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De Montfort University Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

De Montfort University

Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

Health and Life Sciences offers a range of innovative, professional and high quality courses that provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to give you a step-up in your future career development.

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in teaching; in particular, we have been teaching environmental courses for over 15 years and have a large number of links with environmental professionals.

  • With 100% of our postgraduates are in employment or further study within six months of completing the course, earning an average salary of £47,000*, our high success rate can give you confidence in our level of teaching quality, and academic expertise
  • Our strong links with professional bodies and employer confederations ensure many of our courses are accredited or endorsed by professional bodies
  • Recent £8million investment into the faculty means you will benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, classrooms and lecture theatres that are quipped with the most up-to-date technologies
  • With more than 150 dedicated postgraduate researchers involved in internationally recognised research or consultancy activity, the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise identified ‘world-leading’ research within each of our four schools of study
  • Many of our postgraduate courses are studied as flexible part-time and distance learning pathways, designed specifically to accommodate practitioners within the sector, as well as international students wanting to pursue postgraduate study in the UK.

We offer a range of environmental courses and Masters by Research opportunities, designed to further your professional development portfolio. The Environmental Quality Management MSc and Environmental Protection BSC (Hons)/ PG Dip are aimed at professionals currently at work in the sector in order to further their skills and enhance their career opportunities through a flexible delivery method. The Masters by Research MA/MSc programmes allow you to pursue a research project in a specific area of interest.

Environmental Quality Management MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

The course is designed to attract a range of students from diverse backgrounds, from those who have come straight from completing a BSc in an environmental area to mature students who have been at work in the sector for years.

Study this course and benefit from:

-          Course delivered through part-time distance learning, allowing you to progress at your own rate and fit your study in around your workflow

-          Optional tutorial days available so you can come in and discuss your work with your tutors

-          Academic teaching staff who are all practitioners within the environmental sector

-          Increased employability in the sector through studying for a recognised qualification.

-          A course specifically designed to meet the needs of a changing and demanding environmental field

Environmental Protection BSc (Hons)/ PG Dip

The course recognises the move towards an integrated approach to pollution control and acknowledges the links between pollution of air, water and land, and proposes that an integrated approach minimises the damage to the environment.

Environmental Protection is taught at two levels; undergraduate and postgraduate diploma, ensuring students can choose from the most appropriate route for Continuing their Professional Development. The course is taught through part-time distance learning with regular tutorial days, allowing access to professional training while in full-time employment.

We have taught the Environmental Protection Diploma since 1993 and upon successful completion of the course you will have the opportunity to transfer onto the MSc Environmental Quality Management.

Masters by Research MA/ MSc

This course provides you with the opportunity to pursue a research project in a specific area, enabling you to tailor it to your chosen interests and link directly to your current or future career path, as well as offering a 'taste' for what PhD study might entail.

The programme provides an understanding and appreciation of research study, as well as enhancing your skills for project-based work.

Interdisciplinary research themes are welcomed and facilitated, and you will be supported by two expert research supervisors who will meet with you to review your progress. Flexible study options allow you to manage your own progress, and study at times that suit you best.

Choose from a range of research opportunities, including professional taught Doctorates, MPhil and PhD awards.

Contact Information:

If you would like more information or if you would like to make an application please contact us by:

T: 0116 257 7700

E: hls@dmu.ac.uk

W: dmu.ac.uk/hls