MSc Programmes
The Institute offers four Masters Programmes with 16 specialisations in the fields of water, environment and infrastructure, with a focus on poverty alleviation and sustainable development.
Programme Structure
UNESCO-IHE offers 18-month Master of Science (MSc) programmes that start every year in October.
The first year of the programme consists of taught modules. This is followed by six-month research period resulting in a thesis. Each module is taught over a three-week period, is structured around a central theme and has a certain number of credit points.
UNESCO-IHE uses the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), in which each credit point is equivalent to 28 study load hours. The UNESCO-IHE Master of Science programme consists of 106 credit points in total.
When the participant has successfully completed the taught modules, he or she will enter an individual research programme for a six-month period, under the guidance of a supervisor. The study is completed with the MSc thesis and a public presentation of its results, which are judged by an examination committee.
The study deals with a practical or theoretical problem and is possibly carried out in collaboration with a water sector organisation in the Netherlands or the participant's employer. Field data collection, laboratory or computer analysis work will in many cases form part of the study.
The unsustainable management of natural resources hampers human development and exacerbates inequalities in wealth and welfare. Pollution, the depletion of natural resources and the disintegration of ecological functions are matters of local, regional and global concern. Economic development and...
Recent decades have witnessed an increasing rate of urbanisation, particularly in developing regions and in countries in transition. About 80% of the world's mega-cities can be found in these regions....
Many regions of the world are increasingly facing challenges when it comes to managing water. Although all challenges are related to water, the nature of the challenge differs from one location to the next....
The Water Science and Engineering Masters Programme focuses on the management and development of water resources and water flows and quality in the natural environment, while addressing the multidisciplinary character of human activities dealing with water....