MSc Hydrology and Water Management

at Newcastle University

Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
 

• Quantitative Methods for Engineering
• Integrated River Basin Management
• Climate Change: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation
• Groundwater Modelling
• Modelling and Forecasting of Floods
• Water Management: Issues and Challenges
• Hydrosystems Processes and Data Analysis
• Hydrosystems Modelling and Management
• MSc Project and Dissertation in Water Resources
• Geographic Information Systems

Academic entry requirements

A good 2:2 honours degree, or international equivalent, in subjects such as

• engineering
• geography
• environmental sciences
• earth sciences
• mathematics
• physics
• geology
• chemistry
• computer sciences
• geomatics

Applicants with different or non-standard qualifications will be considered on an individual basis, particularly if you have relevant industrial experience.

Fees and funding

Home students
£11,700

International students
£26,400

Tuition fee increases
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.

Graduates on this MSc are in high demand from employers in the UK and internationally. Graduate destinations include:
 

• Environment Agency of England and Wales
• water companies
• local government
• major multi-disciplinary international consultancies and specialist consultancies in the water sector such as:
  • Arup
  • Mott MacDonald
  • Atkins
  • JBA