The fifth edition of the UGR Water Law master's trains the jurists the water transition needs
The University of Granada master's, directed by Estanislao Arana, adds up to 60 ECTS credits, 74 lecturers and a 90% employment rate.
The urban water sector in Spain bills 8,182 million euros a year, accounts for 0.55 per cent of GDP and generates 35,798 direct jobs, and yet it drags an estimated annual investment deficit of 5,700 million to renew networks, modernise treatment plants and adapt to European environmental requirements. For that scenario, and with the prospect of a new Water Law, the University of Granada is teaching the fifth edition of its Master's in Water Law, according to the university's own news channel.
A programme with heavyweight academic direction
The master's is directed by Estanislao Arana García, professor of Administrative Law at the University of Granada and academic director of the Water Economy Forum, whose research and professional track record in the field gives the programme its rigorous orientation, connected to the sector's real challenges.
The structure is that of a full master's: 60 ECTS credits and 1,500 hours of training combining theoretical and practical teaching to address state and regional legislation, case law, hydrological planning, concessions and authorisations, the hydraulic public domain, the sanctioning regime, treatment and reuse. Classes are complemented with seminars, workshops and field visits oriented to the highest-impact cases.
A faculty mixing gowns, lab coats and administration
The composition of the faculty is one of the most revealing figures of the programme: 74 lecturers, of whom 17 teach at the University of Granada and 57 come from other institutions and the professional sphere. By profile, 35 have a legal background, 47 per cent; 19 a technical profile, 26 per cent; and 20 are professionals serving public administrations, 27 per cent. That multidisciplinary mix replicates the reality of water law, where the jurist always works alongside engineers and public managers.
The programme prepares students to interpret the legal framework, manage conflicts and respond to the demands of administrations, companies and sector entities, and it boasts a 90 per cent employment rate in its previous editions, a figure that consolidates it as an entry route into a field with high demand for qualified profiles.
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- canal.ugr.es. Accessed 2 November 2026.
The specific data in this article come from the official sources cited.
