Overview

Water Resources Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya has focused on manipulating the world's vast freshwater resources to meet the needs of humans. Constraints such as increased development costs and increasing concern for the environment have forced water managers to consider alternative approaches. Although water is a renewable resource, worldwide demand for water increases exponentially while quality and quantity of fresh water in many regions is deteriorating fast. Water engineers, managers and sector relevant professionals therefore, require a much broader understanding of water issues than previously.

Students at Water Resources Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya will get up-to-date knowledge in the fields of:

Water Resources

Hydraulics and

Water Resources Assessment ,Evaluation, Development and Management

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Water Resources

Applied Environmental Hydrology

Groundwater Hydrology

Catchment Processes and Water Shed Management

Geochemistry of Natural Water, Pollution and Water Quality Monitoring

Economics of Water

Fluid dynamics

Water resources of Sri Lanka

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-16 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Hydrology & Water Management Biodiversity & Conservation Natural Resource Management View 4 other Masters in Hydrology & Water Management in Sri Lanka

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Accidents
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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Medicine, Surveying or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized university, acceptable to the PGIS.

Tuition Fee

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International

200000 LKR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 400000 LKR for the full programme during 24 months.
National

100000 LKR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 200000 LKR for the full programme during 24 months.

Funding

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Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.