Engineering Sciences profile
The Engineering Sciences profile is about learning the theory and practical knowledge for designing and building technical interventions, whether man-made or nature-based, and river basin water resources assessment, to address issues such as climate adaptation, sanitation, flood and drought prevention, and food and energy security.
Study areas
- Coastal engineering
- Environmental planning and management
- Urban water management
- Flood and drought
- Sanitary engineering
- Irrigation
- Hydrology and water resources
- Hydraulic engineering
- Surface and groundwater hydrology
- River basin development
- Water supply engineering
In Water, Food and Energy, you will explore the interlinkage of water with other essential aspects of sustainable development: food and energy. The modules build upon state-of-the-art irrigation practices and energy generation; from marine to inland waters, including urban energy sourcing and hydropower schemes.
In Water and Health, you can focus on designing sanitation and water supply structures and processes, in which different facets of engineering are considered, from sanitation and chemical to hydraulic engineering. Groundwater, surface water, desalination and water reuse are some of the areas in which the students can specialise. Other areas include process technology, engineering and design aspects of wastewater collection and treatment.
In Water Hazards, Risks and Climate, you can explore coastal protection or deepen your knowledge in the analysis of climatic variability. Modules targeting urban environments include content on conventional and sustainable drainage systems, together with open-source geographical information systems.
In Water Resources and Ecosystem Health, you can study hydraulic engineering with a river basin perspective and on the water cycle, particularly on surface to groundwater flows, and the strong link to ecosystems and the services they provide.
Keywords
Water infrastructure analysis & design; Hydraulic & hydrological engineering; Hydraulic & hydrological modelling; Hydrological processes; Groundwater; River morphometry; Sediment transport; River basin development
Interested?
This is one of five disciplinary profiles you can pair with a thematic track in the MSc Programme in Water and Sustainable Development. Want to know more about this programme and how you can shape it to your interests?