MASTER OF SCIENCE IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
PAC: GYE23
Course Instance: 1WRE
Duration: 1 Year
ECTS: 90
Entry Requirements
Minimum entry requirement is a Second Class Honours Grade 1 in
civil/environmental engineering or equivalent. Applications from
candidates from cognate disciplines will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
Course Overview
Water security is one of the main threats facing humanity. Engineers will
be the primary professionals tackling this problem. This programme will
provide engineers will the technical competences to provide solutions to
deliver safe/clean water. The programme will also give opportunities to
students to study economics and the project management of large projects.
Key components of this programme are a focus on understanding and using
modern hydraulic modelling tools, and working in design groups.
Course Outline
The core programme modules are:Hydrology & Water Resources;
Hydraulic Modelling; Design of Sustainable Environmental Systems;
Hydropower; Water Quality Modelling; Water Resources in Developing
Countries; Applied Field Hydrogeology; Advanced Fluid Mechanics;
Numerical Analysis.
Elective modules are available from the following: Computational Methods
in Civil Engineering; Turbomachines & Advanced Fluid Dynamics;
Environmental Economics; Engineering Finance Project Management;
Applied Statistics for Engineers; Computational Fluid Dynamics;
Environmental Impact Assessment; Global Climate Change; Introduction
to Applied Field Hydrology.
Along with taught modules, students will complete a group Integrated
Design Project. This project simulates real-world working environments.
Each student will also complete an individual minor thesis in the area of
water resources. This thesis accounts for one third of the overall
programme mark.
Assessment
The 90 credits (ECTS) of this programme are split as follows: Exams (45
ECTS), Integrated Project (15 ECTS), and Thesis (30 ECTS).
Career Opportunities
Traditionally around 50% of Civil Engineers are employed in the water
industry. This is set to increase. It has been well documented that current
water infrastructure is straining to meet current demands. With a growing
world population and people migrating to larger coastal cities, pressures on
water sources, treatment and supply are increasing rapidly.
MSc IN WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Students must take:
30 ECTS Thesis,
45 ECTS Advanced Subject Specific Modules,
and 15 ECTS of Options.
Students must obtain approval of their module selection from the Programme Director.
Selection of modules may depend upon:
 Availability of the module in the academic year of study;
 Timetabling constraints with respect to other modules chosen;
 Completion of pre-requisite or co-requisite modules, or other required modules as identified by the Programme Director.
Students cannot take a module where they have already completed coursework of a similar content and standard.
BE Civil/Environmental graduates from NUI Galway must take CE511 Computational Methods in Engineering and CE6102 Design of Sustainable
Environmental Systems II as replacement Advanced Subject Specific Modules for CE5** Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering and CE6102 Design of
Sustainable Environmental Systems I.
Requisite:
Prereq
Coreq
Exreq
Module Code
CE6105
CE6110
CE6108
CE6106
CE6102
CE6107
Module Name
ECTS
Taught in
Semester 1, 2,
or Full Year
Written
exam in
Semester(s)
Project/Thesis
Water Resources Engineering Thesis
30
Full year
Advanced Subject Specific Modules (45 ECTS)
Water Resources Engineering Design
15
1+2
Project
Hydrology & Water Resources
5
1
1
Engineering
Hydrological Modelling
5
1
1
Design of Sustainable Environmental
5
1
1
Systems I
Water Quality
5
2
2
Additional
Assessment
details
(CBE, C/A,
Essay,
Project)*
Lectures Shared
with:
c/a
MEC
Bonding
Project
c/a
4BE, 4BV, ME
c/a
ME
4BE, 4BV,
MEES
MEC
c/a
CE469
CE464
CE6109
EOS418
CE511
EOS6101
ST500
Water Resources in Arid Regions
Applied Field Hydrology
Computational Methods in
Engineering
Global Change
Advanced Engineering Statistics
5
5
2
2
Options (15 ECTS)
5
1
5
5
1
1
2
2
c/a
4BS, 4EH, 4EV
c/a
All ME, SPE,
4BSE
MEES
All ME, SPE
1
1
1
IE446
Project Management
5
1
c/a
ME521
Research Methods for Engineers
5
1
c/a
EC5103
Natural Resources Governance
5
1
1
c/a
1APE1, 1APE2
2APE2 4HF2,
All ME, SPE
APE (ME520)
SPE
1MNR1
CE6103
5
2
2
c/a
MEC
CE6101
Design of Sustainable Environmental
Systems II
Coastal & Offshore Engineering I
5
2
2
EC518
Environmental Economics
5
2
2
CE468
Estimates and Costing
5
2
4BE, 4BV,
MEC
1EP, SPE
c/a
All ME, SPE,
4BCM
CE463
EOS402