Water and Wastewater Engineering – (M.Sc.)

Suitable for graduates with chemical, mechanical, civil and environmental engineering, physical and life sciences degrees keen to develop process and design engineering and engineering management careers in the water and environmental sectors.

Takes you on to employment in the water utilities, environmental engineering consultancies, process contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers serving the UK and international water and environment sectors and companies where water and wastewater processing are a major concern. Graduates may also pursue research degrees in water and wastewater treatment.

You will be taught by members of research and academic staff, and industrial representatives. Our Centre for Water Science is the UK´s largest academic group specialising in process technologies, engineering and policy for water quality improvement.

Course description

This course is ideal for individuals who want to make a difference to delivering reliable water supplies, or maintaining and enhancing river and ground water quality.

Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), it provides students with knowledge and skills in process, hydraulics and pumping systems for water and wastewater treatment. Graduates are equipped to move into process and design engineering positions within the water sector, and many students are offered a job before they have completed the course.

Facilities available to students include the sewage treatment works and pilot-plant hall, a grey water treatment facility, and state-of-the-art microbiology and clean water laboratories.

The course comprises eight assessed modules, a group design projects (single work-based design project for part-time students) and an individual thesis project. The Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) comprises eight modules and two group design projects. Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) students complete five modules and a design project.

Students compete annually for the British Water Group Design Project Award, the Veolia Prize for Best Student and the Institution of Chemical Engineers Prize for Best Thesis.

Group design project

The group project is undertaken in relation to the design of a potable and a wastewater treatment works and provides students with experience of team working and the opportunity to apply principles taught during modules.

Individual project

Individual projects provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate independent research skills working on industry sponsored projects. Projects have been offered by UK and French water utilities, multinational companies and SMEs. Part-time students usually undertake their individual project with their employer.

Modules:

* Process Science and Engineering
* Water and Wastewater Treatment Principles.
* Biological Processes
* Chemical Processes
* Physical Processes.
* Hydraulics and Pumping Systems
* Research Processes
* Risk Management and Reliability Engineering.