Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: 12 months full time, 24 months part time
This programme will be available for entry in September 2025. Applications will open in October 2024.
Up to 7 million people are estimated to die every year due to the harmful effects of air pollution. Degradation in air quality is now the leading environmental cause of premature mortality – exceeding deaths due to unsafe drinking water, malaria and HIV combined. Understanding the factors controlling the emission, processing and fate of air pollutants is vital to effectively mitigate these harmful effects and to assess the effectiveness of policy interventions.
Our solutions-driven Masters programme will cover a broad range of air quality-related topics, including emissions, monitoring, modelling, pollution exposure, health impacts and policy and economic appraisal. The programme will also explore the synergies of air quality with climate change. You’ll be taught by academics who are experts in each of these topics and have contributed to the UK being a world leader in air policy design, delivery and evaluation.
This Masters gives you the chance to be hands-on, applying and designing interventions using state-of-the-art modelling tools and appraising the expected benefits. You’ll use conventional and research-led pollution-monitoring techniques and novel data analysis tools – all of which will support your substantial independent research project you’ll undertake in the final semester.
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in a relevant numerate subject such as (but not limited to) engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry or economics.
Graduates from other disciplines and those with professional qualifications plus experience in the sector will also be considered.
We accept a range of international equivalent qualifications. See our website for details.
Fees are listed on our website
The skills and knowledge you’ll gain on this course will give you the platform to pursue a career in:
Consultancy
Public Sector
Regulatory Bodies
Industry
Cities
Further research
Plus, the University of Leeds is in the top 10 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters, according to High Fliers’ The Graduate Market in 2023 report.
The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time.
Compulsory modules
Environmental Science and Sustainability for Transport – 15 credits
Principles of Air Quality Modelling Part I: Transport – 15 credits
Air Quality Sources and Mitigation – 15 credits
Indoor Air Quality and Public Health – 15 credits
Air Quality Solutions (Design, Analysis and Evaluation) – 15 credits
Transport Integrated Project – 15 credits
Principles of Air Quality Modelling Part II: Chemistry and Emerging Markets – 15 credits
Research Dissertation – 60 credits
Optional modules
You’ll choose one optional module offered by collaborating schools from across the University of Leeds. The list below gives you a flavour of what might be available.
Sustainable Spatial Planning and Analysis – 15 credits
City Systems: Energy – 15 credits
Green Logistics – 15 credits
System Dynamics: Modelling Policy – 15 credits
Transport Investment Appraisal – 15 credits
Environmental Economics – 15 credits
Key Issues in International Health – 15 credits
Geographic Data Visualisation and Analysis – 15 credits
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