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Water and Environmental Management, M.Sc.

  • Anytime
    Application Deadline
  • 12 months
    Duration
University rank #601 (WUR) ,
The Water and Environmental Management MSc course provides training in the core scientific, technical and interdisciplinary skills that are essential in water resource and environmental management fields. You will acquire specialist knowledge and develop key analytical and scientific skills, particularly in the context of national and international environmental legislation.

About

Learning from and working alongside our world-leading academic researchers, you will benefit from expertise covering a range of disciplines relating to water resources and environmental management.

The Aquatic Research Centre provides specialist multi-million pound facilities, including specialist water chemistry and microbiology laboratories, laboratory-scale water and wastewater treatment systems, an experimental river basin, a water efficiency laboratory, as well as a large pool of aquatic field equipment and computing facilities.

You have the choice from a wide range of optional modules in order to tailor the course to your interests and career aspirations. As part of this, there are opportunities for our students to conduct a placement with organisations involved in water resource and environmental management, including industrial members of the Green Growth Platform.

Programme Structure

Courses include: 
  • Environmental Placement
  • Hydrogeology
  • Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Environmental Policy and Law
  • Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  • Ecological Field Techniques
  • Issues in Ecology and Conservation
  • Systems for Environmental Management
  • Case Studies in Environmental Assessment and Management

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity

    You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.

    Full-time
    • Full-time duration 12 months
    Part-time
    • Average part-time duration 24 months
    • Intensity Flexible
  • Languages
    • English
  • Delivery mode
    On Campus

English Language Requirements

You need the following IELTS score:

  • Minimum required score:

    6.5

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Academic Requirements

  • Degree (minimum 2:2) in civil engineering, environmental science or related discipline.

Tuition Fee

  • International Applies to you

    14580 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 14580 GBP per year and a duration of 12 months.

  • EU/EEA Applies to you

    6270 GBP/year
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 6270 GBP per year and a duration of 12 months.
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Living costs for Brighton

  • 815 - 1390 GBP/month
    Living Costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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