Master of Hydraulic Engineering

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Tuition €4,940 4940 EUR per academic year• Fee description: €4940 tuition fee per academic year, equivalent to RMB 38000 per academic year for this English-taught master programme. Non-refundable application fee €11 (USD 111, RMB 800) shall be paid upon application submission. Tuition fee is for 2026 intake and subject to official university revision. Qualified applicants can apply for Chinese Government Scholarship and Wuhan University institutional scholarships to cover partial or full tuition costs. Accommodation, mandatory medical insurance, residence permit fees, textbooks, laboratory consumables and all personal living expenses are excluded from tuition fees. All charges comply with Wuhan University financial regulations for international postgraduate students.
Country China

About this program

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This full-time English-taught Master of Hydraulic Engineering programme is 
offered by School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering at Wuhan University, one of the most prestigious schools in hydraulic engineering in China. The programme focuses on water resources development and utilization, hydropower engineering, hydraulic structure design, water environment protection and flood control and disaster mitigation. Major research directions include hydraulic structure engineering, water resources planning and management, hydropower engineering technology, water environment protection and ecological restoration, flood control and disaster mitigation engineering. The programme aims to cultivate high-level international hydraulic engineering talents who master systematic theoretical knowledge, possess engineering design, experimental analysis, project practice and scientific research innovation capabilities. The curriculum consists of advanced postgraduate core courses in hydraulic engineering, characteristic elective modules, frontier academic seminars, laboratory 
experimental training, engineering field practice, supervisor-led research project participation and master thesis research work. Representative core courses include Advanced Hydraulic Structures, Water Resources Planning and Management, Hydropower Engineering Technology, Water Environment Protection, Flood Control and Disaster Mitigation Engineering, Research Methodology and Technical Thesis Writing. During the 2-year full-time study period, students need to complete all compulsory and elective credit requirements, attend domestic and international hydraulic engineering academic conferences, finish laboratory experimental training and engineering field practice, take part in faculty-managed research projects and accumulate engineering experience. Each enrolled student receives one-on-one academic guidance from supervisors. Under supervisor instruction, students carry out literature collection and review, research scheme formulation, experimental scheme debugging, test-data collection and 
analysis, research-outcome summarisation and thesis drafting, and finally complete original master thesis and pass thesis defence. Applicants must submit authenticated bachelor-degree certificate and full official academic transcript issued by accredited higher-education institutions. Applicants with hydraulic engineering, water resources engineering, civil engineering or other related STEM backgrounds are prioritised for admission assessment. Non-native English-speaking applicants shall provide valid English-proficiency certificates (IELTS 6.0 or above, TOEFL 80 or above). Applicants who have finished full-degree programmes fully taught in English may apply for language-score exemption by submitting official supporting documents for university internal review. Applicant age generally shall not exceed 35 years old, and physical-mental health condition must satisfy medical-examination criteria for Chinese student-visa application. After completing all curriculum assessment requirements and 
successfully passing thesis defence, graduates are awarded official master-degree diploma issued by Wuhan University. Graduates can engage in hydraulic engineering design, water resources development, hydropower engineering construction, water environment protection work in global engineering enterprises, water resources management departments, research institutes, or pursue further PhD-level academic study worldwide.

Program overview

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Program length

Full-time | 2 Academic Years

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Qualification level

Master

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Field of study

Other

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Country

China

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Language requirement

English

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Entrance / admission test

Not required

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Admission intakes & deadlines

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September2026

Classes start September 2026

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About the university

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A top comprehensive research university, famous for law, liberal arts, natural sciences, information technology.