Urban Water & Water Resources Engineering  

Water and Wastewater Engineering aims to manage the main challenges and strategies in key areas of the water and wastewater field, based on a comprehensive understanding of the urban water cycle. Society is facing an immense demand on renewing the infrastructure for distribution of potable water, as well as the collection of municipal wastewater. This requires basic knowledge of the methods and tools suitable for analyzing, evaluating and implementing solutions for processing and distribution of potable water, for collecting and treating wastewater, as well as water runoff from rain and snow melt.

An MSc in Environmental Engineering with specialist skills in water and wastewater eng. can:

• Apply knowledge for identification, selection and design of sustainable solutions in health, environmental and economic perspectives
• Contribute to the development and implementation of new environmental technology solutions to meet society's challenges in the field of water and wastewater systems, with emphasis on the effect of urbanization, climate change and infrastructure aging
• Execute a professional understanding and attitude regarding knowledge, planning and research, adapted to changing circumstances and the need for new knowledge, with emphasis on how to meet complex and demanding environmental challenges of today and in the future
• Communicate and collaborate with specialists in multidisciplinary teams, particularly in the wide competence field of water and wastewater engineering, in order to perform a comprehensive and professionally-oriented job in the environmental field
• Recognize or understand the need to evaluate and assess water and wastewater systems in a technological, ethical and social context, and take responsibility related to sustainability, environmental and financial factors and to social welfare
• Maintain a professional competence through lifelong learning

Two options are available for this study track, depending on where you begin your degree:

Start at NTNU, thesis at Chalmers

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
NTNU	NTNU	Chalmers	Chalmers
Choose two of the following courses: TVM4105 - Hydrology TBM4265 - Water Infrastructure, Treatment and Resource Recovery TVM4173 - Drinking Water Treatment [1][2] TVM4141 - Water and Wastewater Systems, Advanced Course [2] TVM4106 - Hydrological Modelling [3] TVM5171 - Water Resources Management   (2*7.5 ECTS)	Choose two of the following courses: TVM4110 - Water Chemistry] TVM4174 - Hydroinformatics TVM4171 - Wastewater Treatment [2] TBT4130 Environmental Biotechnology (3*7.5 ECTS)	Study period 1: ACE095 – Infrastructure and urban systems ACE085 – Water systems and modelling Study period 2: ACE090 – Sustainable urban water engineering Thesis	Study period 3: BOM075 – Drinking water engineering Thesis Study period 4: Thesis
TVM4130 Urban Water Systems (7.5 ECTS)	Experts in Teamwork (7.5 ECTS)
Complementary subject - electable  (7.5 ECTS)*

[1]: Requires previous knowledge in chemistry and/or water chemistry
[2]: Requires basic knowledge in water and wastewater systems
[3]: Requires previous knowledge in hydrology, TVM4105 or equal

*Complementary subject (all 7.5 ECTS) to be chosen from list below. Available subjects may be chosen in disregard of the scheduling for teaching hours and exams.  

FI5206   Technology for a Good Society 
TEP4223 Life Cycle Assessment
TIØ4120 Operations Research, Introduction
TIØ4201 Risk Governance 
TIØ4295 Managerial Economics
TIØ4300 Environmental Science, Ecosystems and Sustainability

Start at Chalmers, thesis at NTNU

Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Semester 4
Chalmers	Chalmers	NTNU	NTNU
Study period 1: ACE095 – Infrastructure and urban systems ACE085 – Water systems and modelling Study period 2: ACE090 – Sustainable urban water engineering Elective	Study period 3: BOM075 – Drinking water engineering BOM125 – Risk Assessment and decision support Study period 4: ACE040 – Advanced wastewater engineering ACE080 – Hydrogeology	Complementary subject - electable (7.5 ECTS)*	TVM4905 Water Supply and Wastewater Systems, Master Thesis  (30 ECTS)
		TVM4130 - Urban Water Systems (7.5 ECTS) OR TVM4141 - Water and Wastewater Systems, Advanced Course (7.5 ECTS)
		TBM4500 Civil and Environmental Engineering, Specialization Project  (7.5 ECTS)
		Supplementary subject - electable (7.5 ECTS)***

**Select course from the Master’s Programme Infrastructure and Environmental Engineering (IEE) or from other master’s programmes at Chalmers or elsewhere. Minimum of courses from the MPIEE is equivalent to 60 ECTS.