Overview
The MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development offered by the University of Cambridge is about recognizing that engineers have to operate within an increasingly complex set of constraints, and therefore must be capable of dealing with a range of challenges.
The subject is based on some very straightforward principles: it is about living within Earth’s finite limits and resources, helping everyone on the planet to achieve an acceptable quality of life; acting as stewards of the environment for future generations; dealing with complexity, and handling the many trade-offs which have to be made.
The programme aims to:
- Produce engineers who are equipped to lead change with the understanding and skills necessary to conceive and deliver fitting solutions to society’s needs and to address global challenges within a sustainability framework
- Explore value frameworks for engineers which are based on the concepts behind sustainable development and which can guide the design and management of engineering artifacts and schemes, so that their impacts are addressed at every stage of planning, implementation, and disposal
- Encourage a multidisciplinary approach to problem formulation so that through dialogue with other subject specialists suitable solutions can be developed and wider constraints on engineering activity can be understood, including awareness of natural, business and social environments
- Encourage an appreciation of the trade-offs and conflicts inherent in decision making and the need to seek wider and alternative solutions to engineering problems so that graduates of the course can engage in strategic thinking during their future employment within an industry, business or government
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the MPhil programme will be equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to meet the challenges of engineering work in a sustainable development context. By the end of the programme, they will have:
- The ability to work with complex or ill-defined problems both systematically and creatively, including being equipped for dialogue with stakeholder groups
- Knowledge of current and potential engineering responses and specific technologies for moving to sustainable development, of both the technical and non-technical barriers to change, and of both good and bad sustainability practice in a range of engineering sectors
- Well-developed teamwork and two-way communication skills
- The ability to evaluate, using a range of methodologies, the merits, and demerits of options, taking into account environmental, economic, financial and political as well as technical factors
- A thorough understanding of the role of value-judgments in defining problems and implementing engineering solution
- An understanding of how institutions, NGOs, public policy and regulation influence the rate of progress towards sustainable development
- The ability to act as a change agent and to manage change effectively in an organization, equipped with theories about and examples of organizational structure and change
- Experience of planning, executing and critically evaluating an original and investigative piece of work
Programme Structure
Teaching
- The course is divided into three components, which students must pass independently:
- The first of these is a core programme of lectures which all students take, and this focuses on developing a breadth of skills and understanding which complement the technical background of participants.
- The second component comprises four elective modules from a list of around 30 topics offered by the Centre for Sustainable Development, the Engineering Department and other departments within the University.
- Students also participate in weekly seminar discussions, practitioner viewpoint talks, role plays, simulation games, residential field courses, site visits, and other active learning opportunities.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 11 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK II.i Honours Degree
- Two academic references
- Transcript
- CV/resume
- Evidence of competence in English
- Covering letter
Tuition Fee
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36744 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 36744 GBP per year during 11 months. -
National
14490 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14490 GBP per year during 11 months.
Living costs for Cambridge
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