Nordic Master Programme in Environmental Engineering
Curriculum 2022–2024
Water Resources Management Study Track
Human society is linked to the nature and its waters:
- Water is a vital resource
- Water resources are exposed to environmental impacts
The water resource management study track promotes sustainable use of water and advances assessment and prediction of the status of the water environment. The objective is to produce quantitative information regarding availability and quality of water as well as hydrological extremes. The curriculum of courses covers computational hydrology and hydraulics, environmental hydraulics and environmentally sound hydraulic engineering, and quantitative water quality assessments within a catchment.
Encountered problems relate to water balance across spatial and temporal scales and impacts of human activities on the quantity and quality of water in its cycle. Assessment of water cycle lies in the quantitative description of water balance components, such as precipitation, evapotranspiration, snow accumulation and melt, soil and ground water flow, runoff generation, and storage and transport of water in channels and reservoirs. Assessment of hydrological and hydraulic processes links to studies concerning water quality, environmental loads to natural waters, sediment and nutrient processes, and ecological systems.
After completing the Water Resource Management study track a student is able to:
- recognize the key thematic components in water resources engineering
- understand the principles of the hydrological cycle and flow of water in natural and constructed environments, including quantitative estimates of the water fluxes
- explain and apply key technical methods (e.g. modelling, statistics, GIS) related to water and environmental engineering
- deal with the uncertainty and different orders of magnitude related to the measurements, data analysis and modeling
After completing the Water Resource Management study track a student:
- is enthusiastic, internationally orientated and has high level of ethics at work
- is able to work as a part of a team, with relevant skills for interaction
- is motivated and has courage for problem-solving
Aalto - DTU
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAT-E1100 | Water & Environmental Engineering | 15 | I |
| WAT-E2040 | Surface Water Resources | 5 | II |
| WAT-E2030 | Hydrological Modelling | 5 | III |
| WAT-E2010 | Groundwater Hydrology | 5 | V |
| Elective | Choose from the list below | 30 | I-V |
| WAT-E3020 | State of the World and Development L | 2 | I |
| WAT-E2100 | Urban Water Systems | 5 | II |
| WAT-E2090 | Water and People in a Changing World | 5 | II |
| WAT-E2060 | Sustainable Built Environment | 5 | II |
| WAT-E2080 | Water and Governance | 5 | III |
| WAT-E2110 | Design and Management of Water and Wastewater Networks | 5 | IV |
| WAT-E2070 | Sustainability Global Technologies (SGT) Studio | 10 | III-IV |
| WAT-E2120 | Physical and Chemical Treatment of Water and Waste | 5 | III |
| WAT- E2020 | Environmental Hydraulics | 5 | IV |
| WAT-E2180 | Biological Treatment of Water and Waste | 5 | IV |
| WAT-E3010 | Special Course on Water & Environmental Engineering | 5 | I-V |
| WAT-E2200 | WAT Project Course | 5 | V |
| WAT-E2130 | Modelling and Control of Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes | 5 | V |
| Language studies | |||
| LC-XXXX | Compulsory language course (o,w)* | 3 | any |
*) The language course is mandatory for those who have not completed a similar course in their bachelor degree in Finland or who have not completed / will not complete a similar course at the partner university. LC-1310 Academic Communication for MSc Students (o,w) is recommended to avoid recognition problems at partner universities. Possibilities to take other language courses fulfilling the compulsory foreign language course requirements at Aalto University must be discussed and pre-agreed with the programme coordinator.
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12326 | Field Course in Applied Geophysics | 5 | Aug |
| 30532 | Introduction to digital mapping and GIS | 5 | Fall (E4A) |
| 12233 | Water Pollution | 10 | Fall (E5) |
| Elective drawn from list of Tech Spec Courses | 5 | Fall | |
| 12240 | Environmental Management and Ethics | 5 | Jan |
| XX.thes | Master's thesis | 30 | Spring/Jun |
| XX.matr | Maturity test | 0 |
DTU - Aalto
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12104 | Modelling of Environmental Processes and Technologies | 10 | Fall (E3) |
| 12333 | Water Resources Management | 5 | Fall (E2B) |
| 30532 | Introduction to digital mapping and GIS | 5 | Fall (E4A) |
| Elective drawn from list of Tech Spec Courses | 5 | Fall | |
| 12240 | Environmental Management and Ethics | 5 | Jan |
| 12237 | Chemicals in the Environment | 10 | Spring (F1) |
| 12343 | Surface Water Hydrology | 5 | Spring (F4A) |
| 12342 | Uncertainty and Variability in Hydrologic Applications | 5 | Spring (F4B) |
| Elective drawn from list of Tech Spec Courses | 5 | Spring | |
| 12331 or 12326 |
Field investigations of contaminated sites Field Course in Applied Geophysics |
5 | June or Aug |
| Code | Course name | ECTS credits | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective* | 30 | Fall | |
| XX.thes | Master's thesis | 30 | Spring |
| XX.matr | Maturity test | 0 | |
| LC-XXXX | Compulsory language course** | 3 | Any |
*) The elective course choices must be agreed with the programme director before signing up for the courses.
**) The language course is mandatory for those who have not completed a similar course in their bachelor degree in Finland or who have not completed / will not complete a similar course at the partner university. LC-1310 Academic Communication for MSc Students (o,w) is recommended to avoid recognition problems at partner universities. Possibilities to take other language courses fulfilling the compulsory foreign language course requirements at Aalto University must be discussed and pre-agreed with the programme coordinator.