Career opportunities
Successful students will secure positions within their sponsoring company, making an ongoing contribution to its operating performance, with graduates developing the potential to progress to senior positions in industry.
Testimonials include:
"The MTech is a great idea and a really good way to get both academic and industrial experience. Working with Yorkshire Water has provided me with more opportunities than I would have had with a standard MSc course."
“The structure of the course is excellent as the knowledge gained in the taught modules is immediately put into practice in the form of the design projects. The thesis placement allows one to gain experience in real working environment, and to make contacts with many professionals in the water industry. Lectures are given by both academic staff and industry professionals, often experts in their field, and this ensures that information is current and relevant to today’s water industry. The diverse background of the students enrolled on the course, and the part-time students often already working in the water industry, is useful for knowledge transfer and also further networking within the industry. The reputation of the course and the university within the water industry is excellent. The course will not only enhance the opportunities for employment within the water industry, it will also provide one with the knowledge and experience to be successful.”
“I joined the course because I was interested in water and wanted to discover the engineering side of things through post-grad study, as I had already completed a mechanical engineering degree and had studied fluid flows and hydraulics. I would recommend the course because of the very friendly staff/lecturers who have a lot of time for everyone, which is very important.”
These comments reflect the high regard that industry places on our accredited programmes. Industrially relevant, the programmes are directed through a Course Advisory Committee that ensures the courses are in tune with industry. The Centre for Water Science's postgraduates go onto rewarding careers with water utilities, environmental engineering consultancies, process contractors, equipment manufacturers and suppliers serving the international water industry, as well as companies where water and wastewater processing is a concern.
