	Module Title	ECTS	Module Content

1	Introduction to Environmental Science	5	Lectures and workshops on Water and sustainable development; Introductory weekend; Introduction to Environmental Science; Key environmental problems; Principles of sustainable development; Laboratory course: Case study on eutrophication; use of computers; fieldtrip.

2	Natural processes in the Environment	5	Hydrological cycle; Biogeochemical cycles; Functioning of ecosystems; Environmental Chemistry. Laboratory courses on Biogeochemical cycles and Environmental Chemistry.

3	The Human Dimension in Environmental Change	5	Demography; Environmental Economics with special focus on use and scarcity of natural resources. Human health and Environmental toxicology. Laboratory course: case study on sewage. Fieldtrip to a wastewater treatment plant.

4	Analytical tools in Environmental Science	5	Data analysis and statistics; GIS techniques and applications. Environmental modelling in lakes and streams. Assignments in technical writing and presentation techniques.

5	Water Quality Assessment	5	Water quality and monitoring. Data analysis and presentation; Aquatic Ecotoxicology; Water quality modelling. Fieldwork water quality monitoring; fieldtrip to Central Netherlands water quality monitoring authority; assignment design of a water quality monitoring network.

6	Wetlands for Water Quality	5	Introduction on wetlands; natural and constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment. Integrated production systems. Assignments on natural and constructed wetlands. Fieldtrips to constructed wetlands and to an integrated water purification system.

7	Environmental Planning	5	Sustainable development; Environmental policy analysis; management information systems; Environmental impact assessment (EIA). Fieldtrip.

8	Water and Environmental Law and Institutions	5	Water and environmental laws; Institutions: decentralisation; water allocation; stakeholder participation. Role play River basin management. Electives such as: the EU water Framework Directive; Dutch Water policy. Fieldtrip.

9	International Fieldtrip	5	Two weeks study tour to research institutions, organisations in the field of environmental science, industries, etc. in Europe .

10	Aquatic Ecosystems	5	Human impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Integrated fieldwork: Hydrology; GIS; Chemical and biological water quality; land use and soil quality. Mesocosm experiments. Presentations.

11	Watershed & River basin management	5	Soil and water management; land degradation. Ecohydrology. Watershed planning and management. From watershed to River basin. Case study RBM. Fieldtrip.

12	Group work	6	Introduction: tasks and responsibilities of the group members; group work ECOLAND. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): techniques and applications in the group work.

13	Capita Selecta	4	MSc research methodology. Choice out of various Capita Selecta topics such as: Water and climate; Environmental flows; Conflict management; all in the form of presentations and debate.

14	MSc Research Proposal	6	Formulate aims and objectives of the MSc research. Literature study on the subject. Development of the research proposal in a sound MSc proposal report, which will be orally defended before an audience of peers.

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