Undergraduate Student Information

Whilst the Waterways Centre does not offer an undergraduate degree, there are several undergraduate courses in Water Resource Management offered through both the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University.


WATR203 students learning field sampling skills, Binser stream. Photo: Helen Warburton.

Undergraduate course descriptions

Please note: Lincoln University offers a major in Water Management at an undergraduate level. It consists of eight courses, which is one-third of a 24-course degree. For more information visit this page, and scroll down to select Water Management.

WATR 201: Freshwater Resources (University of Canterbury)

WATR 201: Freshwater Resources (Lincoln University)

15 points, Semester 2 Characterisation, value and use of freshwater resources, and tools and techniques for assessment and management
WATR202: Water on Land: Quantity and Quality(Lincoln University) 15 points, Semester 1 Physical and chemical characterisation of the use of freshwater resources in agriculture.

WATR203: Freshwater Science Field Skills (University of Canterbury)

WATR203; Freshwater Science Field Skills
(Lincoln University)

15 points, Summer Course will run as a weeklong block in the November/December 2020 summer school period. The summer course starts online November 9, with a week long block in person segment running November 16 - 20. This course, based primarily at UC, involves field-based practical freshwater monitoring, including hydrological, water chemistry, aquatic plant, invertebrate, fish and bird assessments. Enrolments are limited: more information for UC WATR203 available here or the Lincoln summer course page here.

WATR 301: Water Resource Management (University of Canterbury)

WATR 301: Water Resource Management (Lincoln University) 		15 points, Semester 1 Water resource use conflicts, and frameworks balancing environmental, economic, social and cultural water needs in catchment management.
WATR302: Water on Land: Application and Management (Lincoln University) 15 points, Semester 2 Application of surface and groundwater models for water management; irrigation concepts and technologies; impacts of agricultural land use; agricultural waste management.