Atmospheric Pollution and Air Quality

Education facts

Code: MTK326

<p>Ambient air pollution is responsible for millions of deaths every year. As societies grow, urbanise, and strive for technological advancement they often do so at the cost of the quality of the air we depend on. In this course you will learn about common air pollutants and how they move around. You will learn about the effect that poor air quality has on the environment and on human health. You will learn some methods to monitor and assess air quality, how to control air pollution from different sources, and some basic principles for air quality management. If you want to know more about what contributes to the quality of the air around you and how to work towards improving it, this course should interest you. </p>

Entry requirements

120 credits of which 90 credits engineering and/or natural science. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course B/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Atmospheric Pollution and Air Quality

  Mälardalen University

  Start date: 10 November 2025

  End date: 18 January 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %