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Global Sustainability Engineering at Heriot Watt University at Edinburgh

This programme of study responds to the global demand for graduates with science or engineering backgrounds who can provide technical consultation and deliver specialist solutions to improve sustainability. 

Graduates from MSc Global Sustainability Engineering will work at the forefront of sustainable development. They will be able to call on engineering knowledge to identify existing unsustainable processes and practices and implement strategies for improvement.

Students on this programme will take five mandatory courses and three optional courses. Five mandatory courses develop critical understanding of the fundamental issues impacting global sustainability whilst the selection of three additional courses from seven options allows each student to tailor the degree to their own area of interest and potential career pathway such as process engineering, building services and carbon management. In addition to eight 15-credit courses, students will complete a mandatory 60-credit dissertation project in order to graduate with a full MSc qualification.

Level Masters
Discipline Engineering
Duration 12 months
Intakes Jan, Sep
Application Fees GBP 0
Tuition Fees GBP 22264
Campus Edinburgh
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Admission Requirements
Language proficiency (minimum)
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL 85
PTE 68
Duolingo Not Required / Waiver
Exam proficiency (minimum)
SAT Not Required / Waiver
ACT Not Required / Waiver
GRE Not Required / Waiver
GMAT Not Required / Waiver
Requirements

Minimum GPA - 70.0%

Rankings
QS Ranking 256
Times Higher Education 351-400
ARWU 801-900
Webometrics 513
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Shanghai Ranking

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Webometrics Ranking

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