Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Price
HKD 6,600
(Tuition Fee HK$6,600 per credit)
(Tuition Fee HK$6,600 per credit)
Study Mode
Duration
2 Year(s)
Language
Cantonese
Location
-
Certificate
- Available
- *The delivery and distribution of the certificate are subject to the policies and arrangements of the course provider.
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Course Overview
Programme Aims and Objectives
This programme aims to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills in the areas of energy and environment, with special reference to the Asian settings. In particular, the programme caters to the rising demand from the business and industry sectors for managers with contemporary views on energy, environment and sustainability. Besides emphasis on technical sciences, graduates of the programme are equipped with holistic knowledge in the related energy and environmental aspects of economics, policies and laws. Based on such knowledge, the graduates can develop innovative and creative solutions to various energy and environmental problems.
Entrance Requirements
Applicants must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following specific entrance requirements:
Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in physical sciences or an engineering discipline. Those with an undergraduate degree in other disciplines but, with an attainment of A-level physics or equivalent, or sufficient working experience in the related fields, will be considered on a case by case basis.
Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:
- a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
- an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@##; or
- a score 450 in the new College English Test (CET-6) of Chinese mainland; or
- other equivalent qualifications.
@TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period.
# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401.
## Applicants are required to arrange for sending their IELTS result(s) via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to the University. Please note that applicants with an overall band score of 6.0 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency conducted by the concerned academic unit. Interviews for other applicants may not be required.
Hong Kong Future Talents Scholarship Scheme for Advanced Studies
This programme has been selected by the University Grants Committee (UGC) for the scholarship award under the main priority area of ‘Sustainable city’. Scholarships are available to local students admitted to the programme. Nominated students will be invited to submit applications for the scholarship. For details, please visit the scholarship website.
What You’ll Learn
The programme emphasizes a balance of both technical and soft sciences. Students are required to complete 12 credit units of core courses (6 credit units of core courses in Programme Core Courses and 6 credit units of Stream Core Courses), and 18 credit units of elective courses.
Students can declare concentration for one of the streams: Energy Stream (ENE) and Environment Stream (ENV), or not to declare for any concentration.
Core Courses (12 credit units)
Programme Core Courses (6 credit units)
Course Code Course Title Credit Units
SEE5114 Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development 3
SEE6201 Environmental and Energy Policy 3
Stream Core Courses (6 credit units)
Students are required to take any 6 credits from Stream Core Courses. Those declared for the Energy (ENE) / Environment (ENV) Streams must complete 6 credits from the core courses of their respective streams.
Course Code Course Title Credit Units
SEE5211 Data Analysis in Environmental Applications 3
SEE5212 Environmental Pollution: Theories, Measurement and Mitigation 3
SEE6103 Energy Conversion: Theory and Methodology 3
SEE6104 Energy Conservation and Audit 3
Elective Courses (18 credit units)
Students are required to take any 18 credits from Elective Courses. Those declared for the Energy (ENE) / Environment (ENV) Streams must complete 6 credits from the elective courses of their respective streams, plus 12 credit units of any Elective Courses (Stream/General Elective Courses).
Course Code Course Title Credit Units
SEE6118 Emerging Energy Technologies 3
SEE6123 Electrochemical Energy Storage 3
SEE6124 Fuel Processing 3
SEE6125 Carbon Capture Use and Storage 3
SEE6128 Renewable Energy Generation3
SEE5201 Air Pollution and Atmospheric Chemistry 3
SEE6203 Environmental Impact Assessment: Principles and Practice 3
SEE6212 Environmental Modelling 3
SEE6213 Wastewater Engineering and Water Quality Assessment 3
SEE6214 Solid Waste Treatment and Management 3
SEE6224 Environmental Engineering Science 3
SEE5202 Climate Change: Science, Adaptation and Mitigation 3
SEE6101 Energy Generation and Storage Systems 3
SEE6115 Carbon Audit and Management 3
SEE6122 Advanced Thermosciences for Energy Engineering 3
SEE6225 Environmental Assessment 3
SEE6999 Dissertation 6
LW6959 Energy and Environmental Law 3
Remarks: Programme electives will be offered subject to the availability of resources and sufficient enrolment.
Professional Accreditation
Accreditation of MSc Energy and Environment by Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM) & Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM)
MSc Energy and Environment is accredited by the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) and Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
IGEM is a chartered professional body, licensed by the UK Engineering Council, serving a wide range of professionals in the UK and the international gas industry through Membership, events and a comprehensive set of Technical Standards. Details of IGEM can be found at http://www.igem.org.uk.
CIWEM is the only Royal Chartered professional body based in UK dedicated to the water and environment sector, representing and supporting a community of thousands of members globally, devoted to improving water and environmental management and associated social and cultural issues. Details of CIWEM can be found at http://www.ciwem.org.
Graduates of MSc Energy and Environment who have successfully completed the programme, can partially fulfill the academic requirements* and will only need an equivalent professional experience to apply for Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) under the Engineering Council and Society for the Environment (SocEnv) in UK.
* with an accredited BEng / BSc Degree from any of Washington Accord’s 19 Signatories.
Skills covered in this course
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