and is actively involved in developing ‘internationally excellent’ research — much of which shapes the course.

This means you’ll be learning industry-relevant knowledge and developing transferable skills sought after by almost every industry worldwide, opening the door to many career paths in areas like engineering, environment, construction, energy, transport and education.

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Entry requirements

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Civil Engineering (6 weeks) and Language for Science: Civil Engineering (10 weeks).

We also offer online pre-sessionals alongside our on-campus pre-sessionals. Find out more about our six week online pre-sessional and our 10 week online pre-sessional.

You can also study pre-sessionals for longer periods – read about our postgraduate pre-sessional English courses.

Career opportunities

Studying this MSc will build your technical knowledge in an exciting and relevant profession, whilst helping you develop a holistic professional skill set that is largely transferable across almost every industry and sought after by corporations worldwide.

From water to energy, transport to engineering, the career opportunities open to you with the experience you’ll learn on this course are wide-ranging and will give you a lot of options when you graduate.

Plus, the University of Leeds is in the top 5 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters, according to High Fliers’ The Graduate Market in 2024 report.

Our graduates from this course have secured positions at companies such as:

• Water Engineer, Federal Ministry of Water Resources
• Project Practitioner, Primetals Technologies
• Environmental Analyst, Riverside Environmental Services Ltd
• Project Coordinator, EFC Group
• Sustainability Engineer, ARUP
• Catchment Planner, Thames Water
• Construction Engineer, Parsons Corporation
• Business Development Engineer, Amazon Energy Limited
• Process Engineer, Veolia Water
• Water, Sanitation and Environmental Engineer, Air Water Earth (AWE) Ltd Consulting Engineers
• Project Engineer, Aquatec-Maxcon