Master DegreeHydraulic Engineering
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | Master Degree (Master of Engineering Sciences) |
| Tuition fee | €4,234 per year |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Vytautas Magnus University Application fee is not refundable. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. |
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| Language requirements | English |
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Overview
Upon the completion of the study programme, graduates will be able to:
- design water engineering structures, evaluate influence of water management systems on environment;
- assess the reliability of hydraulic engineering structures by modern scientific research methods;
- propose innovative technologies for water quality improvement and sustainable use of water resources;
- evaluate and manage local and international projects for water conservation, management, and civil engineering;
- apply hydraulic constructions calculations methods and methodologies as well as evaluation techniques for water uses requirements for food production.
Programme structure
Main study subjects:
Technology of Irrigation and Drainage, Numerical Modelling of Hydrologic Systems, Hydropower, Reconstruction of Hydraulic Structures, Computer Design of Hydraulic Structures, Management of Investment Projects, Spatial Data Analysis, Urban Hydrology, Restoration of Disturbed Water Ecosystems, River Hydraulic Structures and Research, Construction Law, Optimization of Civil Engineering, Methodology of Research.
RESEARCH WORK
The programme offers graduates opportunity to third cycle studies. They can apply advanced scientific methods and modern information technologies in assessment of water management structures and their impact on the environment, integrate knowledge from different fields for research on durability of hydraulic structures, physical and numerical modelling of hydraulic processes, temporal changes of water balance and hydrological modelling and forecasting.
EXCHANGE PERIOD ABROAD
Students, who are willing to study in other European universities, have possibility to select exchange studies or traineeship abroad for one semester at 90 European universities (ex. Vienna University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Ghent University, Czech University of Life Sciences, Hohenheim University, Technical University of Munich, Athens Agricultural University, Padova University, Palermo University, Lasalle Beauvais Polytechnic Institute, Valencia Technical University, University of Algarve, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Akdeniz University, etc.) getting the monthly scholarship.
Career opportunities
Graduates have an opportunity to work as designers, experts, consultants and supervisors in:
• water engineering design institutions, civil engineering companies;
• water, environment and hydraulic structures management institutions;
• consulting firms in the field of water engineering;
• education and research in the field of water engineering.