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MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development

global challenges, engineering solutions
 

The course team are undergoing final preparations to welcome 33 students from around the world, to join the 20th edition of the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. 

Building on our learning from delivering the course during the pandemic so far, we will be seeking to take advantage of the online sessions to provide easy access to course materials and to call on collaborators who might not otherwise be accessible to the group, whilst also offering the option to attend classes in person where possible. 

We are therefore preparing to ESD deliver lectures, seminars and practitioner viewpoints through both hybrid sessions (in-person and online) and online only sessions. Course support sessions and lectures from other areas of the University will be provided through a mixture of hybrid, online and asynchronous content. Lectures will be recorded.

We will keep these approach under review and adjust them according to the public health situation, and the needs of staff and students alike.

We look forward to welcoming the 2021-22 cohort!

 

Course Overview

Context

The need to engage in better problem definition through careful dialogue with all stakeholder groups and a proper recognition of context.

Perspectives

An ability to work with specialists from other disciplines and professional groups acknowledging that technical innovation and business skills also must be understood, nurtured and combined as precursors to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions.

Change

An understanding of mechanisms for managing change in organisations so future engineers are equipped to play a leadership role.

Tools

An awareness of a range of assessment frameworks, sustainability metrics and methodologies such as Life Cycle Analysis, Systems Dynamics, Multi-Criteria Decision making and Impact Assessment.