Train with us
Our courses offer many opportunities to study and develop new skills to tackle global water challenges. Our relevant courses include:
- undergraduate courses
- postgraduate taught courses
- postgraduate research courses
- continuing professional development (CPD) courses
These are delivered by leading academics, often alongside our industry partners and practitioners.
Our undergraduate programmes
We offer a wide range of undergraduate degrees. Water is inherent in many of these:
Our MSc postgraduate programmes
Our teaching is research-led, shaping many of the courses we offer.
MSc Hydrology and Water Management
Our MSc Hydrology and Water Management course enables students to understand water sector challenges. Course content includes:
- water management
- addressing global issues
- climate change
- urbanisation
- food security
- water security
You’ll broaden your understanding of policy and practice and take part in fieldwork using state-of-the-art tools. The course will equip you for a career in the water industry.
Find out more about the MSc Hydrology and Water Management.
MSc Environmental Engineering
Environmental engineers create the infrastructure and technologies for a sustainable society. You’ll learn how to apply scientific and engineering principles. In doing so, you’ll protect the environment and public health.
This includes providing clean water, treating wastewater and remediating pollution from industry. You’ll also learn how to control air pollution. The course incorporates climate change and the circular economy.
MSc Urban Planning
This course is accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Urban planning is the understanding of place-making processes. It's the process that underpins places, society and the environment. It's also interdisciplinary, with professionals having an understanding across a range of topics, including fundamentals of planning, academic underpinnings of planning, principles of planning and legal, economic, social, political frameworks in which planning is situated.
Our postgraduate research opportunities
Our community is open to anyone who wishes to research any aspect related to our mission. Please get in touch to discuss your research ideas with us.
We also have a number of PhD centres with annual opportunities to study for a PhD here at Newcastle University.
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Infrastructure and Resilience (WIRe)
Water infrastructure is critical to our society. It allows us to derive benefits from water and manages risks from water hazards, including wastewater, floods, droughts and pollution.
Climate change has caused recent water infrastructure failures. This has provided a strong reminder of the need for resilient water systems. Our Centre for Doctoral Training provides a training programme for researchers. They aim to make water infrastructure resilient to the effects of:
- climate change
- population growth
- improving water quality
- regulation
NERC ONE Planet DTP
ONE Planet offers a doctoral training partnership (DTP) at Newcastle University and Northumbria University. The Natural and Environmental Research Council (NERC) funds the partnership.
Students develop multi-disciplinary research across:
- climate and climate change
- earth system processes
- environmental informatics
- anthropocene
Students work with our partners. They provide professional skills and attributes required for our new leaders of:
- academia
- industry
- business start-ups
- NGOs
- government
NERC IAPETUS DTP
IAPETUS is a multidisciplinary DTP. The NERC funds and accredits the partnership. It provides PhD students with the opportunity to collaborate with experts from a range of external research institutions, alongside Newcastle University.
The IAPETUS funds projects that tackle global environmental change and explore sustainable resources. Multi-disciplinary teams drive the scheme.