	Module Title	ECTS	Module Content

1	Introduction to Environmental Science	5	Introduction to global agenda for water and environment; overview of environmental science programme and its four specialisations; key environmental problems and sustainable development.

2	Natural Processes in the Environment	5	Introduction to the basic scientific background of environmental issues: hydrology, ecology, biogeochemical cycles, environmental chemistry.

3	The Human Dimension in Environmental Change	5	Relation between humans and environmental issues: demography, environmental economics, toxicology, human health, scarcity of resources.

4	Analytical Tools in Environmental Science	5	Introduction in relevant tools in Environmental science: data analysis and statistics, modelling, GIS, presentation skills.

5	Environmental Systems Analysis	5	Application of systems analysis concepts and methods to problems of the environment and natural resources.

6	Environmental Engineering	5	Environmental process technology, water and wastewater treatment, ecological engineering, integrated production systems.

7	Environmental Monitoring & Modelling	5	Emphasis on the monitoring (why, what, where, how, how often?) and modelling of surface and groundwater.

8	Cleaner Production & the Water Cycle	5	Tools and practices to allow making use of water in a way that has less environmental impact. Life cycle analysis, industrial water management, recovery and reuse-based wastewater treatment, environmental management systems.

9	International Fieldtrip	3.5	Excursions to environment-related organisations and companies in Western Europe; fieldwork Ardennes (Belgium)

10	Aquatic Ecosystems	5	Experimental field, mesocosm and laboratory research. Analysis of the impacts of human activities on aquatic ecosystems.

11	Solid Waste Management	5	Engineering and management aspects of waste handling worldwide.

12	Group Work	6.5	Multidisciplinary case study in which the techniques and knowledge obtained in the preceding modules are integrated.

13 - 14	MSc preparatory course/ MSc proposal writing	10

15	MSc Thesis	36