Pollution Control

Description

Human activities result in the release of pollutants to the environment and this module investigates the different pollution control mechanisms available to regulators and industries.  This will include the management of landfills, contaminated land, air pollution and other emissions.  Within each pollutant source, the relevant legislation will be highlighted, as well as the tools available to identify, investigate and remediate pollution.  There will be a focus on hazards, waste cycle, pollutant mobility and their environmental fate.

The Pollution Control module (CEWM11006) provides students with an advanced view of sustainable pollution control, waste treatment technologies and wastewater issues and treatment and is an essential component for environmental professionals.  They will gain an understanding of the realities of the physical and technical elements of pollution control and waste management, which could be beneficial for the MSc dissertation and future employment.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

  • Have a detailed and critical knowledge of methods of controlling and disposing of domestic and industrial wastes, including emerging technologies
  • Incorporate pollution control techniques into the management of air, land and water, with links to sustainable resource management
  • Integrate planning issues of facility site selection with the selection of appropriate technologies for control of pollution from any type of waste handling facility

This is an SCQF Level 11 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Delivery 

We currently expect that this module will next run from September 2025.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Iain McLellan and Gillian Clayton.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk    

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  

 

Further study

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our MSc Environmental Management.

Our MSc Environmental Management course prepares you for a career in the growing environmental and resource management sector, where there is increasing global demand for skilled graduates.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our MSc Sustainable Technology.

Our MSc Sustainable Technology course prepares you for careers in the sustainable engineering sector where there is increasing demand for graduates. 

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

Also, you may wish to consider our ground-breaking Master’s in Professional Practice (MProf).

The provides a personal, tailored learning experience at postgraduate level, blending personal development with academic studies where you build your own programme of study.

For the first time, learners can choose modules from across a wide range of options offered by all four Schools at UWS, allowing you to create a bespoke curriculum, with support and guidance from programme staff.

This personalised approach ensures that each learner's unique needs are recognised, supported, and integrated into the qualification they receive.  There are options for you to achieve a Postgraduate certificate, a Postgraduate Diploma, or a full Masters qualification. 

The UWS CPD Centre can also support your first steps onto the MProf through the following module:

For further information regarding these postgraduate programmes, please contact ask@uws.ac.uk

For further information regarding any of the above modules, please contact cpd@uws.ac.uk

 

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