In offering opportunity and choice, students can design their own study programs according to their inclinations and future career objectives. In addition to the courses specified below, students, under the guidance of their academic advisors, can select courses from a wide range of electives from other fields/schools as part of an approved study plan.

Curriculum for Master’s Program

Year Semester Course Type Number of Courses Number of Credits Available
1 1 Required 4 10
Elective 3 9
2 Required 1 2
Elective 8 24
2 1 Thesis (for Thesis option)
10 credits coursework (for research study)
2 Thesis continues (for Thesis option)
12 credits research study (can be spread over 3rd and 4th semesters)

Curriculum for Doctoral Program

Year Semester Course Type Number of Courses Number of Credits Available
1 1 Elective 4 12
2 Proposal and Advancement to Candidacy (9 – 15 credits)
2 1 Initiation of dissertation work (9 – 15 credits)
2 Thesis continues  (9 – 15 credits)
3
1 Thesis continues  (9 – 15 credits)
2 Thesis continues  (9 – 15 credits)
4 1 Completion of dissertation and Final Examination (9 – 15 credits)

AVAILABLE COURSES (AS OF JANUARY 2026)

August First Semester Course Type Credits Faculty
CE74.11 Watershed Hydrology Required 3(3-0) Prof. Mukand S. Babel
CE74.12 Hydrodynamics Required 3(3-0) Dr. Nurul H. Hassan
CE74.13 Water Resources Systems Required 3(3-0) Prof. Sangam Shrestha
CE74.14 Concepts in Water Modelling Required 1(1-0) Dr. Sutat Weesakul
CE74.21 Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Elective 3(2-3) Dr. Mohana S. Shanmugam
CE74.51 River Engineering and Modeling Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Nurul H. Hassan
CE74.9009 AI and Big Data in Water Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Natthachet Tangdamrongsub
January Second Semester Course Type Credits Faculty
CE74.15 Research Design and Experimental Methods Required 2(1-3) Prof. Sangam Shrestha
Dr. Dibesh Khadka
CE74.18 Climate Change and Water Resources Elective 3(3-0) Prof. Sangam Shrestha
CE74.42 Urban Drainage Management Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Sutat Weesakul
CE74.52 Groundwater Development and Management Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Mohana Sundaram Shanmugam
CE74.55 Modeling of Water Resources Systems Elective 3(1-6) Prof. Mukand S. Babel
CE74.61 Flood Modeling and Management Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Nurul Husna Binti Hassan
CE74.71 EIA and GIS Applications in Water Resources Elective 3(2-3) Dr. Natthachet Tangdamrongsub
CE74.9010 Selected Topic: Earth Engine for Water Resources Monitoring and Management Elective 3(2-3) Dr. Mohana Sundaram Shanmugam
CE74.9011 Selected Topic: Hydroinformatics and Modern Hydrological Modeling Elective 3(3-0) Dr. Natthachet Tangdamrongsub