Hydrology and Water Resources

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 17 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 32.1 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 15, 2025
StudyQA ranking:5614 Duration:2 years

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The Hydrology and Water Resources graduate program focuses on processes that control the transport and distribution of water in the environment and their influence on water supplies, flooding, ecosystems and climate. The program covers topics such as groundwater and surface-water hydrology, hydrometeorology, hydraulics and remote sensing and emphasizes predictive modeling approaches.

Admission to the program is nationally and internationally competitive. Financial support through research or teaching assistantships and a variety of fellowships and scholarships is available to qualified students.

  • CEE 271 Flow in Unsaturated Porous Media
  • CEE 272 Groundwater Hydrology
  • CEE 273 Watershed Modeling
  • CEE 274 Climate Data Analysis
  • CEE 276 Hydrology
  • CEE 277 Hydrologic Transport Fundamentals
  • CEE 278 Fluid Mechanics of Open Channels
  • CEE 279 Hydrologic Computational Modeling
  • CEE 283 Mathematical Methods in Engineering Analysis
  • CEE 289 Analysis of Hydrologic Systems
  • CEE 290 Merging Models and Data
  • CEE 291 Hydrologic Remote Sensing
  • CEE 295 Seminar in Engineering
  • CEE 298 Sustainable Urban Water Systems 

Requirements

  1. Completed Online Application: Please note that a completed online application includes paying the Application Fee
  2. Bachelor’s Degree Transcripts: Applicants must submit one set of official transcripts from all institutions they attended prior to graduating with a B.S. degree
  3. Master’s Degree Transcripts (if applicable): Applicants must submit one set of transcripts for any graduate-level work completed
  4. Official GRE General Test Scores: Applicants are not required to take GRE subject tests
  5. Official TOEFL or ILETS scores (if applicable): Applicants who are international students or permanent residents who earned a degree outside of the U.S. are required to submit a TOEFL or ILETS test scores
  6. Three (3) Letters of Recommendation: We recommend that at least two letters be from academia. The third could be another letter from academia, a supervisor, a mentor, etc.

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  • ✔️ Flexible study schedule
  • ✔️ Experienced teachers
  • ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

  • Fellowships or Grants
  • Teaching or Research Assistantships 
  • Need-based Financial Aid
  • Personal Resources 
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