Program overview
Hey there! Municipal engineering (including water supply and drainage) falls under the engineering category, typically grouped under civil and water resources at the graduate level. Simply put, this major focuses on the invisible but essential systems in a city—like clean water flowing from your tap, wastewater being smoothly drained away, streets not flooding on rainy days, and the maintenance of underground pipes, roads, and bridges. Core courses include hydraulics, water supply engineering, drainage engineering, water treatment technology, pipeline structures, and pump station design. If you enjoy hands-on problem-solving, care about environmental protection and urban development, and have an engineering mindset, this major is a great fit. Chinese universities have a natural advantage here: over the past few decades, they've experienced the world's largest urbanization, offering plenty of real-world cases to study—like sponge cities, underground utility tunnels, and the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Many professors have worked on these big projects, so you'll get firsthand experience in class.