General information
The River Basin Dynamics and Management with GIS programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental management (CIWEM). This makes the programme distinct from most of its competitors. The University of Leeds has a world-class reputation for water-related research and for GIS development in an environmental context and this MSc programme builds on this success.
Core components are river basin hydrology and basic environmental GIS. Students choosing a RB pathway gain advanced knowledge and skills in channel hydraulics and sediment transport, river ecology and environmental assessment. Students on a GIS pathway gain advanced knowledge and skills in GIS for environment, GIS programming and digital image analysis and remote sensing.
This highly practical course advocates learning by doing and is assessed 100% by coursework. We host guest lecturers from business, industry and academia, visit work places and conduct a series of field-, laboratory- and PC-based practicals. You also have the chance to take a work placement module.
The programme offers a detailed understanding of the principles of water resource management and an appreciation of the institutional and legal frameworks impacting on river basin management. You learn to formulate important research questions and design methodological approaches to answer them; and to develop quantitative analyses skills.
This programme is available part time, allowing you to combine study with other commitments. You can work to fund your studies, or gain a new qualification without giving up an existing job. We aim to be flexible in helping you to put together a part-time course structure that meets your academic goals while recognising the constraints on your study time.
Overall, this 12 month programme is designed for those persons wishing to advance their skills and career options in river basin processes and management. The important core components of the program are river basin hydrology and basic environmental GIS. Students choosing a RB pathway will further gain advanced knowledge and skills in channel hydraulics and sediment transport, river ecology and environmental assessment. Students choosing a GIS pathway will further gain advanced knowledge and skills in GIS for environment, GIS programming and digital image analysis and remote sensing.
This programme delivers advanced pure and applied education and training in key modern and developing fields of catchment dynamics and management and GIS. This is achieved across the modules of study by developing research methods (15% time), communication and interpersonal skills (10%), independent working (10%), instruction in advanced techniques (10%), specialist disciplinary knowledge (15%), quantitative skills training (15%), field skills training (10%) and vocational/employability/research career awareness and training (15%). As such the programme emphasis is on practical work, is assessed by 100% coursework (no exams) and permits considerable interaction of students with industry and business.
If you study this programme part-time you will study fewer modules in each year.
| Obligatory Modules | Optional Modules |
| Issues and Skills for River Basin Dynamics and Management | Environmental Assessment |
| Professional Development | River Basin Management for Water Quality |
| Dissertation for River Basin Dynamics and Management | Work Placement |
|
Either Introducing GIS and Hydrological Processes and Analysis or both Principles of GIS and Using GIS |
Programming for GIS: Core Skills |
| Programming for GIS: Advanced Skills | |
| Digital Image Processing for Environmental Remote Sensing | |
| GIS and Environment |
- Advanced pure and applied education and training in key modern and developing fields of river basin dynamics and management including industrial, laboratory and field techniques and policy
- Pure and applied education in GIS for managing, analysing and mapping water and environmental data, with opportunities for study at an advanced level
- Pure and applied education in river basin processes and the linkages between river basin characteristics, natural and anthropogenic environmental change, river behaviour and water, sediment and contaminant fluxes, with opportunities for study at an advanced level
- A detailed understanding of the principles of water resource management
- An appreciation of the institutional and legal frameworks impacting on river basin management
- An ability to formulate important research questions and design methodological approaches for answering these questions
- A high level of quantitative analyses skills including GIS, statistical presentation and numerical modelling
- A range of transferable, marketable skills required to obtain employment in river basin processes and management or to pursue a career in research and education
This programme offers a range of transferable, marketable skills required to obtain employment in river basin processes and management or to pursue a career in research and education.
Typical roles undertaken by our recent graduates are:
- Assistant Analyst
- Flood warning Engineer
- Graduate Engineer
- Graduate Water Scientist/Catchment Scientist
- Hydrologist/Hydrogeologist
- Licensing Officer
- Planning Liaison Officer
- PhD study
- Projects Co-ordinator
- Water Resource Manager.
Some of the organisations our graduates work for are:
- Arup
- Ballinderry Fish
- Black and Veatch
- Carlbro
- Consultant Engineers
- Dales Water Services Ltd
- Environment Agency
- Farrer Consulting
- Hatchery Ltd
- JBA Consulting
- Scott Wilson
- Yorkshire Water.
Content
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Venue
Application
Click here to apply: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/pgthowtoapply
Cost:
<p><strong>UK/EU fees:</strong> £6.500<br /> <strong>International fees</strong>: £17.750<br /> <strong>Part-time fees:</strong> pro rata</p> <p>More information on fees can be found <a href="http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/20022/postgraduate_taught/1921/postgraduate_masters_fees">here</a>.</p>
Prerequisites:
Entry Requirements
An upper second class (2.1) Honours degree or equivalent in geography or a related subject. Relevant work experience is viewed positively and is taken into account particularly for candidates whose first degree grade is slightly below our requirement. Applications for full-time study from overseas and EU candidates are also welcome. To be able to get the most out of our course we ask that you have an academic qualification equivalent to a good second class degree from a British university.
If you’re interested in this programme but are unsure if you have the necessary background, please get in touch with us to discuss your position.
English language qualifications
If your first language is not English, the University requires you to provide evidence of competence in English. We ask that you meet the minimum language requirements by enclosing a recent TOEFL or IELTS certificate with your application. Minimum requirements are:
- TOEFL score (internet-based test) of at least 92 overall with at least 21 in listening and reading, 22 in writing and 23 in speaking
- IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in all components
- PTE (Academic) score of 64 with at least 60 in all components
- Other qualifications are accepted, but will be reviewed when you apply.
Application Procedure:
Applications can be made online or by completing a paper application form. The quickest and most efficient way to apply is by using the online application form. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can download the application form to print out, fill in, sign and and return it to the University at the address given on the form. Please upload the following documents with your online application:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)/resume
- Statement of motivation (up to 500 words) outlining why you would like to complete the course, giving consideration to the course modules and detailing any relevant work or volunteer experience. For the GIS courses, please detail your GIS skills, including any relevant software you are familiar with.
- Degree certificate and transcripts showing the modules studied and marks achieved (including the final degree mark)
- Evidence of your English language proficiency
- Two academic references. Referees should complete the Referee Report form and post or email it directly to:
Taught Postgraduate Admissions Officer (Email: geo-tpg-enq@leeds.ac.uk)
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Please note if you are an international applicant we strongly advise you to apply no later than the end of May in the year in which you wish to enrol, to ensure you have sufficient time to obtain a visa and prepare for arrival in the UK.
Grant Opportunities:
If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There is help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government. Find out more at Masters funding overview.
The School of Geography also offers specific funding for its courses.
Regulations:
Our River Basin Dynamics and Management with GIS programme is accredited by Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
Qualification
Assessment:
This programme is assessed by 100% coursework (no exams).
Qualification: Master of Science
Credits:
The River Basin Dynamics and Management with GIS programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental management (CIWEM). This makes the programme distinct from most of its competitors. The University of Leeds has a world-class reputation for water-related research and for GIS development in an environmental context and this MSc programme builds on this success.
Core components are river basin hydrology and basic environmental GIS. Students choosing a RB pathway gain advanced knowledge and skills in channel hydraulics and sediment transport, river ecology and environmental assessment. Students on a GIS pathway gain advanced knowledge and skills in GIS for environment, GIS programming and digital image analysis and remote sensing.
This highly practical course advocates learning by doing and is assessed 100% by coursework. We host guest lecturers from business, industry and academia, visit work places and conduct a series of field-, laboratory- and PC-based practicals. You also have the chance to take a work placement module.
The programme offers a detailed understanding of the principles of water resource management and an appreciation of the institutional and legal frameworks impacting on river basin management. You learn to formulate important research questions and design methodological approaches to answer them; and to develop quantitative analyses skills.
This programme is available part time, allowing you to combine study with other commitments. You can work to fund your studies, or gain a new qualification without giving up an existing job. We aim to be flexible in helping you to put together a part-time course structure that meets your academic goals while recognising the constraints on your study time.
Overall, this 12 month programme is designed for those persons wishing to advance their skills and career options in river basin processes and management. The important core components of the program are river basin hydrology and basic environmental GIS. Students choosing a RB pathway will further gain advanced knowledge and skills in channel hydraulics and sediment transport, river ecology and environmental assessment. Students choosing a GIS pathway will further gain advanced knowledge and skills in GIS for environment, GIS programming and digital image analysis and remote sensing.
This programme delivers advanced pure and applied education and training in key modern and developing fields of catchment dynamics and management and GIS. This is achieved across the modules of study by developing research methods (15% time), communication and interpersonal skills (10%), independent working (10%), instruction in advanced techniques (10%), specialist disciplinary knowledge (15%), quantitative skills training (15%), field skills training (10%) and vocational/employability/research career awareness and training (15%). As such the programme emphasis is on practical work, is assessed by 100% coursework (no exams) and permits considerable interaction of students with industry and business.
If you study this programme part-time you will study fewer modules in each year.
| Obligatory Modules | Optional Modules |
| Issues and Skills for River Basin Dynamics and Management | Environmental Assessment |
| Professional Development | River Basin Management for Water Quality |
| Dissertation for River Basin Dynamics and Management | Work Placement |
|
Either Introducing GIS and Hydrological Processes and Analysis or both Principles of GIS and Using GIS |
Programming for GIS: Core Skills |
| Programming for GIS: Advanced Skills | |
| Digital Image Processing for Environmental Remote Sensing | |
| GIS and Environment |
Applications can be made online or by completing a paper application form. The quickest and most efficient way to apply is by using the online application form. Alternatively, if you prefer, you can download the application form to print out, fill in, sign and and return it to the University at the address given on the form. Please upload the following documents with your online application:
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)/resume
- Statement of motivation (up to 500 words) outlining why you would like to complete the course, giving consideration to the course modules and detailing any relevant work or volunteer experience. For the GIS courses, please detail your GIS skills, including any relevant software you are familiar with.
- Degree certificate and transcripts showing the modules studied and marks achieved (including the final degree mark)
- Evidence of your English language proficiency
- Two academic references. Referees should complete the Referee Report form and post or email it directly to:
Taught Postgraduate Admissions Officer (Email: geo-tpg-enq@leeds.ac.uk)
School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT
Please note if you are an international applicant we strongly advise you to apply no later than the end of May in the year in which you wish to enrol, to ensure you have sufficient time to obtain a visa and prepare for arrival in the UK.
This programme is assessed by 100% coursework (no exams).
- Advanced pure and applied education and training in key modern and developing fields of river basin dynamics and management including industrial, laboratory and field techniques and policy
- Pure and applied education in GIS for managing, analysing and mapping water and environmental data, with opportunities for study at an advanced level
- Pure and applied education in river basin processes and the linkages between river basin characteristics, natural and anthropogenic environmental change, river behaviour and water, sediment and contaminant fluxes, with opportunities for study at an advanced level
- A detailed understanding of the principles of water resource management
- An appreciation of the institutional and legal frameworks impacting on river basin management
- An ability to formulate important research questions and design methodological approaches for answering these questions
- A high level of quantitative analyses skills including GIS, statistical presentation and numerical modelling
- A range of transferable, marketable skills required to obtain employment in river basin processes and management or to pursue a career in research and education
This programme offers a range of transferable, marketable skills required to obtain employment in river basin processes and management or to pursue a career in research and education.
Typical roles undertaken by our recent graduates are:
- Assistant Analyst
- Flood warning Engineer
- Graduate Engineer
- Graduate Water Scientist/Catchment Scientist
- Hydrologist/Hydrogeologist
- Licensing Officer
- Planning Liaison Officer
- PhD study
- Projects Co-ordinator
- Water Resource Manager.
Some of the organisations our graduates work for are:
- Arup
- Ballinderry Fish
- Black and Veatch
- Carlbro
- Consultant Engineers
- Dales Water Services Ltd
- Environment Agency
- Farrer Consulting
- Hatchery Ltd
- JBA Consulting
- Scott Wilson
- Yorkshire Water.
Entry Requirements
An upper second class (2.1) Honours degree or equivalent in geography or a related subject. Relevant work experience is viewed positively and is taken into account particularly for candidates whose first degree grade is slightly below our requirement. Applications for full-time study from overseas and EU candidates are also welcome. To be able to get the most out of our course we ask that you have an academic qualification equivalent to a good second class degree from a British university.
If you’re interested in this programme but are unsure if you have the necessary background, please get in touch with us to discuss your position.
English language qualifications
If your first language is not English, the University requires you to provide evidence of competence in English. We ask that you meet the minimum language requirements by enclosing a recent TOEFL or IELTS certificate with your application. Minimum requirements are:
- TOEFL score (internet-based test) of at least 92 overall with at least 21 in listening and reading, 22 in writing and 23 in speaking
- IELTS score of 6.5 with at least 6.0 in all components
- PTE (Academic) score of 64 with at least 60 in all components
- Other qualifications are accepted, but will be reviewed when you apply.
Our River Basin Dynamics and Management with GIS programme is accredited by Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM).
