Course summary

Develop the specialist chemistry skills required by industry, academia, and society for a sustainable future. You'll learn about fundamental industrial processes, cutting-edge sustainability technologies, and environmental and green chemistry. Course description Our Chemistry and Sustainability MSc is designed to enhance your chemistry skills, so you can contribute to creating a sustainable world. You’ll develop an expert understanding of the impact that human activities have on the environment and how to mitigate these effects by manufacturing products in a more sustainable way, adopting green technologies, and using and producing energy more efficiently. Our specialist modules cover environmental and green chemistry, key industrial processes, and the latest sustainability technologies to minimise our energy consumption. You’ll also deepen your understanding of major topics in modern chemistry with optional modules covering topics such as nanochemistry, photochemistry and advanced materials. A distinct feature of our Chemistry and Sustainability MSc is that you'll learn how to communicate and explain sustainability issues to experts and non-specialists alike, to make them aware of the sustainability challenges our planet is facing and to drive change for a sustainable world. Our teachers and researchers will teach you advanced research skills and you’ll spend one-third of your time working on your own research project, either individually or as part of a team. You’ll have an input in research and be based in one of our world-class research groups, where you’ll develop critical thinking skills to help you stand out in the graduate job market. Our Chemistry and Sustainability MSc includes contributions from the University of Sheffield’s Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, a leading interdisciplinary research centre. You'll benefit directly from our expertise in catalysis, energy, materials and sustainability, solid state and inorganic synthetic chemistry. Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.