You will learn to design solid waste and wastewater collection and treatment systems and develop rational approaches towards sustainable waste management via cleaner production, appropriate treatment and re-use.
Starts: Annually in October
Duration: 18 Months
Location: UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands
Prospective Students
This specialisation is designed for professionals interested in achieving and maintaining the environment and public health. It is particularly relevant to BSc-level engineers who are involved in (or
Joint Programmes
In cooperation with partner institutions UNESCO-IHE offers the following Joint Programmes in Sanitary Engineering:
wish to become involved in) the provision of sanitation services. Typical students include civil, process and sanitary engineers, university faculty and researchers, and technical managers.
Learning Objectives
After successfully completing the Sanitary Engineering specialisation, graduates will be able to:
- Understand and explain the role of sanitation in the urban water cycle and its relation to public health and environment;
- Develop rational approaches towards sustainable wastewater management via pollution prevention, appropriate treatment, and resource recovery and re-use at both centralised and decentralised levels;
- Understand the relevant physical, chemical and biological processes and their mutual relationships within various sanitation components;
- Define and critically analyse, assess and evaluate various urban drainage and sewerage schemes, and wastewater, sludge and solid waste treatment process technologies;
- Analyse, synthesise, integrate, interpret, and discuss scientific and practical information in the context of preparing research and engineering projects including preparation of master plans, feasibility studies and preliminary designs;
- Apply modern tools for technology selection and to model sanitation components;
- Identify, develop and conduct independent research including field work, and laboratory research;
- Contribute to the development of innovative approaches to the provision of adequate and sustainable sanitation services in developing countries and countries in transition.
Application procedure
Please click here for the application procedure for the UNESCO-IHE MSc programmes.
NOTE: UNESCO-IHE and eight partners were recently awarded a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a large capacity building and research project to stimulate local innovation on sanitation for the urban poor. As a part of this project 55 MSc scholarships in Sanitary Engineering are partially funded by the foundation. Click here for more information.
Programme Structure & Contents
This specialisation consists of 14 modules covering a total of 12 months, this is followed by a 6-month research and thesis phase. Graduates of the programme will be awarded 106 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits.
