Environmental Process Engineering MSc

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom, Nottingham

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University of Nottingham

United Kingdom , Nottingham

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 12 month(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 33,000 / year(s)

Next Intake September-2026

Environmental Process Engineering MSc

About

Course overview

You will be enrolled on the UK’s only chemical engineering-focused environmental engineering degree, equipping you with the skills required to address environmental problems such as contaminated land, water and air. You will become skilled in applying technological solutions to these global challenges.

The course is taught by staff with diverse experience working in the contaminated land, water and air industrial sectors and who lead cutting-edge research in environmental technologies. We harness that expertise to offer a unique, applied and up-to-date MSc programme.

Why should I study at Nottingham?

Our MSc Environmental Process Engineering programme provides the extra training companies expect from the next generation of environmental process engineers, producing employable graduates with the potential to be future leaders of industry. Read more about our alumni Diret's story here.

We are 2nd in the UK for top employers (High Fliers Graduate Report 2022) and in the world top 70 universities for employability (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022). The course is accredited by the IChemE and the IOM³, supporting you on your path to chartership.

What should I expect?

We specialise in group-based learning, supporting you to improve your team-working and communication skills, which is essential to your future success as an engineering leader. We offer a wide range of learning support, including embedded English language teaching.

You will have an engineering first degree such as environmental or chemical engineering or a related scientific discipline.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Undergraduate degree2:1 (or international equivalent) in a relevant engineering subject or related scientific discipline. Applicants with a high 2:2 (or international equivalent) and substantial work experience may also be considered.

International and EU equivalentsWe accept a wide range of qualifications from all over the world.

For information on entry requirements from your country, see our country pages.

IELTS6.0 (no less than 5.5 in each element)

English language requirementsAs well as IELTS (listed above), we also accept other English language qualifications. This includes TOEFL iBT, Pearson PTE, GCSE, IB and O level English.

Work experience

Applicants who do not meet the entry criteria, but have significant work industry experience may be accepted on to the programme.

Meeting our English language requirements

If you need support to meet the required level, you may be able to attend a presessional English course. Presessional courses teach you academic skills in addition to English language. Our Centre for English Language Education is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK.

If you successfully complete your presessional course to the required level, you can then progress to your degree course. This means that you won't need to retake IELTS or equivalent.

For on-campus presessional English courses, you must take IELTS for UKVI to meet visa regulations. For online presessional courses, see our CELE webpages for guidance

Visa restrictions

International students must have valid UK immigration permissions for any courses or study period where teaching takes place in the UK. Student route visas can be issued for eligible students studying full-time courses. The University of Nottingham does not sponsor a student visa for students studying part-time courses. The Standard Visitor visa route is not appropriate in all cases. Please contact the university’s Visa and Immigration team if you need advice about your visa options.

Career

Careers

We offer individual careers support for all postgraduate students.

Expert staff can help you research career options and job vacancies, build your CV or résumé, develop your interview skills and meet employers.

Each year 1,100 employers advertise graduate jobs and internships through our online vacancy service. We host regular careers fairs, including specialist fairs for different sectors.

International students who complete an eligible degree programme in the UK on a student visa can apply to stay and work in the UK after their course under the Graduate immigration route. Eligible courses at the University of Nottingham include bachelors, masters and research degrees, and PGCE courses.

Graduate destinations

The growing need for environmental protection has generated high demand for good quality environmental engineers.

The career options for environmental engineers focus on environmental issues and aspects.

This course equips students with skills suitable for a wide range of careers within UK and internationally. These include:

petrochemicals
foods
pollution protection
nanotechnology
academic research
consultancy

Career progression

The average starting salary for postgraduates from the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering was £30,680.*

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 2018/19-2022/23.

Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

This course is accredited by the IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3)

This course is accredited by the IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining).

We have a dedicated staff in the department to work with the Careers and Employability and Industrial Placements Teams, helping support our students to find summer and year-long placements and graduate jobs.