Master of Engineering (MEng)

MEng Civil Engineering

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  • Duration: 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H201 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Study abroad
  • Scholarships available
  • Field trips
  • Accredited course

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

Fees and funding

Fees

Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.

Additional expenses

There is a compulsory field course for Civil Engineering students which incurs a subsidised fee* (approx. £100) that contributes to travel, accommodation and subsistence. You are expected to bring your own wet weather clothing and footwear.

The exact cost and dates of the trip are confirmed at the start of your second year.

* In accordance with current University policy, this fee is restricted to be not more than 1% of the annual tuition fee of the course

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.

For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .

Course unit details:
Water Resource Planning & Management

Course unit fact file
Unit code CIVL40402
Credit rating 15
Unit level Level 4
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact.  Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates

 

Water scarcity affects millions of people worldwide each year. Competition over limited freshwater resources is expected to be exacerbated further in the coming decades due to pressures from population growth and economic development, along with increased variability in water availability caused by climate change. Engineers have a critical role to play in helping societies to respond to growing water scarcity challenges, including through support for design and assessment of policies and interventions to support sustainable, equitable and efficient water resource management. In this context, the purpose of this unit is to provide students with a working knowledge of the physical principles of catchment hydrology and how these processes can be modeled using mathematical techniques to quantify impacts of changes in climate and land use on water availability. Students are subsequently introduced to concepts of water resource use and sustainability in different global contexts, and develop skills to combine hydrologic knowledge with microeconomic economic techniques to design and evaluate alternative policies for managing freshwater resources.

Aims

This unit aims to provide students with the technical skills and interdisciplinary knowledge necessary to be able to:

 

  • Explain the processes governing the movement of water and transport of contaminants in the surface and subsurface.
  • Develop and apply a range of analytical surface water and groundwater models to solve common hydrological problems.
  • Understand the different uses of water, and discuss the complexity of freshwater scarcity challenges globally.

Integrate hydrological modeling with microeconomic concepts to evaluate

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 50%
Report 35%
Oral assessment/presentation 15%

Feedback methods

via Blackboard

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
eAssessment 52.5
Project supervision 22.5
Tutorials 8
Independent study hours
Independent study 67

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Timothy Foster Unit coordinator

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