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Dr Chris CheesemanCourse DirectorDepartment of Civil and Environmental EngineeringImperial College London

MSc Environmental EngineeringCourse aims and delivery

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Aims of the MSc:

▪ To provide advanced training for engineers and scientists in Environmental Engineering, to allow control of pollution, delivery of clean water, proper management of wastes and the protection of public health;

▪ To be the leading Environmental Engineering MSc in the UK with an international reputation for quality;

▪ To produce highly employable MSc graduates;

▪ To provide a challenging, interesting and motivating course;

▪ To attract high quality students

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Course ‘development’:

1950s: MSc in Public Health Engineering

(in association with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

1960s: Course develops close links with MSc in Engineering Hydrology at Imperial

1980s: Prof Roger Perry – greater emphasis on waste management and air pollution

1989: MSc Public Health Engineering becomes MSc Environmental Engineering

2003: Options in Sustainable Development and Business Management (1/3rd time)

Now Offer: MSc Environmental Engineering

MSc Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development

MSc Environmental Engineering and Business Management

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Environmental Engineering MSc students:

2006/7 42 2005/6 29

2004/5 38 2003/4 31

2002/3 18 2001/2 20

From a wide range of countries including:

Greece Japan China Thailand

UK Pakistan Nigeria Mauritius

France Poland Portugal Somalia

Malaysia Colombia Cyprus Zimbabwe

Ireland Singapore Canada Taiwan

India Iran West Indies Ghana

Botswana Spain Cameroon Venezuela

Uganda Palestine Turkey Indonesia

Hong Kong Syria

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MSc Course Delivery:

▪ Two terms of taught/lectured material and coursework

October – December

January – April

▪ Teaching concentrated on 3 days per week

▪ Examination (end of April)

▪ MSc Project from May to September

Water related issues

Air pollution

Waste related

Course focus:

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Autumn Term modules:

Microbiology for Environmental Engineering

Mathematics and Statistics

Hydroinformatics

Chemistry for Environmental Engineering

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Urban Hydrology and Urban Drainage

Either Landfill Engineering and Environmental Analysis

or Sustainable Development

or Business Management

Plus associated coursework

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10:00 – 12:00 13:30 – 15:30 16:00 – 18:00

Monday

Tuesday Microbiology for Environmental Engineering (ENV.1) Room 141 Note 11.00-13.00

Maths & Stats (ENV.2) Room 141

Hydroinformatics (ENV.3) Room 141

Wednesday

Thursday Chemistry for Environmental Engineering (ENV.4)Room 141

Environmental Fluid Mechanics(ENV.5) Room 141

Urban Hydrology & Urban Drainage (ENV.6) Room 141

Friday *Environmental Analysis (ENV.8) Room 509* Note 9.30-13.301st wk only room 610Bus Man 9.15amSus Dev 10.00am

Landfill Engineering (ENV.7) Room 141Note 14.30-17.30Bus Man / Sus Dev

Bus Man / Sus Dev

Autumn Term

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Spring Term modules:

Water Supply and Distribution

Environmental Management in Developing Countries

Contaminated Land and Groundwater

Solid Waste Management

Environmental Management and Decision making/Air Pollution Control

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Either Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment and Design Project

or Sustainable Development

or Business Management

Plus associated coursework and study tour

First term test on first Monday of the Spring term

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10:00 – 12:00 13:30 – 15:30 16:00 – 18:00

Monday

Tuesday Water supply and distribution (ENV.11) Room 141

Environmental Management in Developing Countries (ENV.10) Room 141

Contaminated Land and Groundwater (ENV.14) RSM 131

Wednesday

Thursday Solid Waste Management(ENV.12) Room 141

Environmental Management and Decision Making (ENV. 13a)Air Pollution Control (ENV.13b)Room 141

Water and Wastewater Treatment (ENV.9) Room 141

Friday Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment (ENV.15) Room 207Bus Man 9am Sus Dev 10am

Design Project(ENV 16) Room 141

Bus Man / Sus Dev

Design Project(ENV 16) Room 141

Bus Man / Sus Dev

Spring Term

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STUDY TOURThis will take place during the final week of the Spring term

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Examinations: First 2 weeks of Summer term

Paper Num. of questions

Answer Time(hrs)

1 Microbiology for Env Eng. (ENV.1) Maths and Stats (ENV.2)

33

4 out of 6 2

2 Chemistry for Env Eng, (ENV.4)Environmental Fluid Mechanics (ENV.5)Urban Hydrology and Drainage (ENV.6)

333

6 out to 9 3

3 Landfill Engineering (ENV.7)Advanced water and Wastewater (ENV.15)

33

4 out of 6 2

4 Water Supply and Distribution (ENV.11)Water, Waste and Health (ENV.10)Contam. Land and Groundwater (ENV.14)

333

6 out of 9 3

5 Solid Waste Management (ENV.12)Air Pollution Control/Env Man Decision making (ENV.13a/b)Water and Waste Water Treatment (ENV.9)

333

6 out of 9 3

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May - September:

Major Research Project (4 months full-time study):

▪ Life cycle analysis of wastewater treatment technologies

▪ Assessment of water efficiency in large buildings

▪ Beneficial reuse of fine particulate material generated by waste recycling

▪ Improving healthcare waste management in a major London hospital

▪ In-sewer processes – wastewater transformations and the fate of bromates

▪ Removal of endocrine disruptor compounds in wastewater treatment

▪ Development of a waste management plan for Cyprus

▪ Waste minimisation in the fast food industry

Students need to pass all three components (exams, coursework and project)

to be awarded the MSc

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Examiners Meeting

You must be present in College on the day of the Examiners Meeting

All marks are agreed and final recommendations made on candidates

You must satisfy examiners in all three components - coursework, examinations

and dissertation - to be awarded the MSc

A candidate will be considered for the award of a distinction if they have:

a mark of 70% or higher for the examinations, coursework and dissertation;

and completed the MSc in 12 months.

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Student feedback:

• Generally very positive

• First term background information and theory

• Second term more applied and ‘interesting’

• Study tour very useful

• Exam schedule is tough

• This is a demanding but very worthwhile and enjoyable course

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MSc Course Industrial Advisory Panel:

Visiting Professor David Balmforth MWH Chairman

Visiting Professor David Wilson ERM

Professor Mark Fletcher Arup Water

Jon Brigg Yorkshire Water

Dr Gev Eduljee SITA UK

Mr Nigel Triner Faber Maunsell

and others

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Key Academic Staff:

Professor Howard Wheater

Professor Nigel Graham

Professor Sue Grimes

Dr Chris Cheeseman

Dr Stephen Smith

Professor Cedo Maksimovic

Dr Michael Templeton

Dr Geoff Fowler

Dr Adrian Butler

Dr Christian Onof

Dr Neil McIntyre

Key Support Staff:

Ms Judith Barritt

Ms Angela Frederick