Modular Set Up
The table below shows all course modules when following this specialisation within the framework of the International Master Programme in Water management. 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 | 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 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 or Environmental Engineering (elective) | 5 | |||
| 7 | Environmental Planning | 5 | Sustainable development; Environmental policy analysisi; 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 water management and research institutions, industries, water quality monitoring station, 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 or Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) (elective) | 5 | |||
| 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 | 36 | |||