Master of Water Engineering at University of Cape Town

Programme overview

The Master of Water Engineering is a professional master's programme in the Department of Civil Engineering for built environment professionals who want to develop skills in water engineering. It carries 180 credits at NQF level 9.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment | Department: Department of Civil Engineering | Duration: Minimum one academic year of registration | Study mode: full-time | Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

Core courses cover sustainable water management, advanced introduction to wastewater treatment, urban hydrology and modelling of urban drainage systems, and a 45-credit Master of Water Engineering Project. Candidates add 85 elective credits (at least 45 water-related), with electives such as the activated sludge system, water treatment technologies, integrated water treatment plant design and non-sewered sanitation systems.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment Professional Masters (Civil Engineering): candidates must be proficient in English and hold a four-year bachelor's or honours degree, or an approved three-year degree plus either five years of relevant experience or 144 credits of approved coursework, or an equivalent qualification or level of competence approved by Senate. Applicants must also show a satisfactory level of numeracy: a first-year university course in Mathematics or Statistics, or Mathematics at NSC level 4 or better, or a pass in a numeracy test. Selection is based on academic record and experience.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The application fee is R100 for undergraduate and postgraduate applications from South Africa and the SADC region, and R300 for applications from outside the SADC region; it is non-refundable and payable by direct deposit, EFT or credit card (online). UCT students and graduates are exempt except for GSB programmes.

Apply through the official page: https://applyonline.uct.ac.za

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