Water and Environment
Innovative and sustainable solutions
Introduction
Worldwide freshwater resources are under pressure due to overuse, pollution and climate change. It is crucial to find ways to secure sustainable supplies of water of a quality suitable for drinking, agricultural production and other purposes, while at the same time ensuring the stability of ecosystems. The Master’s programme in water and environment focuses on the growing need for innovative and sustainable solutions and better water management systems.
The Chinese government and industry are investing heavily in sustainable water management strategies and research in order to combat China’s vast water challenges. With a Master’s degree in water and environment in China, you get a unique understanding of these complex and large scale issues.
You gain expertise in efficient water use in biological production, pollutant fate and control, water treatment technology and recycling, and strategies for the restoration of freshwater systems for sustainable development.
The teaching is organised in small, exclusive classes alternating with intensive theoretical and practical exercises. You also do joint projects which draw on courses offered in the same semester. These activities ensure a high level of learning and let you apply research and investigative methods in practice as well as theory.
On completion of the programme you receive a double degree and the following titles: Master of Science in Water and Environment from the University of Copenhagen and Master of Environmental Science from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Worldwide freshwater resources are under pressure due to overuse, pollution and climate change. It is crucial to find ways to secure sustainable supplies of water of a quality suitable for drinking, agricultural production and other purposes, while at the same time ensuring the stability of ecosystems. The Master’s programme in water and environment focuses on the growing need for innovative and sustainable solutions and better water management systems.
The Chinese government and industry are investing heavily in sustainable water management strategies and research in order to combat China’s vast water challenges. With a Master’s degree in water and environment in China, you get a unique understanding of these complex and large scale issues.
You gain expertise in efficient water use in biological production, pollutant fate and control, water treatment technology and recycling, and strategies for the restoration of freshwater systems for sustainable development.
The teaching is organised in small, exclusive classes alternating with intensive theoretical and practical exercises. You also do joint projects which draw on courses offered in the same semester. These activities ensure a high level of learning and let you apply research and investigative methods in practice as well as theory.
On completion of the programme you receive a double degree and the following titles: Master of Science in Water and Environment from the University of Copenhagen and Master of Environmental Science from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Programme Structure
Hydrology, Freshwater Ecology and Biogeochemistry (15 ECTS)
The focus is to give a general introduction to the main content and theoretical background of the programme. You take the following courses:
• Hydrology
• Freshwater ecology
• Biogeochemistry
Pollutants and Pollution Control (15 ECTS)
This module introduces you to the fate and processes of contaminants, the current status of soil and water pollution and the techniques for pollution control and water treatments. You take the following courses:
• Contaminants – fate and processes
• Soil and groundwater pollution
• Pollution control and water treatment
Statistics, Modelling and Global Change (15 ECTS)
In this module, you acquire the necessary tools to deal with data analysis and processing related to water and environment research at different scales in the context of global change. You take the following courses:
• Statistics
• Integrated catchment modelling
• Geospatial ecology
• Global change
Integrated Water Management and Legislation (15 ECTS)
The focus of this module is integrating the knowledge gained from earlier modules and its applications in the management of water resources in different systems including the policies and legislations. You take the following courses:
• Freshwater ecosystem management
• Agricultural water and nutrients management
• Urban water management
• Water policies and legislation
The research work related to your thesis is conducted at institutes of the Chinese Academy of Sciences located in different provinces of China.
It is also possible to conduct the whole thesis project in the company if a local project supervisor is available and the thesis contract is signed.
The Master's thesis is awarded 60 ECTS.
Meet the students (Videos)
The first field excursion in China
New knowledge and learning to cooperate! Join Jens-Peter and Zhang Jiejie, who arrived at SDC less than two weeks ago for their first mini field excursion, where they learn about water quality from Professor Erik Jeppesen.Tanja on working at Atlantic Sapphire
Meet Tanja Krogh Sørensen, a graduate from the MSc programme in Water and Environment, and find out how the programme prepared her for life after the university.Testimonials
B.Sc. in Biology, University of Southern Denmark
Occupation:
Environmental Advisor
B.Sc. in Geology, Tromsø University
Occupation:
Civil Engineer within water and environment, Vianova AS
Contact Alumni
If you have further questions, please take a look at the FAQ on the Going to study in China page. If you still have questions, you have the following options.For questions regarding specific courses, admission or
practical matters please contact SDC at:
admission@sdc.university
For first-hand questions regarding living and studying in China, you may contact recent Water and Environment graduate Mia Staal at mia1808@hotmail.com.
She does not represent SDC, but will answer your questions on the basis of her own personal experiences.
Career
The Master’s programme in water and environment gives you knowledge and competences in fundamental disciplines such as hydrology, freshwater ecology, statistics and nutrients management.You acquire the necessary tools to work in a solution-oriented manner with issues such as water pollution control, soil and groundwater remediation, water management and computer modelling of future scenarios regarding water resources and water quality.
A degree in water and environment prepares you to work in a wide variety of fields, for example:
• Engineering consultancy companies
• Manufacturing companies, including companies that manufacture environmental technology products
• Educational and research institutions and companies
• International organisations
• Food and pharmaceutical companies
• Ministries and government that set the political framework for the regulation of water and environment
Water and Environment News
Online teaching across time zones
During the lockdown teachers and students are meeting online. At the Water and Environment programme it means that teachers have produced more than 110 video clips with lectures and exercises.Read more
Fieldwork among Brown Bears and Siberian Tigers
Master student Mette Grøn carried out three weeks of fieldwork close to the North Korean and Russian boarder in the Muling Nature Reserve.Read more
“The practical aspect motivates me”
When Cecilie Arent is standing in the lake, observing algae and collecting water samples she is in her element.Read more
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Admission
You apply through the University of Copenhagen. To find out if you are qualified and to apply to the programme, click here.
Chinese citizens (including citizens from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao) must apply through the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chinese citizens (including citizens from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao) must apply through the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Tuition
Tuition is 40 000 RMB a year. Please read the following carefully to see if you have to pay tuition to attend the programme.
You have to pay tuition if you at the time of application are not enrolled at a Danish university. However, you may be eligible to receive the Danish “Udlandsstipendium” to cover your tuition fee. To find out if you are eligible, please go to SU-styrelsen. Most Danish citizens will be eligible.
You do NOT have to pay tuition if you at the time of application are enrolled at a Danish University – either in a Bachelor programme, a full Danish Master's programme or a Danish supplementary course in connection to a Danish Bachelor or Danish professional bachelor programme.
For all non-EU citizens the tuition fee for all MSc programmes at SDC is
40,000 RMB a year.
Danish citizens
You have to pay tuition if you at the time of application are not enrolled at a Danish university. However, you may be eligible to receive the Danish “Udlandsstipendium” to cover your tuition fee. To find out if you are eligible, please go to SU-styrelsen. Most Danish citizens will be eligible.
You do NOT have to pay tuition if you at the time of application are enrolled at a Danish University – either in a Bachelor programme, a full Danish Master's programme or a Danish supplementary course in connection to a Danish Bachelor or Danish professional bachelor programme.
Non-EU citizens
For all non-EU citizens the tuition fee for all MSc programmes at SDC is
40,000 RMB a year.
EU/EØS citizens
You have to pay tuition if you at the time of application are not enrolled as a student at a Danish university either in a Bachelor programme, a full Danish Master's programme or supplementary courses.
However, if you are equated with Danish citizens, who are required to pay tuition, you may be eligible to receive the Danish Udlandsstipendium (scholarship for studying abroad) to cover tuition.
To find out if you are eligible, please go to SU-styrelsen (The Danish Education Support Agency) for more information.
You do not have to pay tuition if at the time of application are enrolled at a full Danish Bachelor programme, a full Danish Master's programme or a Danish supplementary course.
Heads of the Programme
Danish Head of Water and Environment
Associate Professor Kristian Koefoed Brandt
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of Copenhagen
Contact
Professor Kristian Koefoed Brandt
Email: kkb@plen.ku.dk
Mobile: +45 20 87 56 35
Associate Professor Kristian Koefoed Brandt
Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of Copenhagen
Contact
Professor Kristian Koefoed Brandt
Email: kkb@plen.ku.dk
Mobile: +45 20 87 56 35
Chinese Head of Water and Environment
Professor Liang Tao
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor Liang Tao
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences