U.S.

-Pakistan
Centers for Advanced Studies in Water

Prospectus
MS & PhD Programs
Fall 2019

Partnering Universities:
 Contents:
1 Welcome to Jamshoro: The Education City
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2 Mehran University of Engineering &

Technology – MUET
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3 U.S. - Pakistan
Center for Advanced Studies in Water
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4 MUET – University of Utah Partnership

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5 Academic Programs
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 Contents:
6 General Rules for Admission
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7 Academic Calendar (2019-21)

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8 The Center's Staff

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9 Students' Views about USPCAS-W

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10 USPCAS-W, MUET Campus Map

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Welcome to Jamshoro:
The Education City
Jamshoro is located on the right bank of the Indus River at Longitude
68°15'35.79" E and Latitude 25°24'54.64" N at an average altitude of 58 m
above mean sea level (MSL) along Super Highway, approximately 15 kms
Northwest of Hyderabad and 150 kms Northeast of Pakistan's largest city,
Karachi. The total geographical area of Jamshoro district is 11,517 square
kms. In summer, it is hotter and normally cool in winter.

Interestingly, Jamshoro is virtually the gate-way to the Indus Valley, now

world famous for its civilization and rich cultural heritage. The Ranikot Fort
is located 40 km to the north of the campus, in the northward
continuation of the same hilly track which become Laki Ranges, merging
with the Khirthars northwards. Sehwan, a well-known township and
famous for tomb of Qalander Lal Shahbaz lies around 130 km to the north
of Jamshoro. Manchar Lake the largest fresh water lake in the region is
situated to the west north west of Sehwan. Travelling about 280 km north
from Sehwan through the Indus plains brings one to the site of Moen-jo-
Daro, the most important archeological discovery of the Valley.
Besides being a historical and picturesque site, Jamshoro is home to the
three leading universities of Pakistan namely; Mehran University of
Engineering & Technology (MUET), Liaquat University of Medical & Health
Sciences (LUMHS) and University of Sindh.

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Mehran University
of Engineering & Technology – MUET
MUET was established in 1963as a constituent college of Sindh
University. In 1977, it was chartered as Mehran University of
Engineering & Technology. The MUET, as a constituent
college of Sindh university, started its journey from 02
departments and now she has 31 departments, institutes,
directorates, centers and one campus at Khairpur Mir's,
offering courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in
the emerging areas in engineering, science & technology.
Another Campus to be established in Jacobabad has recently
been approved by the Government of Sindh and will start working
soon. MUET enjoys enviable standing now and it has become
pioneer institute for the aspiring young talent. In 2013, MUET
celebrated its 50 year Golden Jubilee Celebrations.
It is delightfully reported that the quality of our graduates is
recognized by the employers in public and private sector. Our alumni are
contributing in their professions and have earned senior positions in public & private
sector nationally and internationally.
MUET has transformed and evolved from undergraduate degree awarding institute to
Research University in last 10 years. Itis committed to improve the quality of higher
education and research by strengthening teaching and research infrastructure,
creating conducive academic environment, building strong-students-teachers
relationship, and providing continuous learning opportunities to both faculty and
students.To this end, it has implemented several initiatives that led to improvements in
the quality of higher education and research all geared towards meeting the market
needs and gaps. MUET envisions to become a paragon of excellence by becoming top
100 universities of the world and the top model university in Pakistan.

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2.1
Basic Facts about MUET
§ According to 2015 ranking of HEC, MUET stands as 1st in the province of Sindh and
at number 6 among the public and private Engineering Universities of Pakistan.
§ It is one of Pakistan's most research-intensive universities, with a high ratio of
academic staff to students.
§ The University offers under graduated egreeprogramsin17disciplines, ME/MS
degree programs in 36 disciplines, and Ph.D degree programs in 29 disciplines,
including several advanced short-term training programs.
§ Total students population is about 6,900 students, out of which15 percent are
females, including 5,800 undergraduate students, 1,000 MS/ME students, and
104 Ph.D students.
§ Research and teaching faculty consists of about 450 staff, out of which 125 have
Ph.D degrees from international and Pakistani universities.
§ The university is actively engaged in promoting activities leading to nancial
sustainability and growth, improvement in teaching and research excellence,
up- gradation of academic programs, and short-terminnovativeprofessional
training programs.
§ Its development and growth is deep rooted in its philosophy to actively engage
with local communities, students, alumni, faculty and private sector to be able to
effectively respond to the market needs of the Pakistan's water industry.
§ It promotes building strategic connections with students, faculty and
administrators to enhance the quality of educational experience for students.
§ It is ISO certied since 2003.

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Facilities and Resources at MUET
MUET provides a range of facilities to its students, faculty and staff to create
an atmosphere of shared vision for enhancing the lives and livelihoods of students.
An overview of facilities and resources available to MUET students is provided
below.

Student-Teacher Center:
The University has recently constructed a Students-Teachers Center over an area of
20,000 sq. ft. Several facilities are provided under one roof including but not limited
to: information service, student registration desk, bank, post ofce, and a
cafeteria,.

Library:
MUET's library and online information center contains more than 132,000 books
related to Engineering, Science and Technology, and other related elds. Other
key features of the library include:
§ Access to 29 E-databases for e-journals and e-books both within the university
campus and outside the campus under the Digital Library Program.
§ More than 21,000 text books are available in the Book Bank. These are loaned to
students for one term on a nominal rent.
§ Other services include: inter-library loan, photocopying of material, internet, and
multi-media center, among others.
§ Besides the main library and online information center, students can also access
subject-specic books and literature from a dedicated library of USPCAS-W.
§ A separate portion dedicated for checking out books for PCASW students only
has been made available.

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Transport:
The University has a eet of its own buses that makes commute within the campus as
well as between the campus and main towns (Hyderabad, Qasimabad, Latifabad,
and Kotri) fairly easy. This service will be provided to students of USPCAS- W as well.

Information and Communication Processing Centre:

The MUET is equipped with the latest devices and servers.
§ It works round the clock to provide data and voice services to various parts of the
universities including on-campus students' residences.
§ To encourage research and development related activities between universities,
the Center has connected MUET with fty two (52) other universities through PERN
(Pakistan Educational Research Network).
§ It provides uninterrupted services to students through VPN accounts, which is
provided on request, to enable them to work from their residences.

Medical:
The campus has a part-time dispensary that is supported by a qualied doctor and a
dispenser which deals with only minor ailments. Medical emergencies are referred to
the nearby LUMHS Hospital. An ambulance facility is also available.

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Sports:
MUET's sports culture is quite diverse and rich. Interested students take part in a range of
sports such as; basketball, shooting ball, squash, table tennis, badminton, athletics,
cricket, football, hockey, handball and Tennis, among others. In addition to organizing
inter-departmental and inter-hostel competitions, MUET sports teams regularly
participate in Inter-University sports events. Indoor games and a gym facility separate
for female and male students is available in a gymnasium constructed on an area of
25,845 sq.ft.

Accommodation:
Male and female students live in separate hostels. On-campus availability of
accommodation for the postgraduate students however is limited. Therefore, several
students live off-campus. Private accommodation in Jamshoro and Hyderabad is
available at reasonable rates, and most of these areas are connected to campus
through regular bus service. Accommodation for USPCAS-W female students is
however guaranteed for this batch.

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U.S. - Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in
Water – USPCAS-W
The USPCAS-W is part of a broader higher education initiative launched in Pakistan with
nancial support from the United States Government through its Agency for
International Development (USAID). The objective of this initiative is to enhance the
capacity of Pakistan's higher education institutions to contribute solutions to Pakistan's
development challenges.
The initiative entails the establishment of three Centers for Advanced Studies in water,
energy and agriculture & food security in four selected Pakistani universities. USPCAS-W
is one of the three Centers focused on identifying and developing solutions for the
multifaceted water-related challenges facing the country. The Center is housed at the
MUET at Jamshoro. (http://water.muet.edu.pk/)
The Center intends to contribute solutions to Pakistan's water-related challenges by
educating and training the next generation of water sustainability leaders through
advanced academic training in different water-related disciplines. The tangible
deliverables of the Center include postgraduate degree programs, applied policy
research, facilitation of public- private partnerships, and provision of policy advice in a
range of water-related disciplines.

e Center promotes partnerships with the academic institutions, government and

the business community to seek applied research solutions that strengthen the

effectiveness of policy-making and drive Innovation, Competitiveness and

Economic Growth.

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3.1
USPCAS-W Activities:
An Overview
To meet the changing public
and private sector needs for
applied research and skilled
graduates in a range of water-
related disciplines, the Center is
engaged in implementing wide
range of activities and programs,
including the following:

Reforming academic curriculum

for higher water education to bring
it to international standards;
Improving teaching methods, and
strengthening technical capacities of the
Center's faculty;
Delivering most relevant and highest quality applied
research to meet water sector's present and future
needs, including informed policy-making;
Developing and implementing multi-disciplinary graduate and post graduate training
programs including arranging weekly graduate seminars by inviting experts from the
eld & industry;
Field trips for the students to enhance students' technical and operational knowledge
about multi- disciplinary aspects of water resource and environmental management;
Strengthening engagement of stakeholders to support research-policy interface;
Building strong links with industry, civil society and government for securing Center's
long-term sustainability; and
Providing increasing number of training and research opportunities to talented women
as well as to students from economically or culturally disadvantaged backgrounds.

e Center has established National Water Research Network that brings together
experts, practitioners, policy makers, private sector and civil society groups to share
knowledge and raise awareness about the water sector challenges and their potential
solutions.

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3.2
Why Study at USPCAS-W?
Main thrust of our higher education program in water is to contribute solutions towards
achieving water security in Pakistan. Accordingly, we aim at training and inspiring the
next generation of water sector professionals to meet specialized demands of
government, municipalities, and industry.

§ We train students who not only excel in applied engineering, but aim to connect
advances in engineering to society's most challenging problems.
§ Our programs and courses respond to the present and projected needs of Pakistan's
water industry. So one can expect high demand for the graduates of these
programs across the board.
§ Promising students, especially female students and those belonging to
economically disadvantage groups, will benet from opportunities for thesis
research and short-term training in US universities; especially at the University of Utah
(UU).
§ The students will be able to advance their professional growth and skills under the
guidance of well reputed faculty both at the MUET and UU.
§ We promote and facilitate students' interaction with the visiting faculty and
outside experts to enhance their understanding about emerging water issues and
their possible solutions.
§ We create networking opportunities for the students, thus enabling themto interact
with a range of stakeholders to explore internship and employment opportunities.
§ Our applied research program is multi-disciplinary in nature and developed within
the broader context of the water-development nexus to support science-
engineering-policy interface in Pakistan's water sector.
§ The Center has constructed a new state of the art building with modern teaching
and research infrastructure and learning facilities, all of which will contribute towards
the professional growth and development of students.

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3.3
Gender Equity
One of USPCAS-W's major goals and crosscutting strategic objectives is to achieve
gender equity in the program. The gender policy has also been approved by Mehran
University and is being implemented in letter and spirit
(http://www.muet.edu.pk/circulars-notications/gender-policy-statement).

Gender equity is a key strategic direction for USPCAS-W due to which it aims at
achieving the following three targets:

§ Ensuring 50% share of women in recruitment, increase share of women in faculty and
non-faculty positions.
§ Ensuring 50% share of women in new admissions to USPCAS-W programs.
§ Establishing institutions and policies that make gender equity a well understood and
effectively implemented management priority with in Center.

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MUET – University of Utah Partnership
The University of Utah (UU), USA (water.utah.edu), has been selected by USAID as the
technical assistance partner of MUET for advancing the development and growth of
US- PCASW.
As the state's agship university, the UU offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and
more than 92 graduate degree programs. With a long running tradition of academic
and research excellence, the UU has long been involved in a range projects reaching
across the globe.
Key organizational strengths of UU include: capacity building and international
development, institutional development, change management, technology and
venture commercialization, curriculum development and reform, research
productivity, research infrastructure building, data modeling and analysis, effective
teaching and training, distance education, global engagement and sustainability.
The MUET-UU partnership covers the following areas of cooperation: curriculum
development, applied research, training, exchanges, governance, and cross-cutting
issues (gender empowerment, outreach and networking, fundraising, technology
commercialization, and institutional sustainability). Under the US-PCASW project, many

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of the promising MUET's post graduate students and faculty will have the opportunity to
benet from the most modern teaching and research infrastructure available at the UU.
At the UU, more than 100 faculty members are engaged in research on water related
issues from different disciplinary perspectives, especially urban water, wastewater
treatment, sanitation and health, and law and policy. Many of these faculty members
are directly engaged in supporting USPCAS-W activities at MUET, especially with regard
to curriculum advancement, strengthening research capacities and infrastructure,
and capacity building of MUET faculty.
To support MUET in establishing a world-class center for research and education on
water resources management, the UU has set up several committees and
thematic working groups. A team of 28 faculty members drawn from UU as well as four
partner institutions representing key elds relevant to the study of water resources are
contributing to the work of these committees and working groups. The UU has also
designed a Peer Teacher Partnering (PTP) program to train the trainers. It connects
MUET faculty to UU faculty for seeking support in the design and delivery of courses and
research projects.
List of UU faculty involved in supporting MUET can be found at
http://water.utah.edu/uspcasw/about-us/team/.

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Academic Programs
Master of Science (MS)/
Master of Engineering (ME) Degree Program
5.1 The USPCAS-W offers 2 years MS degree in the following four specialized elds:

§ Hydraulics, Irrigation and Drainage (HID)

§ Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
§ Environmental Engineering (ENV.ENG)
§ Water, Sanitation and Health Sciences

Additionally, weekly graduate seminar series on water security in Pakistan is

mandatory non-credit hour course to be attended by all students in each
semester.

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5.1.1
Hydraulics, Irrigation and Drainage – HID
The HID program educates students in the eld of open channel and groundwater
hydraulics in combination with engineering principles and to support useful plant life,
with minimum degradation of soil and water resources. The primary objective is to
understand soil, water and plant relationships and how they can be applied to better
manage surface and groundwater resources in the production of food and ber. HID
program, especially at the post-graduate level, is structured to be interdisciplinary. In
addition to increasing their understating of engineering fundamentals, students are
encouraged to explore and appreciate environmental and ecological effects of
irrigated agriculture. This is important since irrigated agriculture has come under
increasing criticism for being a heavy user of water combined with low land and water
productivity and environmental damages to soil and water resources.
It is likely that some courses and their schedule may change before the start of Fall 2019 semester

Semester-wise Courses/Research (HID Program)

First Semester (HID Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
01 Professional Development and Practice HID-515 3 (3+0)

Hydro-informatics: Data Management

02 HID-513 3 (3+0)
and Analysis

03 Open Channel Hydraulics HID-512 3 (3+0)

04 Agricultural Land Drainage HID-511 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security
05 0
in Pakistan
Total credit hrs 12

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 Second Semester (HID Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Water Law, Policy and Community HID-525 3 (3+0)

02 GIS and Remote Sensing Applications HID-522 3 (2+1)

03 Groundwater Hydraulics HID-523 3 (3+0)

04 Irrigation Water Management HID-521 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security

05 0
in Pakistan
Preparation of Thesis Research
06
Proposal
Total credit hrs 12

Note: Either during the 2nd Semester or latest during the Summer following the 2nd
Semester, each student is required to defend his/her thesis research proposal
through Initial Seminar.

Third Semester (HID Program)

S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Watershed Modeling HID-616 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security in

02 0
Pakistan
Thesis Research, Data Collection &
03
Processing etc.
Total credit hrs 3

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 Fourth Semester (HID Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
Research/ Data Collection &
01 Processing, Thesis Write-up and 6
Final Seminar
Total credit hrs (HID Program) 33

Note: Some students proceed to USA under exchange program and those
returning from Exchange Program are required to take the remaining course (HID-
616) during the fourth semester.

Recommended Elective Courses for HID Program

§ Soil and Water Conservation
§ Climate Change Impact on Water Resources
§ Conjunctive Surface/Groundwater Management
§ Sediment Transport and Management
§ Hydraulic Structure Design

Eligibility Criteria for MS Degree in HID

§ Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor's degree in the subjects mentioned
below with 16 years of education, 1st class or 3.0 and above CGPA.
§ BE/BSc in: Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Engineering,
Water Resources Engineering, and other related elds.

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 5.1.2
Integrated Water Resources Management – IWRM
The IWRM program enhances students' knowledge and capacities to deal with multi-
disciplinary aspects of water resource allocation and use under conditions of
uncertainties. Key topics constituting the program include; principles of IWRM, hazard
planning and management, inter-sectoral allocation and use, water governance,
institutions and policies, water dispute management, water valuation, economics of
water management, and GIS and remote sensing in water resources. Given the
emerging complexities in water sector, the need of coordinated decision making
across sectors and scales has always been felt. IWRM provides a platform where young
leaders are trained in interdisciplinary concepts and methods for integrated water
resources management to meet the complex sustainability challenges.
It is likely that some courses and their schedule may change before the start of Fall 2019 semester
Semester-wise Courses/Research (IWRM Program)
First Semester (IWRM Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Professional Development and Practice IWRM-515 3 (3+0)

Hydro-informatics: Data Management and

02 IWRM-513 3 (3+0)
Analysis
Integrated Water Resources Management:
03 IWRM-512 3 (3+0)
Principles & Applications

04 Hazard Planning and Risk Management IWRM-511 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security

05 0
in Pakistan
Total credit hrs 12

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 Second Semester (IWRM Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Water Law, Policy and Community IWRM-525 3 (3+0)

02 GIS and Remote Sensing Applications IWRM-522 3 (2+1)

03 Sustainable Development and WEF Nexus IWRM-521 3 (3+0)

04 Climate and Water IWRM-523 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security in

05 0
Pakistan
Preparation of Thesis Research Proposal
06

Total credit hrs 12

Note: Either during the 2nd Semester or latest during the Summer following the 2nd
Semester, each student is required to defend his/her thesis research proposal
through Initial Seminar.

Third Semester (IWRM Program)

S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Model Applications in IWRM IWRM-614 3 (3+0)

02 Graduate Seminar: Water Security in Pakistan 0

Thesis Research, Data Collection &

03
Processing etc.
Total credit hrs 3

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 Fourth Semester (IWRM Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
Research/ Data Collection &
01 Processing, Thesis Write-up and 6
Final Seminar
Total credit hrs (IWRM Program) 33

Note: Some students proceed to USA under exchange program and those
returning from Exchange Program are required to take the remaining course
(IWRM-614) during the fourth semester.

Recommended Elective Courses for IWRM Program

§ Water Dispute Management
§ Systems Analysis and Optimization
§ Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources
§ Model Applications in IWRM
§ Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting

Eligibility Criteria for MS Degree in IWRM

Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor's degree in the subjects mentioned
below with 16 years of education, 1st class and/or 3.0 and above CGPA.
BE/BSc in: Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Agricultural Engineering,
Water Resources Management, Water Management,
Water/Environmental/Agricultural Economics, Water Resources Engineering and
other related elds.

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 5.1.3
Environmental Engineering – EnvEng
The EnvEng program emphasizes learning in conventional environmental engineering,
physical chemical and biological processes, water and wastewater treatment design,
air and noise pollution and control, hazardous and solid waste management, and
environmental impact assessment
It is likely that some courses and their schedule may change before the start of Fall 2019 semester

Semester-wise Courses/Research (EnvEng Program)

First Semester (EnvEng Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Professional Development and Practice ENE-515 3 (3+0)

02 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management ENE-512 3 (3+0)

03 Air and Noise Pollution Engineering ENE-513 3 (3+0)

04 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Processes ENE-511 3 (3+0)

05 Graduate Seminar: Water Security in Pakistan 0

Total credit hrs 12

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 Second Semester (EnvEng Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Water Law, Policy and Community ENE-525 3 (3+0)

02 Environmental Economics ENE-526 3 (3+0)

03 Water and Wastewater Treatment Design ENE-522 3 (3+0)

04 Environmental Impact Assessment ENE-523 3 (3+0)

05 Graduate Seminar: Water Security in Pakistan 0

06 Preparation of Thesis Research Proposal

Total credit hrs 12

Note: Either during the 2nd Semester or latest during the Summer following the
2nd Semester, each student is required to defend his/her thesis research
proposal through Initial Seminar.

Third Semester (EnvEng Program)

S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Occupational Health & Safety ENE-611 3 (3+0)

02 Graduate Seminar: Water Security in Pakistan 0

Thesis Research, Data Collection &

03
Processing etc.
Total credit hrs 3

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 Fourth Semester (EnvEng Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
Research/ Data Collection &
01
Processing, Thesis Write-up and 6
Final Seminar
Total credit hrs 33

Note: Some students proceed to USA under exchange program and those
returning from Exchange Program are required to take the remaining course
(ENE-611) during the fourth semester.

Recommended Elective Courses for EnvEng Program

§ Environmental Biotechnology for environmental sustainability
§ Field Monitoring and Laboratory Analysis
§ Industrial Pollution Control
§ Water Quality Modeling
§ Advanced Environmental Chemistry

Eligibility Criteria for MS Degree in EnvEng

§ Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor's degree in the subjects mentioned
below with 16 years of education, 1st class and/or 3.0 and above CGPA.
§ BE/BSc in: Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering
or any other engineering discipline with at least one subject of environmental
engineering.

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5.1.4
Water, Sanitation & Health Sciences – WaSH
In contrast to most 'traditional' degrees in environmental engineering, individuals in this
program will need to have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to assess the needs of a
community, design, evaluate and implement technical solutions to the deciencies of
water supply and sanitation that are appropriate for a given community and sustainable,
through a process of community engagement and mobilization, and in partnership with
like-minded organizations whose focus is on health promotion and education.
Individuals trained in this program will have the skills and knowledge to work effectively with
community and community-based organizations and the local political structure to
effectively implement water and sanitation interventions, assess the functioning and
impacts of these systems, and identify and implement solutions to improve the effectiveness
and sustainability of existing systems.

It is likely that some courses and their schedule may change before the start of Fall 2019 semester

Scheduling of Courses/Research
(Water, Sanitation & Health Sciences Program)
Scheduling of Courses/Research (WaSH Program)
First Semester (WaSH Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Professional Development and Practice WaSH-515 3 (3+0)

02 Water and Health WaSH-511 3 (3+0)

03 Small Water System Design WaSH-512 3 (3+0)

04 Chemistry & Biology of WaSH WaSH-513 3 (3+0)

Graduate Seminar: Water Security in
05 0
Pakistan
Total credit hrs 12

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 Second Semester (WaSH Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.

01 Water Law, Policy and Community WaSH-525 3 (3+0)

02 WaSH and Community WaSH-521 3 (3+0)

03 Biostatistics and Epidemiology WaSH-522 3 (3+0)

Sanitation Systems, Waste Reuse

04 WaSH-523 3 (3+0)
and Hygiene
Graduate Seminar: Water Security
05 0
in Pakistan
Preparation of Thesis Research
06
Proposal
Total credit hrs 12

Note: Either during the 2nd Semester or latest during the Summer following the 2nd
Semester, each student is required to defend his/her thesis research proposal
through Initial Seminar.

Third Semester (WaSH Program)

S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
WaSH Assessment and Practical
01 WaSH-611 3 (3+0)
Management
Graduate Seminar: Water Security in
02 0
Pakistan
Thesis Research, Data Collection &
03
Processing etc.
Total credit hrs 3

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 Fourth Semester (WaSH Program)
S. # Course title Course code Credit hrs.
Research/ Data Collection &
01
Processing, Thesis Write-up and 6
Final Seminar
Total credit hrs (WaSH Program) 33

Note: Some students proceed to USA under exchange program and those
returning from Exchange Program are required to take the remaining course
(WaSH-611) during the fourth semester.

Eligibility Criteria for MS Degree in Water, Sanitation & Health Sciences

§ Applicants must have obtained a Bachelor's degree in the subjects mentioned
below with 16 years of education, 1st class and/or 3.0 and above CGPA.
§ Applicants must have a bachelor degree of engineering in civil, environment,
agriculture & water resources, degree in environmental science, physical
sciences (chemistry, bio chemistry etc), medicine and biological sciences
(biology, micro biology, bio sciences etc).

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5.2
Master of Science (MS) Degree Requirement
For completion of MS Degree in above referred programs, following requirements
are to be completed:
§ 27 credit hours of graded coursework.
§ Semester requirements include: assignments, test/quizzes, mid-term
examination, and nal examination
§ 6 credit hours of graded thesis research
§ A pass/fail graduate seminar

5.3
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree Program (Duration: 3 years)
The USPCAS-W offers Ph.D. degrees in the following three specialized elds:
I Hydraulics, Irrigation and Drainage (HID)
ii. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
iii. Environmental Engineering (ENV.ENG)
The Ph.D. program is designed to provide students with detailed knowledge and
critical understanding of subject specic issues within the context of water-
development nexus, including the science behind the subject and the skills to
translate science into practice.
The Ph.D. program is a combination of course work and research. The students are
required to complete 18 credit hours of graded course work, and write a
dissertation based on original/applied research. The course work requirements
include the following:
§ A course on Research Methodology (3 credit hours)
§ A course on Modeling and Simulation (3 credit hours)
§ Four courses relevant to the area of specialization (12 credit hours)
§ Other requirements to be fullled for completing the degree include qualifying
the comprehensive examination including writing of dissertation and its defense
in prescribed period.

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Eligibility Criteria for Ph.D. Degree Program
Applicants must have obtained a Masters' degree in the subjects mentioned under
each program area in the following table with 18 years of education; and rst class
or CGPA 3.0 and above out of 4.0.

HID IWRM Env.Eng.

ME/MS in Environmental
ME/MS in HID or any ME/MS in IWRM or any
Engineering or in any
other related discipline other related discipline
other related discipline

General Rules for Admission

§ The center will accept only on-line applications for admission. An application
form as well as other documentation to be provided in support of application, is
available at admissions.water.muet.edu.pk
§ To qualify for admission, applicants must obtain at least 60% marks for MS and
70% marks for PhD in General GRE type test to be conducted by the Center.

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Regulations for Master Degree Programs
Short Title
These regulations may be called the Mehran University of Engineering and
Technology Master Degree Course Regulations 2017 repealing such regulations
framed by the University authorities (if any).
These regulations shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 2018
batch and onwards.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for admission to the Master Degree Program, a student must possess
rst class (minimum 60% maksor minimum CGPA + 3.0 out of 4.00) Bachelor's degree
(5 years university education) in the relevant eld of study. Moreover, the student
must pass pre-admission test conducted by the University of his/her minimum Score
in internationally/nationally recognized test is 50.

Procedure for Admission

The applicant shall submit the application from duly completed in all respects along
with the documents by the last date xed for this purpose. A student, if employed,
will have to obtain No Objection Certicate from his/her employer before
registration. Each application for admission will be processed separately by the
concerned Directorate/Institute. Incomplete application forms or applications not
accompanied by the relevant documents and/or processing fee, or applications
received after the due date will not be considered. The University reserves the right
to refuse admission to any applicant without assign any reason, or cane the
admission of student at any stage if his/her conduct or progress in studies is not
found satisfactory.
Students seeking admission are required to pay the fees and deposits at the time of
admission as given in the prospectus duly approved by the University authorities. All
fees paid are non-refundable except the library and laboratory deposits, which will
be refunded after the student leaves the Institution.

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Transfer of Credits
Transfer of credits earned in other institution may be approved in individual cases
up to a maximum determined by the Equivalence Committee of the University.

Duration of Studies and Research

The Minimum period for completing all the requirements of a Master Program shall
be two years (four semester). The maximum period shall be four years. However, the
ASRB may extend the period up to one year on account of any special
circumstances on the recommendation of the supervisor/co-supervisor(s) and the
concerned director/co-director.
Each Master Degree Program shall carry a number of approved courses and each
course shall be assigned a number of Credit Hours. The Credit Hours per semester for
each discipline shall be up to 12.A Master Degree Program Shall have minimum 30
C.H and maximum 36 C.H. of course working including 06 C.H of research
work/thesis. There shall be two semesters in an academic year. The duration of
teaching time in each semester shall be 16 weeks. The semester stating with the
commencement of the academic year shall be called the “First Semester” and the
following semester shall be called the “Second Semester” Minimum number of
contract hours for a theory subject of 3 C.H per semester shall be 42 and minimum
number of contact hours for a theory subject of 2 C.H shall be 28 and practical of 1
C.H per semester shall be 42.

The minimum requirement for each semester course shall be as follows:

§ Assignments
§ Texts/Quizzes (minimum two)
§ Mid Semester Examination
§ Final Semester Examination
The external examination system shall be carried on for practical Viva Voce,
Conduct of Initial and Final Seminar, and project/thesis Examination.

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 Grade Equivalent
Marks
Grade Grade Point Theory Practical
Max Marks 100 Max Marks 50 Max Marks 100 Max Marks 50
A+ 4.0 85 & above 42& above 85 & above 42 & above
A 3.75 75 to 84 37 & 41 75 to 84 37 to 41
B+ 3.5 66 to 64 33 to 36 66 to 74 33 to 36
B 3.0 60 to 65 30 to 32 60 to 65 30 to 32
C+ 2.5 55 to 59 27 to 29 55 to 59 27 to 29
C 2.0 50 to 54 25 to 26 50 to 54 25 to 26
F 0.0 0 to 49 (Fail) 0 to 24 (Fail) 0 to 49 (Fail) 0 to 24 (Fail)

§ Fraction shall be considered as a whole number

§ Subjects carrying more than 100 marks in Theory/Practical shall be awarded
grades accordingly.
The results shall be prepared on the basis of Grade Point Average (GPA) based on
credit hours and quality points

1. Credit Hour (C.H)

One Credit Hour for a particular course is generally to be considered as one hour of
teaching theory per week and for practical/lab work I C.H. be considered as 3
hours.
2. Quality Point (Q.P)
for computation of the GPA the quality point is rst determined by multiplying the
value of the grade earned by the students with the credit hours of that course. E.g. if
a student “A” grade for a three credit hours course then the Q.P of this course will be
calculated as follows:
Q.P = 4x3 = 12

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3. Grade Point Average (GPA)
Grade Point Average is an expression for the average performance of a student in the
course he/she has been offered during a particular semester. This is calculated by
adding the quality points of all the courses taken divided by the total number of credit
hours offered:
Sum of Quality Points
G.P.A =
Sum of the Credit Hours

4. Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)

The Cumulative Grade Point Average (C.G.P.A) is the expression describing the
performance of a student in all semesters is determined by the following way:

The distribution of marks for each theory and practical course in a semester shall be as
follows:

Theory Max Marks 100 Max Marks 50

Test (s) Assignment (s) Quizes 10 05

Mid Semester Examination 30 15
Final Semester Examination 60 30
Total 100 marks 50 Marks

Practical/Lab Work Max Marks 100 Max Marks 50

Attendance 10 05
Lab Evaluation 30 15
Semester Lab Examination 60 30
Total 100 marks 50 Marks

Note: for the course carrying other than 100 and 50 marks the distribution of marks shall
be accordingly.

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The schedule of testes, mid semester and nal semester examination shall be as under:

01 Mid Semester Examination After 8 weeks

02 Final Semester Examination After 16 weeks

Fees Structure and Financial Assistance

S. No. Theory ME/MS Ph.D

01 Admission 10,000 10,000

02 Security Deposit (Refundable) 7,000 7,000
03 Tuition (Per Semester) 45,000 45,000

Note: scholarships are available for meritorious students.

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Academic Calendar (2019-21)
Description Date/Timeline
Last date to apply 30.06.2019
Entry Test 21.07.2019
Merit List 28.07.2019
Date of Registration 12 - 23.08.2019
Orientation Day 26.08.2019

1st Semester
Classes start 26.08.2019
Classes end 13.12.2019
Examinations start 23.12.2019
Semester Break 06.01.2020 to 12.01.2020

2nd Semester
Classes start 13.01.2020
Classes end 01.05.2020
Examinations start 18.05.2020
Internship for Students 01.06.2020 to 14.08.2020

3rd semester
Classes start 17.08.2020
Classes end 04.12.2020
Examinations start 14.12.2020

This semester may also involve a trip to USA University for research/training purposes.

4th Semester (Jan-May 2021)

MS students have to complete their research, including writing and defense of
thesis. Ph.D. students will continue with their research work.

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The Center's Staff
The operations of US-PCASW are broadly organized under two categories: (i)
center's administration and management and (ii) teaching and research.
Administration and management responsibilities are looked after by the Project
Management Unit, while research and teaching functions are performed by a
highly qualied faculty.

8.1
Project Management Unit
The Project Management Unit of USPCAS-W responsible for handling all project
related administrative and programmatic matters comprises of the following key
personnel.
§ Dr. Bakhshal Khan Lashari, Project Director
§ Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar, Deputy Director (Academics and Research)
§ Dr. Kazi Suleman Memon, Manager Research
§ Mr. Shahid Panhwar, Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
§ Mr. Mansoor Ali Shah, Financial & Grants Manager

Key personnel from USA partnering university (University of Utah) are also located at
MUET.
§ Dr. M. Aslam Chaudhry, Chief of Party

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8.2
Faculty Profile

Dr. Bakhshal Lashari

Dr. Bakhshal Lashari ([email protected])
PhD in Sediment Transport from Agriculture University Krakow, Poland, Post-doctoral Fellow under
Fulbright Program in Integrated Water Resources Management at Colorado State University USA,
and also under Endeavour Australia Program in Groundwater Governance from the University of
South Australia, Australia.
Expertise: hydrology, irrigation, drainage, water resources management, water conservation

Dr. M. Munir Babar

Dr. M. Munir Babar ([email protected])
PhD in Computational Hydraulics from Kyoto University Japan
Expertise: open channel hydraulics, computational hydraulics, design of hydraulic structures i.e.
dams, barrages, spillways and canal design, analysis of hydraulic computations of dams, energy
dissipaters and stilling basin, barrage design for surface and sub-surface ow conditions, and
computer modeling of open channels and groundwater ows using FEM techniques.

Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi

Dr. Abdul Latif Qureshi ([email protected])
PhD in Hydraulics and Irrigation Engineering from Mehran University of Engineering and
Technology, Pakistan
Expertise: water resources planning, optimization of water resources, surface water hydrology

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Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar
Dr. Rasool Bux Mahar ([email protected])
PhD in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University, Peoples Republic of China. Post
Doctorate from University of Utah USA.
Expertise: Identication and Characterization of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their disinfection,
water and waste treatment design, removal of metals from water through nano-bers,
constructed wetland, solid waste treatment, anaerobic digestion and kinetic modeling.

Dr. Kamran Ansari

Dr. Kamran Ansari ([email protected])
PhD in Open Channel Hydraulics, University of Nottingham, UK
Expertise: Open channel hydraulics, hydrology, water resources engineering, irrigation and
drainage.

Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal

Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal ([email protected])
PhD in Soil and Water, Craneld University at Silsoe, UK; Post-doctorate on 'Subsurface irrigation
simulations' at USDA Salinity Lab Riverside, CA under Fulbright Fellowship Program and also post-
doctorate under Australian Endeavour Research Fellowship Program in 'Soil Water and Crop
Environment' from CSIRO, Townsville.
Expertise: Soil waterlogging and salinity, irrigation water management, groundwater, soil and
water conservation, GIS and remote sensing.

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Dr. Zubair Ahmed
Dr. Zubair Ahmed ([email protected])
PhD in Environmental Engineering from University of Science and Technology, South Korea, Post-
doctoral Fellow at Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
Expertise: Biological wastewater treatment, application of member bioreactors for nutrient
removal, anaerobic digestion, physio-chemical treatment of water & wastewater.

Dr. Asmatullah
Dr. Asmatullah ([email protected])
PhD in Natural Resource Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Expertise: Water footprints & carbon footprints analysis, sustainability & eco-efciency analysis,
agricultural water productivity assessment and integrated water resources management.

Dr. Arjumand Zaidi

Dr. Arjumand Zaidi ([email protected]) is PhD in Information Technology
from School of Information Technology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. USA.
Expertise: Dr. Zaidi is experienced in the eld of environmental evaluation and decision making. Her
research interests include optimization and modeling of water resources, environmental and
disaster management systems. Most of her research work deals in environmental decision making
with the help of various numerical techniques and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) using
satellite data.

Dr. Syeda Sara Hassan

Dr. Syed Sara Hassan ([email protected])
PhD in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, including research at Monash University,
Australia
Expertise: chemistry, water quality, Water, Sanitation and Health (WaSH)

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Ms. Rakhshinda Bano
Ms. Rakhshinda Bano ([email protected])
M.Sc. in Environmental Science, State University of New York, USA
Expertise: Wetlands conservation, water management and human health, environmental
economics, sustainable development.

Ms. Uzma Imran

Ms. Uzma Imran ([email protected])
Masters in Environmental Management
Expertise: Environmental Impact Assessment, environmental laws & management plans and
stakeholder consultation.

Mr. Waqas Ahmed

Mr. Waqas Ahmed ([email protected])
M.Sc. in Water Resources Engineering and Management, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Expertise: GIS and remote sensing, marine ecosystems, hydromechanics, water resource
engineering

Mr. Ghulam Hussain Dars

Mr. Ghulam Hussain Dars ([email protected])
M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Portland State University, Oregon, USA
Expertise: Hydrology, climate change impact analysis, ood modeling, water resources
engineering, water quality, GIS, project planning, IWRM

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Mr. Muhammad Ali
Mr. Muhammad Ali ([email protected])
Masters Int'l Public Policy, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Expertise: public policy, economics, monitoring and evaluation, networking

Dr. Jamil Ahmed

Dr. Jamil Ahmed ([email protected])
MBBS, MPH, M.Phil. in International Health (Norway)
Expertise: Public Health in general, mother and child health & water sanitation & hygiene in
particular

Dr. Naveed Ahmed

Dr. Naveed Ahmed ([email protected])
Ph.D. (Biological Environment), KNU, South Korea, Post Doc. (Nutrient Recovery)
Expertise: His research interests include biosensor development, toxicity assessment, sulfur-
oxidizing bacteria, struvite recovery from swine wastewater, anaerobic digestion, and sulfur-
utilized denitrication of groundwater.

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Dr. Muhammad Rizwan
Dr. Muhammad Rizwan ([email protected])
Ph.D. (Env.Eng & Energy) M.U. , South Korea
Expertise: My eld of expertise are biofuel production and wastewater treatment. I had published
14 papers in International and national journals.

Dr. Ayesha Tajammul

Dr. Ayesha Tajammul ([email protected])
Ph.D. (Molecular Medicine) ICCBS, University of Karachi
Expertise: Her research interests include nanomedicine, environmental medicine, bioremediation
of various environmental pollutants, environmental and health risk assessment, molecular biology,
cell biology, immunohistochemistry and Microscopy.

Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi

Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Gadhi ([email protected])
Ph.D. (Chemical Engg.) Politecnicao di Torino, Italy
Expertise: My work focuses specically on the design and development of nano materials for
environmental applications.

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Students' Views about USPCAS-W

Asim Ali
Khairpur Sindh; Ph.D. (ENV.ENG.)
Visiting the United States of America is a dream for many and I
had the same but USPCAS-W provided me an opportunity to
get my distant dream into reality.

Shoaib Ahmed
(MS-Environment Engineering)
The exchange visit signicantly helped me to improve my
communication, interpersonal, social and technical skills by
interacting with scholarly teachers and students.

Saira Halepoto
(MS - Environment Engineering)
My exchange experience at the USA was amazing.
Academically, an interactive and learning environment at UU
had polished my research skills.

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Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro-76062, Sindh - Pakistan

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