This postgraduate programme is designed to provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of the causes and effects of air pollution, and of the management measures and engineering technologies available for its control. The programme is a collaborative endeavour with the atmospheric science group in the School of Geography aaand Environmental Sciences and the School of Chemical Engineering.
Teaching is arranged in a block and day release format.
A Postgraduate Diploma in Air Pollution Management and Control may be awarded after successful completion of year one, the degree of MSc being awarded following successful completion of both years. The Postgraduate Diploma in Air Pollution Control combines selected taught elements and the research project in a part-time format over one year. The course provides an introduction to thermodynamics, cloud microphysics and radiative processes of the atmosphere, and their importance in air pollution phenomena. The course explains how the temperature structure and motion of the atmosphere determines the dispersion of air pollutants. Modelling techniques are introduced.