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Master's Degree in Water Management
Competencies
One of the purposes of university-specific degrees is to contribute to lifelong learning from a university perspective. In this sense, the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) constitutes a reference for promoting lifelong learning. In line with this framework, postgraduate degrees guarantee, as a minimum, the following knowledge, skills, and competences, corresponding to EQF level 7:
1. That students possess and understand highly specialized knowledge, some of it at the forefront of a specific field of work or study, which lays the foundation for original thinking or research.
2. That students acquire critical awareness of knowledge issues in a specific field and at the point of articulation between different fields.
3. That students develop specialized skills for problem-solving in research or innovation, with a view to developing new knowledge and procedures, and integrating knowledge in various fields.
4. Students should be able to manage and transform complex and unpredictable work or study contexts that require new strategic approaches.
5. That students are able to assume responsibilities regarding the development of knowledge and/or professional practices and the review of the strategic performance of teams.
CE1. Knowledge of the elements that make up the water balance.
CE2. Evaluation of usable water resources for different uses and their specific problems.
CE3. Knowledge of the composition and properties of water and the chemical and physical phenomena that occur both naturally and artificially, or due to the presence of pollutants.
CE4. Knowledge of the biological components related to life in water and their relevance to water quality and treatment.
CE5. Knowledge of the parameters that indicate physical, chemical, and biological contamination of water, and the techniques for determining them.
CE6. Ability to select the most appropriate methodology for exploring, capturing, and utilizing water resources.
CE7. Knowledge of conventional and advanced technologies, as well as new membrane technologies, for water treatment, and the ability to select them based on raw and treated water quality and possible management scenarios.
CE8. Ability to evaluate the feasibility of wastewater reuse.
CE9. Knowledge of operating and maintenance strategies for water distribution systems.
CE10. Knowledge of operating and maintenance strategies for drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, and stormwater drainage systems, as well as their sizing, construction, and maintenance.
CE11. Knowledge of the most significant regulations related to resource management, with emphasis on the Water Framework Directive.
CE12. Ability to assess the costs of financing and taxing water.
CE13. Ability to develop, evaluate, and manage projects in which water plays an important role.
CE14. Knowledge of basic tools for managing Research, Development, and Innovation.
CE15. Ability to integrate knowledge of energy efficiency and renewable energy into water management.
CE16. Ability to apply knowledge of construction materials and their mechanical properties in structural systems.
CE17. Ability to apply knowledge of structural characteristics to design them in accordance with existing regulations and using analytical and numerical calculation methods.
CE18. Knowledge of the fundamentals of the behavior of reinforced concrete and steel structures, and the ability to design, project, and construct these types of structures.
CE19. Knowledge of the basic concepts of surface and groundwater hydrology.
CE20. Knowledge of hydraulic works and installations, energy systems, hydroelectric power generation, and planning and management of surface and underground water resources.
CE21. Knowledge of urban service projects related to drinking water distribution, wastewater treatment, and stormwater drainage.
