Program Presentation
Water is a scarce resource, essential for life and the preservation of ecosystems. However, human activities alter its nature by preventing its return to natural river channels. That is why a treatment program that returns water as much as possible to their original state is essential.
In this context, the Integrated Water Management Program not only addresses the treatment of end of the line solutions as mentioned, but also the rational use of water from two preventive perspective: first, the moderation of consumption, and second, by reducing pollution. In both cases a set of best practices and measures based on recycling to reduce the consumption of water are provided, at both a domestic and industrial level, and always from the perspective of sustainable development.
Who is the programme for?
The Integrated Water Management Program is especially designed to satisfy two different types of groups:
- People without a university degree who may want a quality education in this field for personal gain or experience.
- University graduates who, in addition to their basic training, want practical expertise in the water management field to broaden their career opportunities.
Diploma
Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Specialization of INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT.
After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure for the Integrated Water Management is found in the following table. Since it is a distance Program and not subject to classes, a specific start date is not set, so the student can enroll at any time, provided there are spaces available:
| CREDITSa | |
|---|---|
| Subjects | 30 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
a. The equivalent value of credits can differ according to the issuing university.
Objectives
General objectives:
- To develop good analytical skills to solve specific problems related to water management, taking into consideration different alternatives.
Specific objectives:
- To gain the knowledge that every professional needs to manage municipal or industrial sewage.
- To learn to identify the degree and type of contamination of wastewater and evaluate different treatment options to achieve a reduction of discharges in order to meet current legislation.
- To become familiar with the values and parameters that are used in wastewater treatment.
- To learn the principles of primary treatment and biological treatment, possible causes of inhibition of the process and systems involved.
- To lay the foundations to gauge a water treatment plant for a large sized population, or a pond system for a small community.
Career Opportunities
Some of the career opportunities in the Integrated Water Management Program are:
- Occupation in municipalities as a technical advisor on integrated water management.
- Operator in large municipal sewage treatment plants.
- Responsible for maintenance of small treatment plants in different companies.
- Development of water testing laboratories
- Teaching.
Study Plan
The Integrated Water Management Program consists of eight subjects, including practical case studies on different types of wastewater treatment.
The objectives are to introduce, first, the theoretical, conceptual and historical foundations involved in water management and, second, organizational, social and technological implementation.
The goal is for students to gain an overview of water management through multidisciplinary related topics.
The courses and credits for the Integrated Water Management program are shown in the following table:
| Integrated Water Management | ||
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL SUBJECTS | CREDITS | |
| TOTAL | 30 | |
| 1 | Introduction | 3 |
| 2 | The water cycle | 5 |
| 3 | Water management | 5 |
| 4 | Water analysis and characterization | 5 |
| 5 | Water Treatment and Facilities | 12 |
| 6 | Environmental education | - |
| 7 | Legislation | - |
| 8 | Water purification case studies | - |
These subjects, are independent, yet are structured according to a coherent teaching sequence that facilitates their understanding of increasing complexity. Each subject is divided into basic thematic units or chapters, the contents of which include printed material to be studied in order to satisfactorily answer the assessment tests.
Management
- Dr. Eduardo García Villena. Director of the Environmental Area in the International Ibero-american University (UNINI)
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