Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources

The Ph.D. Program in Water Resources is in response to the national and international dire need for developing innovative solutions for the effective management of water resources. The program also aims at preparing specialists capable of providing leadership and necessary technical expertise to governmental and private sectors in different areas of water resources. These include surface and ground water resources, urban water resources management, water supply, treatment, and desalination, in addition to management of water resources and demands. The offered program is interdisciplinary and accepts students with backgrounds in Engineering or Science. The Ph.D. degree in Water Resources requires successful completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours of graduate coursework and 30 credit hours in research in addition to passing comprehensive, prospectus, and dissertation defense exams.

Program Objectives

Offer a rigorous and innovative education that promotes innovative water resources research related to national priorities.
Prepare graduates to be inquisitive, to reason critically, and to lead nationally and globally.
Contribute to the advancement of the UAE knowledge-based economy and quality of life through community engagement, knowledge transfer, and industry partnership.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate advanced multi-disciplinary knowledge and capacity to apply that knowledge to water resources challenges.
Develop and defend an original scholarly research work that contributes to the state of the art in the area of water resources.
Communicate research findings at a high level of proficiency to a target audience.
Identify ethical issues that may arise in the field of water resources, and articulate strategies to mitigate them.

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours : minimum 54 hours

PhD Seminar

Students choose between one of these alternative PhD seminar courses (1 hours )		Credit Hours
GENG701	PhD Research Seminar	1
COSS711	Seminar I	1

Research Methods

Students choose one of the alternative PhD Research Methods Courses (2 hours )		Credit Hours
GENG702	Research Methods	2
COSC701	Research Methods II	2

Specialization Requirements (21 CH)

Group (1) Students should register 6 to 15 credit hours from the following courses: (15 hours )		Credit Hours
WATR700	Sustainable Water Resources Management	3
WATR710	Water Resources Systems Analysis	3
WATR720	Advances in Urban Water Management	3
WATR730	Subsurface Hydrology	3
ENVE700	Aquatic Chemistry	3

Group (2) Students should complete 21 credit hours of Specialization Requirements by registering 6 to 15 credit hours from the following courses: (Elective courses from outside this list must be approved by the Advisory Committee) (15 hours )		Credit Hours
WATR750	Sediment Transport	3
WATR760	Water Resources Modeling	3
WATR770	Hydrometeorology	3
ENVE710	Contaminant Fate and Transport	3
ENVE720	Biological Treatment of Waste Streams	3
ENVE730	Physical and Biochemical Treatment Processes	3
ENVE740	Advanced Topics in Environmental Engineering	3
CIVL732	Sustainable Civil Infrastructure Engineering	3
CIVL739	Contaminant Subsurface Hydrology	3
CIVL742	Sustainable Water Treatment Systems	3
CHEM701	Advanced Analytical Chemistry	3
CHEM741	NanoChemistry	3
GEOL720	Modeling and Geoinformatics	3
BIOE765	Global Environmental Changes	3