Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Monitoring

Course Overview

This course is ideal if you are already working in the environmental field or wish to pursue a career in this area as it fulfils the demand for trained personnel in the environmental regulatory agencies, in companies subject to such regulation, and in companies involved in providing support services such as monitoring and consultancy. About: We have been running this course in distance learning format for over ten years. The specific objectives of the course are to develop an understanding of: the general mechanisms of toxicity, the basis of setting environmental quality standards, the behaviour of contaminants in water, air and soil, the main toxicological problems of contaminants in the environment, the legislative controls on contaminants, To take this course, you will need access to a computer with a fast internet connection. The course uses the Blackboard learning environment and the modules are delivered using online lectures, including practical and tutorial material. Students and staff interact via email, discussion boards, online chat and telephone. You will find that this course is much more flexible than traditional on-campus university courses as you can study using your own computer and the internet, at your own pace, any place and any time (within given timeframes). Students come from a variety of backgrounds and have included employees from areas such as: The Pharmaceutical Industry; Oil, Gas and Nuclear Industries; Government Environmental Protection Agencies; Engineering and Mining Companies; Environmental Consultants; Laboratory Technicians and people from unrelated areas who may be thinking of a career change. The geographical spread of our students has been global, with students from many areas of the European Union and also further afield such as Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and the United States. Attendance: Fully online - part-time by distance learning. You do not need to visit Ulster at any stage to successfully complete this course. The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Monitoring and the Master of Science (MSc) Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Monitoring are linked courses. You must successfully complete the PgDip (120 credit points) before transferring to the MSc (a further 60 credit points), i. e. to get the full MSc you complete 180 credit points in total. The PgDip takes two years part-time (4 semesters) as one module is taken each semester. Modules are available on a two year rotational basis so the order in which they are studied is dependent upon when you start the course. For the MSc an additional two semesters are required to complete the project module i. e. three years in total part-time. (6 semesters). Career options: Most students on the course from Ulster University are already working in the environmental field. It aims to be flexible and gives the opportunity to focus in areas of particular interest to the student. Completion of the course will help career development.