Overview
Over one billion people in the developing world remain without access to drinking water from improved sources, and more than double this number are still lacking access to basic sanitation. This option provides students with the essential skills and knowledge required to plan and implement, with communities, water supply and sanitation projects and programmes worldwide, particularly in less developed countries.
Students benefit from dedicated state-of-the-art facilities, including soil and water laboratories, a hydraulics laboratory, a soil erosion research laboratory, a groundwater training facility, water quality laboratories and a field irrigation laboratory.
Course Structure
The MSc course comprises eight assessed modules, two group projects, and an individual project. Students undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) complete the eight modules and the two group projects. Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) students complete six modules selected from any of the Water Management options.
The modules include lectures and tutorials, and are assessed through appropriate assignments. There is an emphasis on analysis of real problems, with practical field work, including a week of drilling, to reinforce learning.
- Communities and Development
- Emergency Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation
- GIS and Social Data Management
- Health, Sanitation and Wastewater Management
- Managing and Financing World Water and Wastewater
- Social and Economic Aspects of Development
- Surface and Groundwater Hydrology
- Water Management
Entry requirements
Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as engineering, environmental science, geography, development studies, earth science or other related subjects.
English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.
Funding
Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes. For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.
Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.
Want to find out more?
Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer be either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.
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