MSc International Innovation (Environmental Science) at Lancaster University , 2014

Launch your career in research and development with Lancaster University’s MSc International Innovation

Apply now for Lancaster University's new MSc in International Innovation (Environmental Science), which offers a ground-breaking curriculum combining academic studies with company projects and cultural experiences.

Students will choose modules from options including: Toxicological Mechanisms and Measurements, Wildlife Monitoring Techniques, Pollution Microbiology, Physical Volcanology, Consequences of Toxic Effects, Groundwater Resources and Protection, Environmental Radioactivity, Chemical Risk Assessment, Data Assimilation and Integration, and Crop Protection.

Through the MSc International Innovation you will:

• Receive a tax-free bursary £16,000 to help with your living costs (tuition fees still apply)
• Gain in-depth studies in environmental science, together with foundation-level studies in entrepreneurship, design and technology
• Intensive Chinese language and cultural studies
• Undertake two substantial collaborative projects for businesses working in teams with students from the other five pathways, one project with a UK business in the first year, and one based in China in the second year
• Participate in business and cultural seminars to prepare you for working abroad and with business
• Become one of 44 graduates at the heart of a radical new programme for UK/China business-led R&D
• Develop new products, processes and services for international markets
• Finish in a strong position to enter a competitive job market in the UK and China

Current UK business projects to choose from include:

• Agri Environment
• Developing A Novel Agricultural Product
• Developing Dairy Products For China
• Oil and Gas Exploration and Extraction
• Mass Spectrometer Design
• Market Research In Arsenic Monitoring
• Research In Medical Devices Manufacturing & Biopolymer Science
• New Energy Storage Systems
• Carbon Fibre City Car
• Developing and deploying environmental sensors

More projects with UK businesses are being added to our website each week.

Tax-free bursary £16,000

Students selected onto this unique programme will receive an award of £16,000 over the duration of the programme from the £5.1 millionLancaster-China Catalyst Programme Lancaster China Catalyst Programme, which is funded by the HEFCE Catalyst Fund and Lancaster County Council.

Launch your career in international private sector research and development and work in the world’s fastest growing economy, China.

Apply now or see www.lancaster.ac.uk/china-catalyst/graduates
If you have any questions email h.fogg@lancaster.ac.uk