#4 in Water Resources
Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for 2021
Shanghai Ranking
Interdisciplinary Curriculum
Program Faculty from Five Different Colleges
Overview
The Water Management and Hydrological Science (WMHS) graduate degree program is supervised by an interdisciplinary faculty from multiple department and colleges. The faculty have expertise in the bio-physical, geo-chemical, management, public health, social sciences and engineering fields. The program offers two masters’ degrees (thesis and non-thesis options) and a PhD. The curriculum is designed to allow students to become leaders in their focal areas of water while making connections with colleagues in other related disciplines.
The Master of Science (MS) degree is designed to complement students' undergraduate discipline by obtaining scientific, technical, or managerial expertise in water science. The minimum requirement for the MS degree is 32 credit hours. Students complete 8 hours of WMHS courses, 12 hours of water courses, one research methods course and one statistics course. Students may opt to add an additional course in lieu of some research hours. Completion of a thesis is required for the MS degree.
MSc WMHS student Katrina Jewell testing water samples in Bangladesh
Specializations/Areas of Focus
- Agricultural Water Management
- Climate Impacts
- Contaminant Transport
- Ecohydrology
- Groundwater Hydrology
- Hydrologic Spatial Science
- Stormwater Management
- Stream Restoration
- Surface Water Hydrology
- Water Laws & Regulations
- Water Management & Policy
- Water Modeling
- Water Quality
Admissions Requirements
A bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for our masters programs, while a master's degree is required to apply for our PhD program. PhD applicants must have a designated Committee Chair before admission. Applicants should have completed college-level mathematics, statistics, and science classes.https://waterprogram.tamu.edu/academics/admission-requirements/index.html
Deadline Date
The majority of new M.W.M., M.S. and Ph.D. students begin the degree program during the fall semester, however, we routinely admit students for the spring, with the deadline for spring semester applications being September 1.
Doctoral applicants are strongly encouraged to contact potential faculty advisors in their field of interest.
Fields Our Program Graduates Enter
- Hydrology/Hydrogeology
- Water Management
- Flood control Management
- Water Quality
- Water Resources Planning
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental consulting
- Academia
Notable alumni in these careers
Richard Rapier, MS - Chief of Party for the USAID-supported Water for Africa through Leadership and Institutional Support (WALIS) program and Senior Advisor, Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene at DAI.Nick Russo, MS - Environmental Compliance Officer, Harris County Engineering Department and Director of Environmental Services at Tetra Tech. PhD Candidate WMHS.
Adam Conner, MS - Hydrologist, Freese & Nichols Engineering
Jeremy Rice, MS - Hydrologist, Freese & Nichols Engineering
Scholarships, Fellowships, Assistantships, Financial Aid available
Graduate research assistantships are available on a competitive basis. Scholarships offered for students include the WMHS Scholarship (which provides in-state tuition), and the Lechner scholarship.For more information on the degree application, course requirements and program advisors go to the website http://waterprogram.tamu.edu.
PHD, Water Management and Hydrological Science
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