General information
The MSc in Water Engineering is designed for both recent graduates and more experienced engineers who wish to update and enhance their knowledge and understanding. The MSc is unique in providing specialist knowledge on the critical sub-topics of desalination systems, building water services engineering, industrial waste water management, and water in health care.
The programme will demonstrate the links between theory and practice by including input from our industrial partners and through site visits. Generic modules in financial and project management will underpin specialist modules focusing on Water Engineering topics. Students’ skills in gathering and understanding complex information from a variety of sources (including engineering, scientific and socio-economic information) will be developed in an advanced research methods module. Issues relating to risk and health and safety will be introduced in the research methods module and built on in the more specialist modules.
The global shortage of qualified civil engineers includes specialists in water engineering and this MSc programme helps redress this imbalance by providing graduates with an advanced knowledge and skill base to equip them for senior industry roles.
Brunel’s MSc in Water Engineering is unique in providing specialist knowledge on the critical sub-topics of water and wastewater management and engineering, desalination systems, building water services engineering, industrial waste water management, and water in health care.
The programme demonstrates the links between theory and practice by including input from our industrial partners and through site visits. This is a key aspect for establishing a competitive and high added value course that provides adequate links with industry.
Features of the course include:
- Students’ skills in gathering and understanding complex information from a variety of sources (including engineering, scientific and socio-economic information) will be developed in an advanced research methods module.
- Issues relating to risk and health and safety will be introduced in the research methods module and built on in specialist modules.
- Generic modules in financial and project management will underpin specialist modules focusing on water engineering topics.
- Real problem-solving examples – starting from basic principles, to the identified problem, the solution, the implementation process and was implemented and the end result.
- Real case studies – demonstrating how environmental and economic sustainability is considered within civil engineering, particularly in water resources management.
Each taught module will count for 15 credits, approximating to 150 learning hours. The Master’s programme can be taken full time, over 12 months. The first eight months of the full time course will include eight taught modules. For the final four months, students will complete a dissertation counting for 60 credits. Teaching is delivered via lectures, practicals, design studios, site visits and personal tutoring.
- Sustainable Project Management
- GIS and Data Analysis
- Water Infrastructure Engineering
- Risk and Financial Management
- Hydrology & Hydraulics
- Water Treatment Engineering
- Water Process Engineering
- Research Methods
- Civil Engineering Dissertation
The primary aim of this programme is to create master’s degree graduates with qualities and transferable skills for demanding employment in the water engineering sector. Graduates will have the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development and acquiring new skills at the highest level.
Specific aims are as follows:
- To provide education at postgraduate level in civil engineering.
- To develop the versatility and depth to deal with new, complex and unusual challenges across a range of water engineering issues, drawing on an understanding of all aspects of water engineering principles.
- To develop imagination, initiative and creativity to enable graduates to follow a successful engineering career with national and international companies and organisations.
- To provide a pathway that will prepare graduates for successful careers including, where appropriate, progression to Chartered Engineer status.
The programme will provide opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding of:
- The principles of water engineering, including fluid mechanics, hydrology, and sustainable design.
- Specialist areas that impact on the successful application of water engineering knowledge projects, e.g. sustainable construction management, financial management and risk analysis.
- The interplay between engineering and sustainability in complex, real-world situations.
At the cognitive level students will be able to:
- Select, use and evaluate appropriate investigative techniques.
- Assemble and critically analyse relevant primary and secondary data.
- Recognise and assess the problems and critically evaluate solutions to challenges in managing water engineering projects.
- Evaluate the environmental and financial sustainability of current and potential civil engineering activities.
Personal and transferable skills that students develop will allow them to:
- Define and organise a substantial advanced investigation.
- Select and employ appropriate advanced research methods.
- Organise technical information into a concise, coherent document.
- Effectively employ a variety of communication styles aimed at different audiences.
- Plan, manage, evaluate and orally-presented personal projects.
- Work as part of, and lead, a team.
Employability. The Water Engineering Sector offers a range of career opportunities in the fields of water distribution, treatment and management, wastewater treatment, collection and management, hydrology, flood management, monitoring of water bodies, integrated water resources management and other areas. The program will allow candidates to pursue a successful and prestigious career within the water industry. Potential employers include public and private water utilities responsible for water and sewage management, Environmental Agencies, environmental and water engineering consulting firms, academic positions in water related topics, construction companies carrying out water engineering works, government departments and agencies related to environmental issues. The most prominent example of a large Water related work is the Thames Tideway Tunnel. Once they MSc students have completed their studies they can choose whether to apply for work or continue they studies in a prestigious PhD program. The water cycle is large and diverse offering a range of employment opportunities staring from water abstraction up to wastewater treatment and reclaimed water reuse.
The primary aim of this programme is to create master’s degree graduates with qualities and transferable skills for demanding employment in the Water Engineering sector. The graduates will have the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development and acquiring new skills at the highest level.
Problems associated with water resources, access, distribution and quality are amongst the most important global issues in this century. Water quality and scarcity issues are being exacerbated by rising populations, economic growth and climate change*.
Brunel's programme in Water Engineering aims to develop world class and leading edge experts on water sustainability who are able to tackle the industry’s complex challenges at a senior level. During the programme you will also learn about the development and application of models that estimate the carbon and water footprint within the energy and food sector.
The MSc is delivered by experienced industry professionals who bring significant practical experience to the course – and the University’s complete suite of engineering facilities and world-class research experience are set up for development and engineering of advanced systems, testing a variety of processes, designs and software tools.
*Recent figures indicate that 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water, while 2.6 billion do not have adequate sanitation (source: WHO/UNICEF 2005).
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Venue
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences
Uxbridge UB8 3PH
Application
Click here to apply: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/admissions/how-to-apply-for-pg-courses
Cost:
<ul> <li>UK/EU students: £8,350 full-time</li> <li>International students: £17,200 full-time</li> </ul> <p>UK/EU students can opt to pay in six equal monthly instalments: the first instalment is payable on enrolment and the remaining five by Direct Debit or credit/debit card.</p> <p>Overseas students can opt to pay in two instalments: 60% on enrolment, and 40% in January for students who commence their course in September (or the remaining 40% in March for selected courses that start in January).</p>
Prerequisites:
Degree Requirements
A UK first or second class Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in an engineering, science or technology discipline. Other qualifications and subjects (including but not limited to mathematics, computer sciences, architecture, environmental sciences) will be considered with a minimum 3 years of relevant work experience and assessed on an individual basis.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas)
- Pearson: 51 (51 in all subscores)
- BrunELT: 60% (min 55% in all areas)
Application Procedure:
Apply for this master through the online application system. You will need the following documents along with the application form:
- An academic transcript for each previous degree you have completed
- Two reference letters; one fro the academic institution you most recently attended and a second from your current or most recent employer
- A copy of paperwork confirming the award of sponsorship (for those in receipt of sponsorship or other grant)
- Any relevant certificates for language qualifications (eg IELTS, GCSE)
- A copy of your passport
- A brief personal statement in support of your application
- Any relevant certificates and documentation
Application Deadlines: there is no absolute deadline for applying for a postgraduate course, however you are recommended to apply as soon as possible as popular courses often fill up early. It can also take several months to get a student Tier 4 visa.
Grant Opportunities:
Postgraduate Loans: From 1 August 2016, students who live in England will be able to apply for a Postgraduate Loan in academic year 2016/17 of up to £10,000. Find out more
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators bursary is available for students on this course.
Regulations:
This course has been designed in close consultation with the industry and is accredited as a designated 'technical' MSc degree by the Join Board of Moderators (JBM). The JBM is made up of Institution of Highways and Transport and the Institution of Highway Engineeres respectively.
- This means this course provides Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer who holds a CEng accredited first degree
- As a designated ‘technical’ MSc, it will also allow suitable holders of an IEng accredited first degree to meet the educational base for a Chartered Engineer.
Qualification
Assessment:
Several methods of assessment are employed on the course. There are written examinations and coursework. You will undertake projects, assignments, essays, laboratory work and short tests. Project work is commonplace and is usually completed in groups to imitate the everyday experience in an engineering firm, where specialists must pool their talents to design a solution to a problem.
Project work is commonplace and is usually completed in groups to imitate the everyday experience in an engineering firm, where specialists must pool their talents to design a solution to a problem.
In this situation you can develop your management and leadership skills and ensure that all members of the group deliver their best. Group members share the mark gained, so it is up to each individual to get the most out of everyone else.
Qualification: Master of Science
Credits:
The MSc in Water Engineering is designed for both recent graduates and more experienced engineers who wish to update and enhance their knowledge and understanding. The MSc is unique in providing specialist knowledge on the critical sub-topics of desalination systems, building water services engineering, industrial waste water management, and water in health care.
The programme will demonstrate the links between theory and practice by including input from our industrial partners and through site visits. Generic modules in financial and project management will underpin specialist modules focusing on Water Engineering topics. Students’ skills in gathering and understanding complex information from a variety of sources (including engineering, scientific and socio-economic information) will be developed in an advanced research methods module. Issues relating to risk and health and safety will be introduced in the research methods module and built on in the more specialist modules.
The global shortage of qualified civil engineers includes specialists in water engineering and this MSc programme helps redress this imbalance by providing graduates with an advanced knowledge and skill base to equip them for senior industry roles.
Brunel’s MSc in Water Engineering is unique in providing specialist knowledge on the critical sub-topics of water and wastewater management and engineering, desalination systems, building water services engineering, industrial waste water management, and water in health care.
The programme demonstrates the links between theory and practice by including input from our industrial partners and through site visits. This is a key aspect for establishing a competitive and high added value course that provides adequate links with industry.
Features of the course include:
- Students’ skills in gathering and understanding complex information from a variety of sources (including engineering, scientific and socio-economic information) will be developed in an advanced research methods module.
- Issues relating to risk and health and safety will be introduced in the research methods module and built on in specialist modules.
- Generic modules in financial and project management will underpin specialist modules focusing on water engineering topics.
- Real problem-solving examples – starting from basic principles, to the identified problem, the solution, the implementation process and was implemented and the end result.
- Real case studies – demonstrating how environmental and economic sustainability is considered within civil engineering, particularly in water resources management.
Each taught module will count for 15 credits, approximating to 150 learning hours. The Master’s programme can be taken full time, over 12 months. The first eight months of the full time course will include eight taught modules. For the final four months, students will complete a dissertation counting for 60 credits. Teaching is delivered via lectures, practicals, design studios, site visits and personal tutoring.
- Sustainable Project Management
- GIS and Data Analysis
- Water Infrastructure Engineering
- Risk and Financial Management
- Hydrology & Hydraulics
- Water Treatment Engineering
- Water Process Engineering
- Research Methods
- Civil Engineering Dissertation
Apply for this master through the online application system. You will need the following documents along with the application form:
- An academic transcript for each previous degree you have completed
- Two reference letters; one fro the academic institution you most recently attended and a second from your current or most recent employer
- A copy of paperwork confirming the award of sponsorship (for those in receipt of sponsorship or other grant)
- Any relevant certificates for language qualifications (eg IELTS, GCSE)
- A copy of your passport
- A brief personal statement in support of your application
- Any relevant certificates and documentation
Application Deadlines: there is no absolute deadline for applying for a postgraduate course, however you are recommended to apply as soon as possible as popular courses often fill up early. It can also take several months to get a student Tier 4 visa.
Several methods of assessment are employed on the course. There are written examinations and coursework. You will undertake projects, assignments, essays, laboratory work and short tests. Project work is commonplace and is usually completed in groups to imitate the everyday experience in an engineering firm, where specialists must pool their talents to design a solution to a problem.
Project work is commonplace and is usually completed in groups to imitate the everyday experience in an engineering firm, where specialists must pool their talents to design a solution to a problem.
In this situation you can develop your management and leadership skills and ensure that all members of the group deliver their best. Group members share the mark gained, so it is up to each individual to get the most out of everyone else.
The primary aim of this programme is to create master’s degree graduates with qualities and transferable skills for demanding employment in the water engineering sector. Graduates will have the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development and acquiring new skills at the highest level.
Specific aims are as follows:
- To provide education at postgraduate level in civil engineering.
- To develop the versatility and depth to deal with new, complex and unusual challenges across a range of water engineering issues, drawing on an understanding of all aspects of water engineering principles.
- To develop imagination, initiative and creativity to enable graduates to follow a successful engineering career with national and international companies and organisations.
- To provide a pathway that will prepare graduates for successful careers including, where appropriate, progression to Chartered Engineer status.
The programme will provide opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, qualities, skills and other attributes in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding of:
- The principles of water engineering, including fluid mechanics, hydrology, and sustainable design.
- Specialist areas that impact on the successful application of water engineering knowledge projects, e.g. sustainable construction management, financial management and risk analysis.
- The interplay between engineering and sustainability in complex, real-world situations.
At the cognitive level students will be able to:
- Select, use and evaluate appropriate investigative techniques.
- Assemble and critically analyse relevant primary and secondary data.
- Recognise and assess the problems and critically evaluate solutions to challenges in managing water engineering projects.
- Evaluate the environmental and financial sustainability of current and potential civil engineering activities.
Personal and transferable skills that students develop will allow them to:
- Define and organise a substantial advanced investigation.
- Select and employ appropriate advanced research methods.
- Organise technical information into a concise, coherent document.
- Effectively employ a variety of communication styles aimed at different audiences.
- Plan, manage, evaluate and orally-presented personal projects.
- Work as part of, and lead, a team.
Employability. The Water Engineering Sector offers a range of career opportunities in the fields of water distribution, treatment and management, wastewater treatment, collection and management, hydrology, flood management, monitoring of water bodies, integrated water resources management and other areas. The program will allow candidates to pursue a successful and prestigious career within the water industry. Potential employers include public and private water utilities responsible for water and sewage management, Environmental Agencies, environmental and water engineering consulting firms, academic positions in water related topics, construction companies carrying out water engineering works, government departments and agencies related to environmental issues. The most prominent example of a large Water related work is the Thames Tideway Tunnel. Once they MSc students have completed their studies they can choose whether to apply for work or continue they studies in a prestigious PhD program. The water cycle is large and diverse offering a range of employment opportunities staring from water abstraction up to wastewater treatment and reclaimed water reuse.
The primary aim of this programme is to create master’s degree graduates with qualities and transferable skills for demanding employment in the Water Engineering sector. The graduates will have the independent learning ability required for continuing professional development and acquiring new skills at the highest level.
Problems associated with water resources, access, distribution and quality are amongst the most important global issues in this century. Water quality and scarcity issues are being exacerbated by rising populations, economic growth and climate change*.
Brunel's programme in Water Engineering aims to develop world class and leading edge experts on water sustainability who are able to tackle the industry’s complex challenges at a senior level. During the programme you will also learn about the development and application of models that estimate the carbon and water footprint within the energy and food sector.
The MSc is delivered by experienced industry professionals who bring significant practical experience to the course – and the University’s complete suite of engineering facilities and world-class research experience are set up for development and engineering of advanced systems, testing a variety of processes, designs and software tools.
*Recent figures indicate that 1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to clean drinking water, while 2.6 billion do not have adequate sanitation (source: WHO/UNICEF 2005).
Degree Requirements
A UK first or second class Honours degree or equivalent internationally recognised qualification in an engineering, science or technology discipline. Other qualifications and subjects (including but not limited to mathematics, computer sciences, architecture, environmental sciences) will be considered with a minimum 3 years of relevant work experience and assessed on an individual basis.
English Language Requirements
- IELTS: 6 (min 5.5 in all areas)
- Pearson: 51 (51 in all subscores)
- BrunELT: 60% (min 55% in all areas)
This course has been designed in close consultation with the industry and is accredited as a designated 'technical' MSc degree by the Join Board of Moderators (JBM). The JBM is made up of Institution of Highways and Transport and the Institution of Highway Engineeres respectively.
- This means this course provides Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer who holds a CEng accredited first degree
- As a designated ‘technical’ MSc, it will also allow suitable holders of an IEng accredited first degree to meet the educational base for a Chartered Engineer.
