Overview

This Water, Waste and Environmental Engineering programme at University College Dublin allows you to gain competencies in the design of facilities to treat water, wastewater and wastes; in the development and protection of water resources; in the design of flood protection system; in the analysis of environmental data; and in the design of infrastructure that respects the principles of environmental sustainability.

Career:

Graduates from the programme will find employment as engineers in the private sector (e.g., engineering consultancy, engineering design, project management, risk assessment,waste management), in the public sector (e.g., environmental protection, regulation, standards development, local government, river basin management), and in the non governmental sector (e.g., environmental advocacies, NGO’s), or may wish to pursue further qualifications (e.g., PhD, MBA) to become even more specialised.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Quantitative Methods for Engineers

Water Waste and Environmental Modelling

Waste Management

Advanced Air Pollution

Environmental Engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

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More details

Graduate applications will close once all places on a programme have been allocated.

Language

English

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130

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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PTE Academic

65

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OTE

140

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Dublin, Ireland

Disciplines

Environmental Engineering Hydrology & Water Management View 6 other Masters in Environmental Engineering in Ireland

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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130

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100

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65

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140

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An honours undergraduate degree (NFQ level 8) with minimum 2:1 award or international equivalence in civil engineering, other related engineering (such as chemical engineering, environmental engineering, agriculturial engineering), physical science or environmental related degree programme.
Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.
Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s Pre-Sessional or International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes.
These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29100 EUR / year

≈ 29100 EUR / year
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EU/EEA Nationals

9530 EUR / year

≈ 9530 EUR / year

Living costs

Dublin

Ireland

1100 - 1800 EUR / month

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