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Water Science
MSc programmes
Water & Wastewater Engineering
Water & Wastewater Technology
Full and part-time
Water is increasingly under pressure from demographic and climatic
changes. Treatment processes play a key role in delivering safe, reliable
supplies of water to households, industry and agriculture and in safeguarding
the quality of water in rivers, lakes, aquifers and around coastal areas.
Well educated, skilled graduates who can support the delivery of vital
water and wastewater treatment services are in high demand.
These programmes have been tailored to the water and wastewater
treatment and management needs of UK and global water sector
employers and are ideal for individuals who want to make a real difference.
Focus on your career Benefit from our expertise
Graduates from these programmes are highly sought The Centre is recognised internationally as a centre
after by employers. Successful students are able to of excellence for postgraduate courses. It is the UK's
secure positions and develop their careers in UK largest academic group specialising in process
and European water companies, major international technologies, engineering and policy for water
engineering consultancies and service contractors, quality improvement, and is a member of British
and government agencies. Former students benefit Water and the International Water Association.
from excellent international networking opportunities Industry practitioners teach alongside leading
through a large alumni group. academics, ensuring you are exposed to cutting-
edge tools, techniques and innovations.
“Cranfield Water Sciences graduates are well versed
in the pragmatic skills of water and wastewater Benefit from practical experience in
treatment and fully aware of the challenges facing work-based projects
the water industry in the 21st century. This makes Project work undertaken enables you to assimilate
them prime candidates for employment within water the knowledge and skills gained from the taught
companies, satisfying the individual's aspirations for element of the course and put these into real-world
development and the demands of a rapidly practise while gaining transferable skills in project
developing industry.” management, team-work and independent research.
Barrie Holden, Water Innovation Manager, Industrially oriented projects have support from
Anglian Water Services industry and other external organisations.
Future employers value this experience. Part-time
Benefit from our reputation students have the benefit of addressing their
Cranfield’s Centre for Water Science is highly employer’s real business problems supported
respected in the UK and global water sectors. by our academic supervision.
The MSc programmes are directed through a
dedicated Programme Advisory Committee that Accredited by
ensures the courses are aligned to industry needs.
Members include Anglian Water, Biwater, Energy &
Utility Sector Skills Council, Halcrow, Institute of
Water Officers, Montgomery Watson Harza, Severn
Trent Water, Thames Water, United Utilities
and Yorkshire Water.
www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/masters
Course Overviews
MSc Water & Wastewater “The Cranfield MSc Water and Wastewater
Engineering Engineering course provided an excellent
springboard for a career in the water
This course provides students with
industry. It is well structured, and highly
process, hydraulics and pumping system
regarded by employers. I enjoyed my
design and engineering knowledge, skills
time at Cranfield, and the experience has
and experience. Graduates are able to
certainly been worthwhile.”
work within a range of engineering
design, operation and research roles in Kenneth McGibbon
organisations involved in the treatment of Alumnus
water quality to meet environmental, Winner of the Degremont Prize
municipal and industrial standards. It for Best Student 2005
also develops suitably trained and
qualified process and design engineers MSc Water & Wastewater “The course was both challenging and
with the potential to progress further into Technology
intense. Its varied nature, which included
senior management positions. This course provides students with group work, site visits, guest speakers,
process science and process tutorials and practical exercises, provided
“The course provided me with the management knowledge, skills and me with a broad perspective of the
opportunity to gain invaluable experience practical experience. Graduates are able industry, a good level of technical
and excellent training to prepare me for a to work within a broad range of knowledge and a range of practical skills.
career in the water industry. It was hard operational, management and research I would recommend the course to
work and intense, but with expert tuition roles in organisations involved in the anyone interested in a career in the water
on-hand, and support that can only be treatment of water quality to meet or wastewater industry, as it is an
described as exceptional, I was able to environmental, municipal and industrial excellent starting point. Teaching staff are
gain a great deal of knowledge from the standards. It also develops suitably both supportive and encouraging,
course in a short time. The group design trained and qualified process scientists assisting you not only with achieving
project was very important to me as it and technologists with the potential to academic success but also with
gave me the chance to tackle actual progress further into senior management improving personal development skills.”
treatment problems present within the positions. Students are able to tailor the
industry, make important contacts, and technology-engineering-management Dr Emma Sharp, Technology and
learn a massive amount about the emphasis of the course to meet their Development Process Engineer
wastewater industry. I would recommend particular interests and career Severn Trent Water
anyone to take this course who is serious aspirations. Alumnus
about pursuing a career in either the
water or wastewater industry.”
Martin Fryer, Process Engineer
Wessex Water
Alumnus
Winner of the Institution of Chemical
Engineers Water Subject Group Prize
for Best Thesis 2005
The modules
The table below identifies the modules associated with each of the programmes.
Detailed information on each module is available on our web site.
Course modules MSc Water MSc Water
& Wastewater Engineering & Wastewater Technology
Full & part-time Full & part-time
Foundation modules Students must complete Students must complete
4 foundation modules 2-4 foundation modules
Water and Wastewater Treatment Principles ● ●
Process Science and Engineering ● ●
Engineering Hydraulics ● –
Pumps and Pumping Systems ● –
Technical modules Students must complete Students must complete
3 technical modules 3-4 technical modules
Biological Processes ● ●
Chemical Processes ● ●
Physical Processes ● ●
Desalination and Membrane Technology – Optional
Management modules Students must complete Students must complete
1 management module 1 -2 management modules
Conservation and Re-use Optional Optional
Project, Finance and Contract Management Optional Optional
Risk Management and Reliability Engineering Optional Optional
Water Policy, Legislation and Regulation Optional (part-time only) Optional (part-time only)
● = Compulsory module for specialisation identified above.
www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/masters
Course Information
Course details For the majority of part-time
students sponsorship is organised
Duration: Full-time: 1 year.
by their employers. For information
Part-time: 2-3 years.
on funding opportunities please visit:
Start date: Full-time: October. www.cranfield.ac.uk/sas/funding
Part-time: Throughout the year.
Entry requirements: Candidates must
*Funding: The Lorch Foundation MSc possess, or be expected to achieve,
student bursary is available to suitably a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree
qualified full-time students. Other or equivalent. Other relevant
funding opportunities exist, such as qualifications together with
the Royal Academy of Engineering considerable industrial experience
(RAE) Panasonic Trust Fellowships, may be considered.
Utilities and Service Industries Training
(USIT) Scholarships and School
bursaries. All students benefit from
industrial sponsorship of their
individual thesis project placement.
Who should apply Student’. Part-time students compete for the
Thames Water prize for ‘Best Thesis’ and
• Science, engineering or environment
the Yorkshire Water prize for ‘Best Student’.
graduates keen to pursue careers with
organisations involved in water and Design projects
wastewater treatment, including utilities, The group design projects for full-time
consultants, equipment manufacturers, students are applied multidisciplinary team
and suppliers based activities. They provide students
• Graduates currently working in the water with the opportunity, whilst working in
sector who wish to to extend their teams under academic supervision, to
qualifications or skills apply principles taught during modules,
whilst taking responsibility for project tasks.
• Individuals with other qualifications who Projects are undertaken in relation to
possess considerable relevant experience wastewater and potable treatment
Course structure systems. For part-time students design
projects are usually work based.
The full-time MSc programmes comprise
eight one-week assessed modules, two Individual project
group design projects and an individual This provides students with the opportunity
project. Modules include lectures and to demonstrate independent research
tutorials, and are assessed through written ability working within agreed objectives,
examinations and assignments. deadlines and budgets. The project is
Part-time MSc programmes comprise the sponsored by industry and usually includes
eight modules, a design project and an a four month placement with the sponsoring
individual project. Projects can be completed company. Placements have been offered
as work based learning whilst the modules by UK and European water utilities,
require attendance at Cranfield University. multinational companies, and SMEs
operating in the water sector. Part-time
The three elements of the full and part-time students usually undertake their individual
programmes are assessed as follows: project with their employer.
• Taught modules 40% Why Cranfield University
Contact • Group design projects 20% Cranfield is a wholly postgraduate
For further information and an application • Individual project 40% university with an international community
form please contact: and a truly global reputation. Ranked first
Alternatively, qualifications of Postgraduate in the UK for staff to student ratios and
School of Applied Sciences Diploma (PgDip) comprising the eight with a top five ranking for student
T: + 44 (0) 1234 754 086 taught modules and the design project, employment on graduation, an excellent
E: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk and Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), rating for teaching, and exceptional
comprising five modules and a short facilities, Cranfield makes an ideal
design project, are available. destination for advancing careers.
Prizes All courses are designed to meet the
training needs of industry and have a
Full-time students compete for the British strong input from experts in their sector.
Water prize for ‘Best Group Project’, the Our focus is on applied research and
IChemE prize for ‘Best Thesis’, The Lorch developing future managers, engineers,
Foundation prize for ‘Best Laboratories consultants and entrepreneurs.
Group’, and the Degremont prize for ‘Best
This document is available online or as a text file in large font.
Note: Cranfield University reserves the right to change the programme without prior notification. Information correct at time of going to print.
