Program Overview

Postgraduate Taught Programmes

The University of Glasgow offers a range of postgraduate taught programmes, including the MSc in Sustainable Water Environments.

Sustainable Water Environments (Universitas Gadjah Mada dual degree) MSc

The Masters in Sustainable Water Environments will provide you with multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise in river catchment, lake and coastal environments, with a focus on the impact of and adaptation to changing environments. The programme is designed to enable you to develop an in-depth and critical understanding of contemporary global issues in surface water environments including climate and land use change, flood risk, restoration, ecosystem health, and associated management perspectives.

Why this programme

• Students with interests in surveying water environments will benefit from access to the latest surveying equipment and software including RTK GNSS. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and terrestrial laser scanners.
• The School owns specialist laboratory and field equipment.
• You will attend a residential semester 1 field class integrated into the 'monitoring water systems' course.
• Civil Engineering students will learn key skills in the area of infrastructure development, which is in great demand in Indonesia as the country develops.

Programme structure

Students will take year one of the Universitas Gadjah Mada MEng Civil Engineering, and will obtain 24-32 Indonesian Credits.

• Programme structure for Civil Engineering
  • Modes of delivery of the MSc in Sustainable Water Environments include lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory practical classes, computing workshops and fieldwork.
  • You will take part in a residential field class in Scotland during Semester 1 to develop skills in the operation and analysis of water environment monitoring methods and technologies.
  • In the final part of the programme, you will undertake a research project which will be supervised by a member of staff who teaches on the MSc programme.

Core courses

• Ecology and Restoration of Water Environments
• Introduction to Statistics for Environmental Analysis
• Environmental and Ecological Statistics (Level M)
• Modelling Water Environments
• Monitoring Water Environments
• Managing Sustainable Water Environments: Policy and Practice
• Principles of GIS
• Remote Sensing of the Environment
• Academic and Professional Skills for GES PGT
• Topographic Modelling and Landscape Monitoring

Semester three (60 credits)

• Research project jointly supervised by UGM and UofG

Career prospects

You will be well equipped for a variety of industrial career paths in the environmental sector, including roles that specifically focus on the surface water environment. In the UK, these roles may be with government agencies (e.g. Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Environment Agency) or industry (e.g. environmental consultancies such as JBA, AECOM, ARUP, RoyalHaskoningDHV, Jacobs, cbec). Equivalent opportunities are available internationally. You will also be well qualified to pursue a doctoral degree.

Fees & funding

MSc

Home & RUK

• Full-time fee: Ł12,960

International & EU

• Full-time fee: Ł31,050

Fee status

• Fee status guidance

Deposits

International and EU applicants are required to pay a deposit of Ł2,000 within four weeks of an offer being made.

Additional fees

• Fee for re-assessment of a dissertation (PGT programme): Ł370
• Submission of thesis after deadline lapsed: Ł350
• Registration/exam only fee: Ł170

Funding

Students will automatically be eligible for the CoSE Partner scholarship of 20% of the international tuition fee. LPDP scholarship is also available for the dual degree programme.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements at UGM

To be eligible for programmes, you must meet the general and specific entry requirements:

• The general entry requirement
• The specific entry requirement: The required level of English proficiency is similar to that of University of Glasgow

Progression to the University of Glasgow

To progress to Glasgow students must obtain a 3.5/4.0 GPA in the first year at UGM and satisfy the English Language requirements for the Glasgow Programme.

English language requirements

For applicants from non-English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Government, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic and Academic Online (not General Training)

• 6.5 overall with no subtest less than 6.0

Common equivalent English language qualifications accepted for entry to this programme:

• TOEFL (ibt, mybest or athome)
• Pearsons PTE Academic
• Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)
• Oxford English Test
• LanguageCert Academic/ Academic Online
• Password Skills Plus
• Trinity College Integrated Skills in English II

Alternatives to English Language qualification

• Degree from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)
• Undergraduate 2+2 and 3+1 degrees from majority-English speaking country (as defined by the UKVI including Canada if taught in English)

How to apply

To apply for a postgraduate taught degree you must apply online.

Documents

As part of your online application, you also need to submit the following supporting documents:

• A copy (or copies) of your official degree certificate(s) (if you have already completed your degree)
• A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing full details of subjects studied and grades/marks obtained
• Official English translations of the certificate(s) and transcript(s)
• One reference letter on headed paper
• Evidence of your English language ability (if your first language is not English)
• Any additional documents required for this programme (see Entry requirements for this programme)
• A copy of the photo page of your passport (Non-EU students only)