MSc: minimum of a 2nd-class Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate subject; full-time employment within the chemical or process industry sector; diploma: as for the MSc except that non-graduates (such as holders of HND or HNC qualifications) with significant and relevant industrial experience considered; candidates registered for the Diploma who have satisfactorily completed the assessments of four modules at M; applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 6.5, or equivalent.