The MSc in Sustainable Engineering programme is relatively new, and being both technology and management based, acknowledges the modern challenges of a rapidly changing global manufacturing industry. It is therefore designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to help industry and commerce reduce their environmental impacts and support the objectives of sustainable development. Delivered by internationally leading researchers from the field of sustainable manufacturing and supported by real industrial case studies, the programme is intended to analyse and promote the role of sustainable engineering. Students are able to acquire the technical and transferable skills required to succeed in a career in industry, commerce or academic research by demonstrating their knowledge and ability in the field of sustainable engineering at the highest level. The programme is aimed at graduates from the engineering or scientific fields (or related discipline) and/or those with a number of years of manufacturing industry experience, who wish to acquire in-depth knowledge of this key specialism in order to progress their careers. This programme is particularly popular with international students as businesses worldwide strive to improve their sustainability performance.

Students who take our MSc in Sustainable Engineering have typically either recently finished their undergraduate studies and wish to gain additional education in this particular field, or have worked in industry for a number of years and having realised the need and opportunities for sustainability in industry, wish to advance their career through the development of their knowledge in this field. Sustainability is now one of the key areas of development for all industry sectors around the world, and therefore graduates of MSc Sustainable Engineering are well aligned with the demands of these companies. As sustainable manufacturing is also a key research area within our department, graduates may also have the opportunity to study for an MPhil or PhD with the School.