Modular Set Up

Module Title

ECTS

Module Content

1

Principles of Integrated Water Resources Management

5

Lectures and workshops on Water and sustainable development; Introductory weekend; Introduction to the programme; Integrated Water Resources Management; Key environmental problems; River systems; technical writing; use of computers.

2

The Water Resources System

5

Hydrology; workshops hydrology; Groundwater resources. Water Chemistry and aquatic ecosystems, Groundwater pollution; Water using activities, especially in agriculture; Fieldwork Hydrology, Hydrogeology and water Chemistry and Biology.

3

Geo-information Management or Project Cycle and Management

(elective)

5

4

Research and management skills

5

Writing and editing skills; Research skills: research strategy and questions; development of research tools. Management skills: communication, negotiation, presentation skills. Role Play Water Resources Planning.

5

Water Systems Modelling

5

6

Water Resources Planning

5

7

(elective)

5

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 water management and research institutions, industries, water quality monitoring station, etc. in Europe .

10

Managing Organisations and Change

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 or Pubic-Private Partnerships (PPP)*

5

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

*Introduction PPP; PPP objectives; for different stakeholders. Case studies; Role play;, assignment PPP. Fieldtrip.

12

Groupwork

6

Introduction: tasks and responsibilities of the group members; inception report and ToR; problem analysis and development null scenario. Formulation of an Integrated Water Resources Management Plan for a River Basin in SE Asia .

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.

15

MSc Research

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