Program overview
Water Utility Engineering is a discipline under the broader field of Hydraulic Engineering in the engineering category. Simply put, it's about making urban water "behave" — from water supply and drainage to flood control and pollution treatment, and even water environment restoration. You'll study core courses like Hydraulics, Water Treatment Engineering, Water Supply and Drainage Pipeline Systems, and Water Resource Planning and Management, and also get hands-on with tools like GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and BIM (Building Information Modeling). This major suits students who don't mind physics and chemistry, enjoy solving real-world problems, and care about the environment. A unique feature in Chinese universities: many partner with local water utilities and design institutes, giving you chances to work on real projects like sponge city design or black-odorous water treatment. If you're curious about "water" and don't want to be stuck in a lab all day, this major is very down-to-earth.