Master of Water Resources Engineering (abridged programme 60 ECTS) (Leuven et al) (60 ECTS) Master of Science
Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
After admission procedure
Candidates who already hold a master's degree in agricultural, civil, environmental engineering or equivalent from an institution of the Flemish Community, can apply for the abridged master's programme. They can be exempted of 60 ECTS of the regular 120 ECTS programme. Applicants should have gained an equivalent of 60 or more relevant ECTS in their previous training. The relevance refers to mathematical, statistical and/or chemical techniques, data processing tools, knowledge in one or more aspects of water resources engineering and master’s thesis research. Applications are evaluated on an individual basis and should be submitted to the Programme Committee.
Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.
You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.
Diploma requirements
Candidates who already hold a master's degree from a university in the European Economic Area (EEA) in agricultural, civil, or environmental engineering or equivalent can apply for the abridged master's programme. They can be exempted of 60 ECTS of the regular 120 ECTS programme. Applicants should have gained an equivalent of 60 or more relevant ECTS in their previous training. The relevance refers to mathematical, statistical and/or chemical techniques, data processing tools, knowledge in one or more aspects of water resources engineering and master’s thesis research. Applications are evaluated on an individual basis.Language requirements
All applicants who have not obtained a previous diploma in an English-taught programme in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America must submit a certificate proving their proficiency in English. All applicants need to meet the minimum language requirements of KU Leuven. In addition, they need to have obtained minimum scores of at least 18/30 (TOEFL iBT), 6/9 (IELTS Academic) or 170 (CAE/CPE) on each of the components tested (reading, writing, speaking, listening). More information about English proficiency tests can be found on http://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/lang/lang-test.Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
After admission procedure
Candidates who already hold a master's degree in agricultural, civil, environmental engineering or equivalent from an institution of the Flemish Community, can apply for the abridged master's programme. They can be exempted of 60 ECTS of the regular 120 ECTS programme. Applicants should have gained an equivalent of 60 or more relevant ECTS in their previous training. The relevance refers to mathematical, statistical and/or chemical techniques, data processing tools, knowledge in one or more aspects of water resources engineering and master’s thesis research. Applications are evaluated on an individual basis and should be submitted to the Programme Committee.
Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community
Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.
You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.
Diploma requirements
Candidates who already hold a master's degree from a university in the European Economic Area (EEA) in agricultural, civil, or environmental engineering or equivalent can apply for the abridged master's programme. They can be exempted of 60 ECTS of the regular 120 ECTS programme. Applicants should have gained an equivalent of 60 or more relevant ECTS in their previous training. The relevance refers to mathematical, statistical and/or chemical techniques, data processing tools, knowledge in one or more aspects of water resources engineering and master’s thesis research. Applications are evaluated on an individual basis.Language requirements
All applicants who have not obtained a previous diploma in an English-taught programme in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America must submit a certificate proving their proficiency in English. All applicants need to meet the minimum language requirements of KU Leuven. In addition, they need to have obtained minimum scores of at least 18/30 (TOEFL iBT), 6/9 (IELTS Academic) or 170 (CAE/CPE) on each of the components tested (reading, writing, speaking, listening). More information about English proficiency tests can be found on http://www.kuleuven.be/english/admissions/lang/lang-test.-
All subgroups are compulsory.
- If a student has already previously successfully obtained credits for a course unit or an equivalent course unit in a previous education, he/she cannot request exemption for or retake such previous courses and will take a minimum of 60 ECTS courses from the supplementary component after approval by the programme director of the Master of Water Resources Engineering.
- In total, the student must take a minimum of 60 ECTS in order to obtain this abridged master's degree.-
Common Advanced Course in Water Resources Engineering
This course is compulsory.
5 ECTS Water Resources Management 2: EU and International Framework I0D22A staff staff
- N.Van Cauwenbergh (coordinator)
- S.Eisenreich
- N.Van Cauwenbergh
Water Resources Management 2: EU and International Framework (5 ECTS) I0D22a staff
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Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Water Resources Engineering
The student has to choose a number of optional courses for an equivalent of 30 ECTS from the list below. The selection should be based on previous training and personal interest, and has to be approved by the Programme Committee.
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Optional courses from the 1st phase of the 2-year MSc programme
5 ECTS Groundwater Hydrology I0D18B staff staff
Groundwater Hydrology (5 ECTS) I0D18a staff staff
5 ECTS Surface Water Hydrology I0D32B staff staff
- J.Nossent (coordinator)
- W.Thiery
- A.van Griensven
Surface Hydrology Concepts (2.5 ECTS) I0O75a staff Introduction to Surface Hydrology Modelling (2.5 ECTS) I0O76a staff 5 ECTS Advanced Mathematics for Water Engineering I0A99B staff- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
staff
- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
Advanced Mathematics for Water Engineering: Lectures (2.5 ECTS) I0A99a staff- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
staff
- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
Advanced Mathematics For Water Engineering: Exercices (2.5 ECTS) I0V97a staff- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
staff
- N.
- R.Reinoso-Rondinel (substitute)
4 ECTS Environmental Programming I0W00B staff staff
Introduction to Environmental Programming using Python (4 ECTS) I0W00b staff staff
4 ECTS Water Resources Management 1: Hydro-Social Systems I0V87B staff staff
Introduction to Integrated Water Management (2 ECTS) I0V87a staff Integrated Water Resources Management: Case Study Analysis (2 ECTS) I0V88a staff 5 ECTS Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Aquatic Systems I0K04A staff staff
- C.Schwarz (coordinator)
- S.Bouillon
- C.Schwarz
Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Aquatic Systems: Lectures (4 ECTS) I0K04a staff staff
Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Aquatic Systems: Practicals (0.5 ECTS) I0K05a staff staff
Ecology and Biogeochemistry of Aquatic Systems: Excursion (0.5 ECTS) I0K06a staff staff
4 ECTS Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery I0V89A staff staff
Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery: Lectures (3 ECTS) I0V89a staff staff
Waste Water Treatment and Resource Recovery: Exercices and Excursion (1 ECTS) I0V90a staff staff
5 ECTS Stochastic Hydrology I0D13B staff staff
Stochastic Hydrology: Lectures (2.5 ECTS) I0D13a staff staff
Stochastic Hydrology: PC Class Sessions (2.5 ECTS) I0V91a staff staff
5 ECTS Hydraulics I0D17B staff staff
Fundamental Hydraulics and Pipe Flow (3 ECTS) I0D17a staff staff
Open-channel Flow (2 ECTS) I0V92a staff staff
4 ECTS Water Quality Assessment I0V93A staff staff
- M.Elskens (coordinator)
- S.Eisenreich
- M.Elskens
Water Quality Assessment: Lectures (3 ECTS) I0V93a staff Water Quality Assessment: Exercices and Excursion (1 ECTS) I0V94a staff 3 ECTS GIS for Environmental Applications I0V94B staff staff
GIS for Environmental Applications: Lectures (1 ECTS) I0D68a staff staff
GIS for Environmental Applications: Practicals (2 ECTS) I0I62a staff staff
3 ECTS Measuring Techniques for Water Resources Engineering I0V95B staff Measuring Techniques for Water Resources Engineering (3 ECTS) I0U08a staff 5 ECTS Agricultural Water Management I0J63A staff staff
- J.Diels (coordinator)
- A.Gobin
- P.Janssens
- G.Wyseure
Agricultural Water Management - Lectures: Theory and Methods (2.5 ECTS) I0J63a staff Agricultural Water Management - Workshops: Exercises, Assignments and Excursion (2.5 ECTS) I0J64a staff
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Optional courses from the 2nd phase of the 2-year MSc programme
5 ECTS Surface Water Modelling I0D23A staff staff
- A.van Griensven (coordinator)
- C.Chawanda
- A.van Griensven
Surface Water Modelling (5 ECTS) I0D23a staff 5 ECTS Groundwater Modelling I0D24A staff staff
Groundwater Modelling (5 ECTS) I0D24a staff staff
5 ECTS River Modelling I0D25A staff staff
River Modelling (5 ECTS) I0D25a staff staff
5 ECTS Soil Water Modelling I0D26A staff staff
Soil Water Modelling (5 ECTS) I0D26a staff staff
5 ECTS Water Productivity and Irrigation Design I0D27A staff staff
Crop Water Productivity Management (3 ECTS) I0O89a staff- N.
staff
- N.
Design and Evaluation of Irrigation Systems (2 ECTS) I0O88a staff staff
5 ECTS Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics I0D71A staff- N.Rezazadeh Helmi (coordinator)
- E.Salvadore
staff
- N.Rezazadeh Helmi (coordinator)
- E.Salvadore
Urban Hydrology and Hydraulics (5 ECTS) I0D71a staff 5 ECTS Land-Climate Dynamics I0W57A staff staff
1a. Earth System Dynamics and Climate Change: The Physical Science Basis (1 ECTS) I0W57a staff staff
1b. Modelling Earth System Dynamics (1 ECTS) I0W58a staff staff
2a. Interactions between Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and Biosphere in a Changing Climate (2 ECTS) I0W59a staff staff
2b. Modelling Land-Climate Interactions (1 ECTS) I0W60a staff staff
5 ECTS Earth Observation I0A90A staff- G.De Lannoy (coordinator)
- B.Somers
staff
- G.De Lannoy (coordinator)
- B.Somers
Earth Observation: Lectures (3 ECTS) I0A90a staff staff
Earth Observation: Practicals (2 ECTS) I0A91a staff staff
6 ECTS Internship Water Resources Engineering (Semester 1) I0J74A staff Internship Water Resources Engineering (Semester 1) (6 ECTS) I0J74a staff staff
6 ECTS Internship Water Resources Engineering (Semester 2) I0J75A staff Internship Water Resources Engineering (Semester 2) (6 ECTS) I0J75a staff staff
6 ECTS Freshwater and Marine Ecology G0R62A staff staff
- L.De Meester (coordinator)
- P.Lemmens
- S.Maes
- N.
Freshwater and Marine Ecology: Lectures (3.5 ECTS) G0R62a staff Freshwater and Marine Ecology: Exercises (1.5 ECTS) G0R63a staff staff
Freshwater and Marine Ecology: Excursion (1 ECTS) G0R64a staff
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Integrated Project Work
Students choose one of both courses.
5 ECTS Integrated Project: Temperate Climate Case Study I0D29A staff- N.Rezazadeh Helmi (coordinator)
- A.van Griensven
staff
- N.Rezazadeh Helmi (coordinator)
- A.van Griensven
Integrated Project: Temperate Climate Case Study (5 ECTS) I0D29a staff 5 ECTS Integrated Project: (Sub)Tropical Climate Case Study I0D30A staff staff
- A.Gobin (coordinator)
- J.Diels
- A.Gobin
- G.Wyseure
- A.van Griensven
Integrated Project: (Sub)Tropical Climate Case Study (5 ECTS) I0D30a staff
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Thesis Research
20 ECTS Thesis Research Project Water Resources Engineering I0S76A staff- E.Toorman (coordinator)
- N.
staff
- E.Toorman (coordinator)
- N.
Thesis Research Project Water Resources Engineering (20 ECTS) I0S76a staff- N.
staff
- N.
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