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Cardiff University: Water, Climate Change and Sustainability
| Institution | Cardiff University View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | School of Earth and Environmental Sciences View department profile |
| Web | https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/earth-environmental-sciences |
| enquiry@cardiff.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)29 2087 4455 |
| Study type | Taught |
MSc
Summary
Become a leader in water science and management with our interdisciplinary MSc, designed to tackle global challenges and open diverse career pathways.
Water is fundamental to life on Earth and the functioning of healthy ecosystems and societies. But the world faces significant challenges to sustainable water supplies. Limited usable freshwater, unevenly distributed across the world, in addition to climate-driven floods and droughts, impacts economies, increases conflict potential, and degrades ecosystems, making future water sustainability unpredictable. To address these urgent challenges the world needs graduates with expertise in freshwater problems.
This MSc will give you a solid understanding of water in terms of the hydrological cycle, its forcing by climate and climate change, partitioning of water between the surface and subsurface, water availability to and use by ecosystems, and the sustainable management of water-related hazards and water resources. You’ll explore the social context of water problems in terms of environmental sustainability, as well as knowledge of the climate system and the regional expressions of climate change and develop the skills to analyse and quantify sustainability of water resources and hazards, to handle and analyse large datasets that are proliferating across the globe, and to engage with numerical models.
The interdisciplinary nature of the programme will open up potential career pathways in academia, development, government, or environmental consultancy. You would be well equipped to address global challenges including those associated with sustainable development goals, as well as national and subnational environmental priorities in countries around the world.
Some module combinations are not available due to the carefully constructed programme design. All options will be managed through guided choice.
Accreditations Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | For details on entry requirements, please visit our website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/water-climate-change-sustainability-msc |
| Location | Cathays Park Campus Park Place Cardiff CF10 3AT |
Summary
Become a leader in water science and management with our interdisciplinary MSc, designed to tackle global challenges and open diverse career pathways. Water is fundamental to life on Earth and the functioning of healthy ecosystems and societies. But the world faces significant challenges to sustainable water supplies. Limited usable freshwater, unevenly distributed across the world, in addition to climate-driven floods and droughts, impacts economies, increases conflict potential, and degrades ecosystems, making future water sustainability unpredictable. To address these urgent challenges the world needs graduates with expertise in freshwater problems.
This MSc will give you a solid understanding of water in terms of the hydrological cycle, its forcing by climate and climate change, partitioning of water between the surface and subsurface, water availability to and use by ecosystems, and the sustainable management of water-related hazards and water resources. You’ll explore the social context of water problems in terms of environmental sustainability, as well as knowledge of the climate system and the regional expressions of climate change and develop the skills to analyse and quantify sustainability of water resources and hazards, to handle and analyse large datasets that are proliferating across the globe, and to engage with numerical models.
The interdisciplinary nature of the programme will open up potential career pathways in academia, development, government, or environmental consultancy. You would be well equipped to address global challenges including those associated with sustainable development goals, as well as national and subnational environmental priorities in countries around the world.
Some module combinations are not available due to the carefully constructed programme design. All options will be managed through guided choice.
Accreditations - Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | For details on entry requirements, please visit our website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/water-climate-change-sustainability-msc |
| Location | Cathays Park Campus Park Place Cardiff CF10 3AT |
Our environment
Since 1901, Cardiff University has ensured our graduates leave with lucrative and sought-after skills and experience in the Earth and environmental sciences.
Bringing together internationally recognised Earth scientists and a diverse community of staff from across the discipline, Cardiff University’s world-class research environment enriches the student experience through innovative, industry-aligned teaching (89% student satisfaction in 2025). Our degrees are designed with industry and sustainability at the forefront, and our students report that graduate employers are impressed with the accuracy and immediacy of the knowledge taught on each of our MSc programmes.
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