Specialized and Research Areas in Water Science and Engineering:

• Engineering and management of surface and groundwater resources

• Design of pressurized and surface irrigation systems

• Drainage and land reclamation

• Design of open-channel and pressurized water transfer networks

• Management and operation of irrigation and drainage networks

• River and flood engineering

• Water and soil pollution

• Surveying

• Urban hydrology

• Design and construction of flood control structures

• Water and soil conservation

• Design of urban sewage systems

• Utilization of unconventional water and soil resources

• On-farm water management

• Plant growth and production modeling

• Water quality

• Hydraulics and sediment hydraulics

Climatology and drought

Job Market and Career Opportunities for Water Science and Engineering Graduates:
Currently, graduates of this field are eligible for employment in the Ministry of Energy (Regional Water Companies, Urban and Rural Water and Wastewater Companies), Ministry of Agriculture Jihad (agricultural and natural resources organizations), municipalities, consulting engineering firms specializing in water, wastewater, and soil, as well as private sector companies and contractors in the water sector. In general, this discipline offers a diverse job market and numerous career opportunities.

Further Studies in Water Science and Engineering:
Currently, it is possible to pursue studies up to the doctoral level (Ph.D.) in this field within Iran. Graduate specializations include:

• Water Structures

• Irrigation and Drainage

• Water Resources

• Agricultural Meteorology

• Hydroinformatics

• Rivers and Aquatic Ecosystems

• Water Resources Management and Planning

• Historical Water Structures

Opportunities for Further Studies Abroad:
Graduates of Water Science and Engineering have the opportunity to continue their studies at universities across all five continents. Professors at universities around the world in water-related fields are always open to welcoming students from across the globe for further education and research projects through correspondence and submission of CVs. The United States, Switzerland, China, and Australia are among the leading countries in the field of water sciences. Some of the top universities in the world for Water Science and Engineering include:

1. University of Arizona (USA)

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)

3. Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)

4. University of California, Berkeley (USA)

5. The University of New South Wales (Australia)

6. Texas A&M University (USA)

7. Beijing Normal University (China)

8. University of California, Davis (USA)

9. University of Bristol (United Kingdom)

10. Hohai University (China)

11. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA)

12. Flinders University (Australia)

13. Tsinghua University (China)

14. University of Colorado at Boulder (USA)

15. University of California, Irvine (USA)

16. The University of Texas at Austin (USA)

17. Wageningen University (Netherlands)

18. University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

19. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (Switzerland)

20. The University of Queensland (Australia)

History of the Water Science and Engineering Program at Ardakan University:
Ardakan University, having received official approval from the Council for the Expansion of Higher Education, has been admitting undergraduate students in this field since October 2014 through the national entrance exam and the Mathematics and Engineering Sciences group. The master’s program in this field has also been offered at Ardakan University since October 2017.