Water: Science and Governance

Our Water:

Science & Governance MSc combines pure and applied research methods from the social and environmental sciences, allowing you to gain an advanced understanding of the many contemporary, and often controversial, perspectives on water resource allocation and management. You will learn about examples from the UK, Europe and developing economies worldwide.

Key benefits:

• Gain advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the contemporary challenges of diverse water environments around the world through lectures and seminars informed by cutting edge research and policy.
• Explore the socio-economic, political and environmental aspects of water allocation and management through engagement with leading international scientists and professionals from the water sector.

Minimum standard is a 2:1 degree. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

MSc

Courses are divided into modules, and students on this course take modules totalling 180 credits. If you are studying full-time, you will complete the course in one year, from September to September. If you are studying part-time, your course will take two years to complete. You will take the combination of required and optional modules over this period of time, with the dissertation in your second year. King's College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study.

Required Modules:

You are required to take the following modules:

• Dissertation in Water: Science & Governance (60 credits)
• Applied Aquatic Sciences (20 credits)
• Water, Security & the Environment (20 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following modules:

• Water Resources & Water Policy (20 credits)
• Environmental Processes & Management (20 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following modules:

• Practising Social Research (20 credits)
• Methods for Environmental Research (20 credits)

Optional Modules:

In addition, you are required to take 20 credits from a range of optional modules. Modules may typically include:

• Environmental Remote Sensing (20 credits)
• Modelling Environmental Change at the Land Surface (20 credits)
• Geopolitics of Natural Resource Disputes (20 credits)
• Environmental Science & Policymaking (20 credits)
• Any Level 7 (master's) modules offered in the Department of Geography, including the list of optional modules given above.
• Up to 20 credits from Level 7 modules offered across the university, subject to approvals.

Fees:

• Full time overseas fees:

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