Modular Set Up

The table below shows all course modules of the specialisation within the framework of the International Master Programme in Water Science and Engineering.

The programme has a size of 106 ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits, which are collected over a period of 18 months.

	Module Title	ECTS	Module Content

1	Introduction to Water Science and Engineering	5	Issues on the global agenda for water and sustainable development, the basics of water science and engineering, basic hydrological processes and concepts.

2	Applied Hydraulics	5	Free-surface hydrodynamics, erosion and sediment transport and the application of hydraulics

3	Geosciences	5	Geo-engineering, shallow foundations, irrigation and drainage design and irrigation methods

4	Water Management Systems and Agronomy I	5	Hydraulics of irrigation systems; physics of soil moisture; design of an tertiary unit in an irrigation and drainage system.

5	Water Management Systems and Agronomy II	5	Hydraulics of irrigation systems; hydraulic laboratory exercises; engineering hydrology concepts, and agronomic aspects.

6	Aspects of Irrigation and Drainage	5	Economic and financial analyses; sociological aspects, flow control systems and water legislation.

7	Service Oriented Management of Irrigation Systems	5	Management of irrigation systems, and asset management.

8	Conveyance Systems	5	Unsteady flow phenomena; sediment transport in open irrigation channels; main drainage systems, drainage modelling and the application of GIS, and the application of several modelling tools e.g. Duflow.

9	Fieldwork / Fieldtrip	5	Exposure to European water sector organisations in the field of land and water development and hydraulic engineering in general.

10	Irrigation and Drainage Structures \| Managing Organisations & Change	5	Irrigation structures; environmental impact assessment and environmental aspects of irrigation and drainage, and pumps and lifting devices. \| Organisational perspectives; understanding change (concepts and models); human resources management; systems for change, total quality management.

11	Advanced Methods and Equipment	5	Sprinkler and drip irrigation methods; sub-surface drainage systems; remote sensing for irrigation and drainage systems; re-use of low water quality, and land use in water and flood prone areas.

12	Groupwork	5	Development of practical experiences in conducting a multi-disciplinary case study in a team work.

13	Selected Topics	4

14	MSc Research Proposal	6	Preparation of the MSc research proposal including problem identification, literature review, approach and methodology, expected results, and work plan.

15	MSc Research, Thesis Writing	36