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Water and Wastewater Processes MSc - Environmental Science route at Cranfield University

Cranfield University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Our MSc in Water and Wastewater Processes offers two tailored study routes, giving you the flexibility to align your learning with your career goals and ambitions. By choosing the Water and Wastewater Processes – Environmental Science Route, you will apply cutting-edge scientific knowledge to tackle some of the most pressing challenges of our time — climate change, pollution, and emerging contaminants. You will explore how these pressures affect water quality and treatment, and develop innovative, real-world solutions to improve and protect water and wastewater systems.

Faculty: Water  |  Duration: Full-time: one year, part-time: two-three years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Full-time: October, part-time: October  |  Location: Cranfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivery: Taught modules 80 credits/800 hours, Group design projects 40 credits/400 hours, Individual thesis project 60 credits/600 hours. Compulsory modules: Global Water Sector, Water and Wastewater Treatment Principles, Process Science for the Water Sector, Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Catchments and Climate Change, Environmental Water Quality.

Career pathways

Hear from Ranj Rihal from Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies at the Cranfield careers fair

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK first or second class undergraduate degree with honours, as a minimum, or equivalent international qualification. Ideally applicants will have studied in a relevant science, engineering or related discipline. English language: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall and 5.5 in all skill components.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,100 for the whole programme (2027/28). MSc Full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 19,700 for the whole programme (2027/28). MSc Full-time Source

Intake: Full-time: October, part-time: October

Duration: Full-time: one year, part-time: two-three years

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