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MRes Geoenvironmental Engineering

University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This research led MRes in Geoenvironmental Engineering aims to provide advanced study in critical issues related to geoenvironmental engineering and related topics such as geo-energy and engineering for sustainability.

The course is ideal for furthering your knowledge, developing your research skills, and contributing a new understanding of geoenvironmental engineering topics.

The MRes offers a unique and bespoke experience; you can tailor your studies to suit your research interests and career objectives. The course is primarily research and project-based but also a taught element. You'll be led by an interdisciplinary group of professionally qualified civil engineers, chemists, microbiologists and geoscientists. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has solid industrial links, contributing to the overall student experience. The research element provides an opportunity to undertake independent research alongside leading academics delivering exciting research on geoenvironmental engineering topics, including geo-energy applications.

An MRes takes one year full-time or two years part-time to complete. While full-time study is available to UK and international students, part-time study on-campus is only available to students from the UK or EU. You can also study this course part-time through online Distance Learning over 36 months, offering a flexible mode of study. Distance Learning is available to UK and international students.

General Eligibility

Academic requirements

A minimum of a first or upper-second-class Honours degree from a UK institution (or overseas equivalent), preferably a Masters-level qualification (or equivalent).

We welcome students from a wide variety of disciplines, including (but not limited to):

  • civil and environmental engineering

  • earth sciences

  • bioscience

  • chemistry

  • chemical engineering

  • applied maths

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Compulsory
  • Site investigation & risk assessment

  • Research protocols for science & engineering

  • Hydrogeology

  • Contaminated land

2 Elective classes
  • Best practice in environmental impact assessment

  • Principles of environmental microbiology

  • Geographical information systems

  • Slopes & walls (with mechanics of unsaturated soils)

  • Groundwater flow modelling

  • Aquifer mechanics

  • Environmental pollution management

  • Independent study in collaboration with industry

  • Vertically Integrated Project water and sanitation hygiene

  • Engineering hydrology

  • Isotope hydrology

  • Environmental geochemistry

  • Structural health monitoring

  • Industrial design & construction

  • Environmental impact assessment

  • Rock Mechanics, Tunnelling and Groundwater

Language Requirement

IELTS 6.5 (no individual test score below 5.5).

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