MSc in Water and Wastewater Processes
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
In a world where the pressures on and competition for water resources and services present immediate and long-term challenges, the water industry is constantly evolving to respond to climate change and water scarcity and to transition to a sustainable model. However, a global shortage of water professionals trained at the post-graduate level is delaying our collective response to these challenges.
Our MSc in Water and Wastewater Processes is designed as a truly interdisciplinary course to equip you with the necessary skills to become the innovators, specialists, and knowledge integrators of tomorrow who will design, lead, and deliver transformative solutions and change agendas.
This MSc offers two study pathways that allow you to tailor your studies to your needs and career prospects.
Admissions
Curriculum
On both routes, you will be supported and guided by academic staff who are world-leading experts in their field and whose cutting-edge research directly informs our teaching to help us go beyond standard textbooks. Throughout the course, you will cover theory, application, and practice while working in our world-class facilities. Students learn about relevant challenges such as river health, net zero, and resource recovery from a wide range of experts working across the sector. Two water and wastewater treatment site visits allow students to see conventional and novel technologies in the real world. Thesis projects tackle real-world challenges and are often sponsored and supported by water utility companies or other sector stakeholders.
The taught aspect of each of the two courses is composed of five core modules, two route modules, and one elective module
Five Core Modules
Students enrolling on both routes will spend their first semester learning and completing five core modules covering subjects such as; how the water sector is structured, what drives change and the development and adoption of new technologies, the fundamental principles that underpin treatment processes, chemical, and physical, biological and engineering principles relevant to water and wastewater treatment, and the context, design, and operation of established treatment processes and flowsheets.
Two Route Modules
After this, the students selecting the Engineering route go on to study Hydraulics & Pumping Principles, and Risk Asset Management while those selecting the Environmental Science route will study Environmental Water Quality Water Catchments, and Climate change.
One Elective Module
On completion of their selected route modules, all students have an opportunity to choose another elective – either Nature-based Solutions for Water and Wastewater, or Resource Recovery for Water and Wastewater.
After the taught modules you will go on to study a group project and then an individual thesis project.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Whether you want to work for an organization in the private or public sector or be an independent developer, inventor, scientist, or creator, then this MSc will help you build on your existing knowledge and skills with advanced concepts in the management of water and wastewater systems.
Our graduates are employed by water companies, technology companies, regulators, consultancies, NGOs, local government, and in many other areas of the private and public sectors.
Program Admission Requirements
Demonstrate your commitment and readiness to succeed in business school by taking the GMAT exam – the most widely used exam for admissions that measures your critical thinking and reasoning skills.
Download the GMAT mini quiz to get a flavour of the questions you’ll find in the exam.