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MSc Engineering for International Development

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 year - 5 years

Masters Degree Description

Set yourself up for a rewarding career in engineering for international development on this comprehensive, one-year MSc at UCL. Delving into everything from infrastructure development, environmental sustainability, and social impact, you’ll build the specialised expertise needed to have an impact in this critical field and combat poverty in low to middle-income nations.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (such as engineering, architecture, geography, urban planning, mathematics) from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Normally, however, only candidates with either a first- or upper second-class degree will be accepted, although applicants with a lower second-class degree supported by extensive relevant work experience will also be considered.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

There are numerous sources of funding available for postgraduate students, both from external sources such as the Government and from the University.

Student Destinations

Graduates of this MSc have found work across a wide range of sectors, industries, and organisations, including Arup, MACE, Network Rail, TfL, and WaterAid ( Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017-22 and departmental data).

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Reliability, Risk and Resilience Engineering
  • Engineering and International Development
  • Infrastructure Systems for the Developing World (ISDW)
  • Collaborative Environmental Systems Project
  • Research Project
  • Principles of Systems Engineering
  • Environmental Systems
  • Financial Aspects of Project Engineering
  • Systems Society and Sustainability
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Urban Flooding and Drainage
  • Environmental Modelling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Waste Management and Circular Economy
  • Building Energy Efficiency
  • Mobility, People and Society
  • Transport and the Environment
  • Conflict, Humanitarianism, and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Clean Energy and Development

Optional modules

  • Environmental Systems
  • Financial Aspects of Project Engineering
  • Systems Society and Sustainability
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Urban Flooding and Drainage
  • Environmental Modelling
  • Life Cycle Assessment
  • Waste Management and Circular Economy
  • Building Energy Efficiency
  • Mobility, People and Society
  • Transport and the Environment
  • Conflict, Humanitarianism, and Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Clean Energy and Development
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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