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MS Water Resources at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech, United States

Programme overview

The MS in Water Resources gives an integrated perspective across environmental and social dimensions of sustainable water management, preparing graduates for water research, decision making, policy and management. It is jointly administered with the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, and students may choose an advisor from any Virginia Tech programme. Thesis and non-thesis options are available.

Faculty: Interdisciplinary (Graduate School)  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Intake: Fall, Spring  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Blacksburg, VA, United States

What you will study

The 30 credits include 15 core credits (Water Quality for Professionals, Advanced Interdisciplinary Issues and Ethics in Water Resources, Watershed Hydrology, Advanced Hydroinformatics, Seminar in Water Science and Society, Advanced Watershed Assessment, Management, and Policy), 6-12 elective credits and 3-9 credits of project and report or thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School admission: minimum GPA 3.0; 2 letters of recommendation. Test requirements (GRE/GMAT/English proficiency), supplemental materials and deadlines are listed on the programme's catalogue admission tab.

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

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring, Summer I and Summer II.

Non-degree applicants may enter for Summer Session, Fall or Spring.

Graduate School deadlines (unless the department sets an earlier one), domestic applicants: Fall August 1, Spring January 1, Summer I May 1, Summer II June 1. International applicants: Fall April 1, Spring September 1, Summer I January 1, Summer II February 1. Application fee $75, non-refundable, submitted with the online application.

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