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MSc Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technology

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

New ideas and innovations are essential to meeting industry and society’s growing needs for green chemistry and clean technology.

The first course of its kind to be accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry, this taught Masters is designed to equip you with key skills in green chemistry and green chemical technology. You’ll study industrial and commercial applications in close collaboration with industry leaders, and gain an awareness of the problems they face.

As part of the Department of Chemistry at York, you will join our friendly and welcoming community. You’ll benefit from high-quality teaching by expert staff, who are engaged in world-leading research in many areas of chemistry.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Entry Requirements

2:2 or equivalent in Chemistry or a related discipline with sufficient Chemistry content.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

We’ll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2022/23 throughout the year.

Student Destinations

The wide variety of skills developed throughout the MSc in Green Chemistry have enabled our graduates to go on to careers in a range of areas.

Module Details

Your core modules will cover topics such as:

  • Principles of Green Chemistry
  • Application of Green Chemistry
  • Commercialisation of Green Chemistry
  • Green Chemistry Transferable Skills

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff.
Our course structures are changing in September 2023. Find out more about how this course may be affected.

Research project

For your research project you’ll choose from a range of research areas. Projects are supervised by an academic member of staff, and may also involve collaboration with industry. You will be allocated to Project Area Groups that correspond with larger research projects that are currently taking place within the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence.

Projects can vary each year, but examples of recent MSc students’ research includes:

  • Production of natural flavours and fragrances using biocatalysis in scCO2
  • Clean synthetic strategies for production of pharmaceuticals
  • Extraction and utilisation of high value chemicals from food waste
  • Starbon technology for catalysis
  • Microwave assisted pyrolysis of wood pellets
  • Bio-derived platform molecules

You will produce a substantial written report, a group report, and an oral presentation on your individual research.

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