Water Resources Courses

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PLEASE NOTE: The below curriculum is provided for reference only, pending final approval from the relevant study board at each university. Updated June 2024.

The specialisation in Water Resources is offered by SLU, BOKU and UCPH. If you choose to specialise in Water Resources you can combine the Basic Semester Package (BSP) and the Advanced Semester Packages (ASPs) in your Master Program:

ASP-1 at SLU: Water Resources

NOTE: No courses this semester are compulsory study activities, meaning all are elective study activities

 Period 3 (15 ECTS)  Period 4 (15 ECTS)

Semester 2

(spring)

  • Soil biology and biogeochemical cycles, (15 ECTS) 1

  • Environmental assessment, (15 ECTS) 1

1) Course with prerequisites. Check the individual course web page on the SLU web

ASP-1 at BOKU: Water Resources

You will find the BOKU courses (LV) in our teaching information system BOKUonline: https://online.boku.ac.at

Further information on how to look for courses at BOKU in general: http://www.boku.ac.at/int-in-boku-howtolookforcourses-en.html

30 ECTS

Semester 2

(summer)
  • Environmental Risk Analysis and Management VO (3 ECTS)
  • Rural water management (advanced) VO (3 ECTS)
  • Possible Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources VO (3 ECTS)
  • Planning and design in water supply and wastewater treatment UE (3 ECTS)
  • Application of GIS in hydrology and water management VO (3 ECTS)
  • Environmental chemistry SE (4.5 ECTS)*
  • Biology, chemistry and microbiology for civil engineering VU (3 ECTS)
  • Sediment regime and river morphology VO (3 ECTS)
  • Soil and water bioengineering - principle and applications VS (3 ECTS)
  • Selected methods of soil analysis PR (4 ECTS)
  • Protection and mitigation measures against natural hazards VX (3 ECTS)
  • Valuation methods for natural resources VO (3 ECTS)
  • Water resources management in developing co-operation VU (3 ECTS)
  • Industrial water management VO (3 ECTS)
  • Advanced topics on hydrology US (3 ECTS)
  • Project management VU (3 ECTS)
  • Free elective course(s) (6 ECTS)


NOTE: Highlighted courses are compulsory study activities while the rest are elective study activities

* Offered every second year (2022, 2024, 2026, ....)

ASP-1 at UCPH: Water resources (catchment and ecology)

Course descriptions available in the course database (www.kurser.ku.dk) at University of Copenhagen

Block 3 (15 ECTS) Block 4 (15 ECTS)

 

Semester 2

(spring)
  • Land Use and Environmental Modelling (7.5 ECTS) A
  • Freshwater ecology (7.5 ECTS) A
  • Ecological modelling (7.5 ECTS) B
  • Surface hydrology (7.5 ECTS) B
  • Integrated water resources (7.5 ECTS) B
  • Analytical chemistry (7.5 ECTS) C
  • One free elective course (7.5 ECTS) in Block 3 OR 4

A,B,C: week structure at UCPH

NOTE: Highlighted course is compulsory study activity, while the rest are restricted elective study activities

NOTE: 22.5ECTS have to be covered from above compulsory + restricted elective courses. Besides this, one 7.5 ECTS course is free elective (but can also be from the list above). All subject elements at MSc level may be included as elective subject elements.

ASP-2 at SLU: Water Resources

NOTE: No courses this semester are compulsory study activities, meaning all are elective study activities

Period 1 (15 ECTS) Period 2 (15 ECTS)
for some courses divided into 2a and 2b

Semester 3

(fall)

  • Soil water processes in agroecosystems, (15 ECTS) 1

  • Soils of the world, and sustainable water and soil management, (15 ECTS) 1

  • Ecology for fish management and conservation, (15 ECTS) 1
  • Environmental geochemistry, (15 ECTS) 1
  • Safe nutrient recycling, (15 ECTS)
  • Principles of fisheries science (15 ECTS) 1 
  • Research internship, (15 ECTS) 1
  • Land use and watershed management to reduce eutrophication (7.5 ECTS) 2a 1
  • Models for sustainable water management (7.5 ECTS) 2a
  • Geographic information systems for environmental and natural science studies (7.5 ECTS) 2b

1) Course with prerequisites. Check the individual course web page on the SLU web

ASP-2 at BOKU: Water Resources

You will find the BOKU courses (LV) in our teaching information system BOKUonline: https://online.boku.ac.at

Further information on how to look for courses at BOKU in general: http://www.boku.ac.at/int-in-boku-howtolookforcourses-en.html

30 ECTS

Semester 3

(winter)
  • Water Resources Planning and Management VO (3 ECTS)
  • On Site solutions for Water Supply and Sanitation VO (3 ECTS)
  • Master's Thesis Seminar SE (2 ECTS)**
  • Risk assessment in the aquatic environment VU (3 ECTS)
  • Integrated flood risk management VO (3 ECTS)
  • On site solutions for water supply and sanitation VO 3 (ECTS)
  • Computer based river modelling VU (3 ECTS)
  • Mountain forest climatology and headwater hydrology VU (4.5 ECTS)
  • Simulation in vadose zone environment VU (3 ECTS)
  • Irrigation design VU (3 ECTS)
  • Soil water management VO (3 ECTS)
  • Soil physics modelling with phyton UE (4 ECTS)
  • Human impacts in riverine landscapes VO (2 ECTS)
  • Ecological river landscape management VO (2 ECTS)
  • Aquatic biomonitoring and -assessment VO (2 ECTS)
  • Development and application of water erosion models VO (2 ECTS)
  • Using water erosion models UE (3 ECTS)
  • Ecology of aquatic systems VO (3 ECTS)
  • Hydrological processes and modelling VU (3 ECTS)
  • Technology Assessment VS (3 ECTS)
  • Decision support systems SE (3 ECTS)
  • Free elective course(s) (6 ECTS)


NOTE: Highlighted courses are compulsory study activities while the rest are elective study activities

** Associated with the Master's Thesis in the 4th semester -- compulsory

ASP-2 at UCPH: Water resources (contamination and clean-tech solutions)

Course descriptions available in the course database (www.kurser.ku.dk) at University of Copenhagen

Block 1 (15 ECTS) Block 2 (15 ECTS)

 

Semester 3

(autumn)
  • Soil and Water Pollution - Concepts and Theory (7.5 ECTS) C
  • Soil and Water Pollution - Experimental Assessment (7.5 ECTS) C
  • Applied Agrohydrology (7.5 ECTS) B
  • Advanced analytical chemistry – chromatography and mass spectrometry (7.5 ECTS) A
  • Experimental analytical chemistry – method development and quality assurance (7.5 ECTS) C
  • Experimental soil analysis (7.5 ECTS) A
  • Advanced analytical chemistry - sampling and sample preparation (7.5 ECTS) A
  • One free elective course (7.5 ECTS) in Block 1 OR 2

A,B,C: week structure at UCPH   

NOTE: Highlighted course is compulsory study activity, while the rest are restricted elective study activities

NOTE: 22.5ECTS have to be covered from above compulsory + restricted elective courses. Besides this, one 7.5 ECTS course is free elective (but can also be from the list above). All subject elements at MSc level may be included as elective subject elements.