Environmental Engineering

Queen's University Belfast
Postgraduate PgDip Full-time 1 Year Civil engineering

About this course

Environmental Engineers work at the interface between the Natural and the Built Environment. Environmental Engineering deals with the Impacts of the Built Environment and Human Activities on the Natural Environment and vice versa.

The Programme provides the Technical Understanding of these Interactions across the Engineering and Environmental Sciences and develops your Practical Skills to Characterise and Monitor these key Processes and to find Solutions to address these Challenges.

In doing so, Environmental Engineering is key to supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to finding and implementing Solutions to Mitigate and to Adapt to Climate Change.

Environmental Engineering is a broad discipline which is accessible to those from many different backgrounds. The Programme offers a wide variety of elective modules across Environmental Engineering to suit your particular interests.

The Programme provides the opportunities for a career in the environmental, consultancy, regulatory, management, and engineering industry at home or abroad.

Study Options

This course is available in 4 study options:

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Belfast

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Belfast

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: Belfast

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: Belfast

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2126 Aerospace engineers
2123 Electrical engineers
1123 Production managers and directors in mining and energy
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
2129 Engineering professionals
2122 Mechanical engineers

Course Details

Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Belfast
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Civil engineering