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MSc in Sustainable Water Management
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Director of Studies: Dr Nick Chappell.
Duration: 12 months full-time, 24 months part-time.
Entry Requirements: At least a second class honours degree, or its
equivalent, in an appropriate subject.
Assessment: Combination of coursework, presentations,
examinations and dissertation.
IELTS: 6.5
Funding: Faculty and department bursaries may be available - see
onment Centr
also page 196.
Further Information: www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/
It is predicted that the 21
st
century will see an unprecedented
increase in pressures on water resources through significant
changes in water demand, quality and availability. As a result,
optimal management of water resources has become vital for the
Mike Cassidy
national economy and environment. Central to this management
MSc Environmental Hazards
are people with a thorough understanding of the fundamental
hydrological, water quality and ecological processes influencing
Lancaster Envir
water resources.
“I came to Lancaster firstly for the excellent reputation of the
Department and the masters course here. I also had some
This MSc provides training in the quantitative and practical skills
friends who studied here before who recommended the
required to address the challenges water managers have to face on
Department and University not to mention the close proximity
a daily basis. The course is taught by internationally recognised
to stunning scenery.”
experts in hydrology, water quality and ecology, and capitalises on
the links with the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and the
“There was a large range of research topics to choose from
Environment Agency that are integral to the Lancaster Environment
and I found the taught modules very interesting and relevant.
echnology:
Centre. The course develops high-level skills that include flood
I gained useful training during the taught modules such as
forecasting, prediction of contaminant migration within
learning GIS and remote sensing, whilst also developing my
groundwater, measurement of hydrological, chemical and
writing and presentation skills.”
ecological characteristics, and methods of policy development in
response to drivers such as the EU Water Framework Directive.
“I am now doing a PhD in the National Oceanography Centre
in Southampton, researching the evolution of volcanism on
The programme comprises six core training modules, combined
Montserrat, West Indies. The scientific writing and
with an extended research project typically linked with an external
communication skills I built up doing my dissertation, the
agency in the water sector. Links with the water regulators,
connections I made throughout the course and the Science and T
companies and research agencies are further developed by external
supervised research I carried out at Lancaster really helped me
seminars and other activities specific to the MSc.
to progress to further postgraduate research.”
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