Environmental and Biological Nanoscience

Entry requirements

Candidates should possess one of the following:

• At least a second-class Honours degree awarded by an approved university or institution in an appropriate subject
• A degree without Honours, awarded by an approved university or institution in an appropriate subject, followed by at least two years appropriate postgraduate experience

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of nanoscience and its potential environmental and human health-related risk. It focuses on the fundamental and underpinning science but also discusses applications, synthesis and policy, and regulatory responses. The programme is research focused, with a large part devoted to an independent but supervised research project carried out in state-of-the-art-laboratories.

Key features of the programme are:

• Coverage of nanoscience and its implications
• Focused teaching and learning modules
• Experimental, field based or modelling research project

Information for international students

IELTS: 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band.

Fees and funding