Master of Technology in Water and Environmental Engineering

 

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

  1. BTech degree in either Civil or Chemical Engineering;
  2. BSc degree in Civil or Chemical Engineering;
  3. First degree in a relevant Engineering-related discipline. Additionally, applicants must attend and pass a selection interview if degree is a second class lower or pass division  
  4. HND in either Civil or Chemical Engineering with two (2) years industrial experience and must pass a selection interview as well as six (6) months top-up course before admission into the MTech programme.  
  5. Foreign Applicants: Academic records of foreign applicants will be referred to GTEC for the determination of qualification equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement.

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

To successfully graduate from MTech in Water and Evironmental Engineering, students must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Have passed all courses under the programme
  • Have accumulated a total of 70 credit hours
  • Have completed and passed  the final project work
  • Have obtained a cumulative weighted average (CWA)  of at least 50 and
  • have results confirmed by Academic Board of Kumasi Technical University

 

 

 

Duration: 2 Years
Semesters: 4 Semesters
Credit Hours Per Semester:

Semester 1 = 20 Credit Hrs

Semester 2 = 21 Credit Hrs

Semester 3  = 17 Credit Hrs

Semester 4  = 12 Credit Hrs
Total Credit Hours: 70 credit Hours
Dean of Faculty: Ing. Dr. Abena Obiri Yeboah
Head of Department: Dr. Roland S. Kabange
Exam Officer:  

 

COURSE OUTLINE

YEAR 1, BLOCK 1 (SEMESTER 1)

Course Code Course Title T P C
CVE 601 Environmental Chemistry and Biotechnology 3 0 3
CVE 603 Waste Management Technology 3 2 4
CVE 605 Ecosystems and Ecological Engineering 3 2 4
CVE 607 Environmental Sampling and Data Analysis 3 0 3
CVE 609 EIA 3 0 3
CVE 611 Seminar 0 6 3
TOTAL 15 10 20

 

YEAR 1, BLOCK 2 (SEMESTER 2)

Course Code Course Title T P C
CVE 602 Integrated Water Resource Management 3 0 3
CVE 604 Water Treatment and Supply 3 2 4
CVE 606 Waste Water Treatment and Disposal 3 2 4
CVE 608 Socio-economic and Environmental Evaluation of Water Projects 3 0 3
CVE 610 Applied Hydraulics 3 0 3
CVE 612 Group Project 0 8 4
TOTAL 15 12 21

 

YEAR 2, BLOCK 3 (SEMESTER 3)

Course Code Course Title T P C
CVE 701 Urban Drainage and Hydrology 3 0 3
CVE 703 Research Methods 2 0 2
TOTAL 5 24 17

 

YEAR 2, BLOCK 4 (SEMESTER 4)

Course Code Course Title T P C
CVE 702 Final Project Work/Dissertation 0 24 12
TOTAL 0 24 12

 

Department: 
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty: 
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Programme Category: 
M.Tech Post Graduate Programmes
Options Available: 
Regular/Evening/Weekends