MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources Management  MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources Management Imperial College London ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534085924Imperial-College-London.jpg

MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources Management MSc in Hydrology & Business Management MSc in Hydrology & Sustainable Development (The add-on of business management or sustainable development modules represents about 25 per cent of the taught material). Hydrology is concerned with assessment of the natural distribution of water in time and space and with evaluating the impact of man-made changes on the distribution and quality of this water. Applied hydrology has been traditionally concerned with floods and water resources. However, hydrologists are increasingly concerned with problems of pollutant transport in surface water, soils and groundwaters, and wider issues such as the effects of land use and climate change. The course aims to provide an integrated treatment of these issues as a sound preparation for a specialist career in hydrology, water resources andor environmental management. Hydrology is strongly multidisciplinary, and the course includes a basic treatment of relevant physical and life sciences, including meteorology, soil physics and geology and mathematical sciences such as fluid mechanics, probability and statistics, and systems analysis. Attention is paid to techniques for the measurement and analysis of data, and design and simulation methods. There is a strong focus on solving applied problems related to surface water and groundwater systems, including flood estimation and flood forecasting, water resources evaluation and management, surface and groundwater quality and irrigation. Hydro-ecological aspects of water management are introduced, as are issues such as global modelling and climate and land use change. The course includes lectures, tutorials, computing, fieldwork and a four-month major project. Colloquia and lectures by specialists from this country and abroad are arranged, and participation in Learned Society and other professional meetings is encouraged. In the final part of the course each student carries out a major project, on a specialist topic of their choice. Students are encouraged to take part in the research activities of staff and, where possible, to continue their studies towards a research degree. Students are also expected to take an active part in tutorials and student seminars on various aspects of this course. Thesis projects are undertaken in subjects of current environmental engineering interest. They are often linked to current research programmes. Suitable UK-based applicants can be fully supported (fees plus living costs) through the NERC Bursary scheme. A one-week study tour is a compulsory part of the course and may take place in the UK or continental Europe. It normally includes visits to experimental hydrological areas and assorted engineering fieldwork schemes of hydrological interest, in additon to interaction with research institutions and practitioners. The cost, of up to ?300, is not included in the course fees. Throughout the course there are several seminars given by visiting lecturers, illustrating the application of hydrological techniques in engineering practice andor recent advances in research.