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Courses & research
During your Master’s in Civil Engineering & Management (CEM), you will collect a total of 120 EC within two years. You will follow (elective) courses related to the specialisation in Water, River and Coastal Engineering & Management and you will end your Master’s by writing your master’s thesis.
What your curriculum will look like exactly, depends on the choices you make within this specialisation. At the start of your programme, you will compose a set of courses that match your interests and ambitions. There is plenty of elective space!
Number of EC
Specialisation courses
You need to choose at least ten of the specialisation-related courses.
You can choose three courses of other specialisations within the Master’s in Civil Engineering & Management. Of course, you can also choose more of the specialisation courses listed above.
15 EC
Examples of electives that perfectly fit this specialisation:
You can fill up the rest of your elective space with courses that match your interests and ambitions. There is a wide range of courses you can choose from, both from the Master’s in CEM and other master’s at UT, or at another partner university in the Netherlands or abroad.
Master’s thesis
40 EC
You will finish your Master’s in CEM with your master’s thesis (30 EC). In order to prepare for your thesis, you will follow the courses Academic Research Skills (5 EC) and Preparation master’s thesis (5 EC).
Total EC
120 EC
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MASTER’S THESIS
You will end your Master’s with your master’s thesis. The choice of your graduation subject is largely up to you – and the courses you have chosen. Most students complete their graduation project at an external organisation, either in the Netherlands or abroad. This is a highly recommended option since it is a great opportunity to combine your academic skills with experience in the professional field.
Your master’s thesis could involve undertaking projects such as:
Measuring effects of climate change on groundwater levels of a national park.
Mapping the movement of the sea as well as soil dynamics, so that wind farms at sea can be constructed properly and cabling is not left exposed.
Assessing the water footprint of the worldwide production of crops to measure where water consumption exceeds sustainable levels.
