Program Overview
The Flood Risk Management at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is a MSc programme in Business & Management over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of business & management. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Flood Risk Management programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Germany and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6
- Tuition: EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Delft, Dresden, Barcelona, Germany
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Flood Risk Management programme are prepared for diverse careers in business & management:
- Business Analyst
- Management Consultant
- Product Manager
- Strategy Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Entrepreneur
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Master of Science in Water Science and Engineering -specialisation \x93Flood Risk Management\x94 from UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The NetherlandsMaster of Science in Hydro- Science and Engineering, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
- Master of Science in Flood Risk Management from Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
- Flood Risk Management
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Hydromechanics
- Ecology
- Statistics
- Meteorology and Hydrology
- Climate Change
- GIS
- Geodesy
- Fieldtrip
- Workshop
- Fieldtrip
- Computational Intelligence and Control Systems
- River Basin Modelling
- Introduction to river flood modelling, or, Urban flood modelling
- International fieldtrip
- Flood risk management
- Decision support system
- Debris flow and flash flood
- Coastal flooding
- Drough management
- Introduction to risk, vulnerability, hazard and resilience concepts assessment
- Global warming
- The radar, models, system and alerts with flood Forecasting application to the Besos Basin and fieldtrips
- Spatial planning
- socio-economic and institutional framework for flood risk management
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
The Erasmus Mundus Programme in Flood Risk Management has the following admission requirements:
A. Proof that the applicant has successfully accomplished a first degree of higher education equivalent to a B.Sc. degree (equivalent to 180 credit points according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)) with a good final mark in civil or environmental engineering, geosciences, environmental sciences, geography, natural resources management, limnology, oceanography, geology or other similar subjects.
B. Applicants must hold a qualification in one of the internationally-recognised English language Tests. More information on the English language requirements can be foundhere.
Required documents (1)
- Photocopy(ies) of academic diploma(s)(translated in English (if applicable)) (2)
- Certified academic transcript(s) (translated in English (if applicable))
- Curriculum Vitae (including work experience and research record (if any))
- Letter of Motivation (stating the applicant\xc2\x92s interest in the study programme)
- Two Letters of Recommendation (not older than six months either by two university teachers or by one university teacher and by one employer, or by internationally recognised scientist(s))
- Results of an English language test proving you comply with the programme\'s language requirements (3)
English Proficiency: IELTS 6 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 5,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact IHE Delft Institute for Water Education directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Delft, Netherlands
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, Netherlands. IHE Delft cooperates with Delft, the water...
University Profile- Start Date 2017-09-10
- Language English
- Duration 24 months