Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2016 | Page 39

Overview The ability to live sustainably as populations and energy needs continue to grow is one of the most important challenges our planet faces. The need for employable graduates with relevant skills to work fluently across technical, economic, political and social disciplinary boundaries to ensure future energy security has never been greater. This course gives you an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental challenges and technology solutions through a taught programme delivered by leading researchers and specialists in geosciences, energy generation, clean technology, biological science, green information technology, environmental policy and politics and project management. Your in-depth research project will tailor your course experience to deepen your understanding and experience in an area you are passionate about and advance your career path. Your project is the opportunity to collaborate with relevant private and/or public sector organisations to study real world problems, giving you valuable professional experience. Additional information Our campus has unrivalled potential as a unique hub for research, development and demonstration of a range of environmental and sustainable technologies. Most teaching will take place at Keele’s Sustainability Hub – a centre for research and public and business engagement. The Hub is a demonstrator for new technologies including: solar thermal and PV; climate control and underfloor heating; smart lighting system; rainwater harvesting; ground source heat; www.keele.ac.uk/gge bio-fuel woodchip burner; and a prototype vertical axis wind turbine. During the programme you’ll take eight taught modules and a research project either at Keele or with an industrial collaborator. The first two modules provide an overview of important environmental technologies and policies relevant to sustainability. You then choose option modules arranged within four themes: Renewable and Sustainable Energy; Environmental Challenges to the Natural World; Environmental Politics; and Policy and Project Management. Module titles You will study the following core modules: Key Information Course type MSc, postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate (September and January start dates) NATURAL SCIENCES Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology Mode of study Full-time or part-time Entry requirements Applicants should hold a second-class honours degree (2.2 or above) or equivalent qualification. Applicants with relevant professional training will also be considered. Where English is not a first language, proof of English language competence will be required (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent). Contact email [email protected] • An Introduction to Sustainable Technologies • Case Studies in Sustainability • Dimensions of Environmental Politics • Research and Business Skills, Project and Portfolio Management • Research Project The following is a list of indicative option modules: • Geoscience Resources and Hazards • Clean and Green Technologies I: Power from above the earth • Clean and Green Technologies II: Power from beneath the earth • Environmental Decision Making in the UK • Environmental Movements North and South • Environmental Diplomacy • Trees, Forests and Global Change • Green IT • International Environmental Law • Conservation Biology Good to know “Choosing the MSc Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology is one of the best decisions I’ve made. It offers a great range of science and social science modules enabling the student to understand environmental sustainability on many different levels, something lacking in many other environmental courses.” 39