CE40255: MEng research project in environmental engineering
[Page last updated: 15 May 2025]
Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 600 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | CWPI 20%, CWRI 80% |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
* Construct a critique of current practices and technologies for a given application, including their limitations, and how new technologies and discoveries could impact the application (A3.2 Level F1, A3.2 Level F2, A3.2 Level F3, A5.2 Level F2, A5.2 Level F4, A5.2 Level F5, A5.2 Level F8) [CLO: I2, I3, P2] * Formulate a hypothesis for a research project, and plan and carry out the work to prove or disprove the hypothesis (A2.2 Level F, A2.6 Level F, A2.6 Level F, A3.2i, A3.2j, A3.2 Level F4, A5.2a, A5.2 Level F1, A5.2 Level F3) [CLO: T5] * Analyse the results, relate the finding to the current practice, and recommend the next steps to address the limitations (A2.7 Level F, A3.2j, A3.2k) [CLO: I2, I3, P2]l F3) [CLO: T5] * Communicate findings in such a way that they are suitable for a specialist audience or a lay audience (A3.2 Level F5, A5.2b, A5.2 Level F7) [CLO: T3] * Exercise initiative and personal responsibility A5.2d, 5.2g, A5.2h) [CLO T2, T6] |
Synopsis: | You'll engage with open-ended research to plan, conduct and complete an experimental, literature-based, or theoretical/computational project aligned to environmental engineering research in the department and using academic research facilities. In the past, students have carried out projects on the fate of microplastics in the environment, biorefineries, or low-carbon energy futures. |
Content: | * Formulate a hypothesis for the research project * Literature review * Research work; may be wet lab, desk-based or in silico depending on project. * Data analysis. |
Skills: | * Acquisition and critical review of technical information on a subject (T,F,A); * Laboratory practice and data analysis, advanced experimental and/or computational skills (T,F,A); * Skills in tackling unresolved scientific and/or engineering problems, report writing (T,F,A); * Communication skills (T,F,A) |
Aims: | This unit will engage you in open research and enable them to plan, conduct and complete an experimental, literature-based or theoretical/computational project using academic research facilities. |
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CE40255 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:Department of Chemical Engineering
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