Master of Water Resource Management

Summary

Managing the world's precious water resources requires professionals to have multidisciplinary knowledge and an integrated approach, involving ecological, scientific, political, hydrological, and planning skills.

The Master of Water Resource Management will prepare graduates for a professional career in water resource management. Students learn how to develop innovative and effective methods for the sustainable management of this critical resource in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

Postgraduate students benefit from the teaching and research conducted by the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management, a joint partnership between UC and Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University.

Course Subjects

• WATR691 Water Science and Management Project (60 points)
• WATR401 Advanced Water Resources
• WATR402 Water Quality and Quantity Assessment
• WATR403 Water Management, Policy and Planning
• GEOG404 Resource and Environmental Management (REM) in New Zealand (30 points)
• ENVR410 Concepts and Principles of Environmental Science (15 points)
• ENVR411 Case Studies in Environmental Science (15 points)
• MAST603 Mana Kaitiaki (Māori Resource Management) ( 20 points) (Lincoln University)
• ERST630 Environmental Policy and Planning (20 points) (Lincoln University)
• LWST602 Advanced Resource Management and Planning Law (20 points) (Lincoln University)
• ERST621 Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment (20 points) (Lincoln University)
• ERST632 Economics in Environmental Policy (20 points) (Lincoln University)