Department of Water Management and Hydrological Science
Water resources—essential to humankind—have become even more critical as the world's population expands, climate change brings new challenges and technology both enhances and depletes resources.
The Water Management and Hydrologic Science program in the College of Geosciences provides a unique interdisciplinary approach to all aspects of water management, conservation and protection with three separate degree options.
This degree is designed to give students a comprehensive knowledge of water science and hydrology and provide training in methods of research. Each student must have a chair before acceptance into the program. Students will work with their chair and the advisory committee to develop a course of study satisfying the curriculum. Students who have not taken graduate courses in statistics and research methods will be required to take one research methods course and two statistics courses from the designated list.
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