Profile Studies
The specialisation area is made up of the three profiles Water Technologies & Urban Water Management, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrological Dynamics & hazards. Elective modules offer the possibility to complement the specialisation with skills from neighbouring scientific and engineering disciplines.
The scope of the profile studies is 51 CP in total.
Profil A: Water Technologies & Urban Water Management
The focus of this profile is on innovative technologies for the treatment of drinking water and wastewater, as well as the sustainable design of urban and decentralized water systems. This includes the biological, chemical and physical processes of water treatment, as well as planning and dimensioning of infrastructure and facilities for water supply and wastewater disposal. In addition to the basic and advanced technological principles and applications, energy efficiency and economics are important aspects.
Following modules are available in profile A:
Advanced Fundamentals (27 CP)
Compulsory modules (15 CP):
- AF101: Modeling of Water and Environmental Systems
- AF201: Fundamentals of Water Quality
- AF301: Urban Water Infrastructure and Management
Selectable modules (12 CP)
- AF401: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- AF501: Numerical Fluid Mechanics
- AF601: Hydraulic Engineering
- AF701: Water and Energy Cycles
- AF801: Hydrogeology
Specialization (24 CP)
- PA221: Water Technology
- PA222: Membrane Technologies in Water Treatment
- PA982: Applied Microbiology
- PA223: Practical Course in Water Technology
- PA321: Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- PA322: Storm water Management
- PA323: Modeling Wastewater Treatment Processes
- PA621: Water Distribution Systems
- PA224: Biofilm Systems
- PA226: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
Profil B: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Engineering
The aim of this profile is to deepen advanced hydrodynamic principles, and amplify their application for flows in the environment as well as for planning and dimensioning of hydraulic structures for water management. Emphasis is laid on the preservation and regeneration of the structural quality of water bodies, under consideration of ecological aspects. Profound knowledge in physical and numerical modeling is imparted.
Advanced Fundamentals (27 CP)
Compulsory modules (21 CP)
- AF101: Modeling of Water and Environmental Systems
- AF401: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- AF501: Numerical Fluid Mechanics
- AF601: Hydraulic Engineering
Selectable modules (6 CP)
- AF201: Fundamentals of Water Quality
- AF301: Urban Water Infrastructure and Management
- AF701: Water and Energy Cycles
- AF801: Hydrogeology
Specialization (24 CP)
- PB421: Environmental Fluid Mechanics
- PB523: Fluid Mechanics of Turbulent Flows
- PB524: Modeling of Turbulent Flows -RANS and LES
- PB522: Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
- PB642: Experimental Hydraulics and Measuring Techniques
- PB631: Hydraulic Structures
- PB651: Numerical Flow Modeling in Hydraulic Engineering
- PB653: Hydro Power Engineering
- PB655: Waterway Engineering
- PB634: River Processes
- PB661: Project Studies in Water Resources Management
Profil C: Hydrological Dynamics & Hazards
This profile focuses on the processes of the water cycle in terrestrial systems and related matter and energy cycles. It also includes all aspects of integrated management of river basins, such as management strategies for the protection of surface and ground waters, the prediction of water-related extreme events, and the development of prevention and mitigation measures.
Following modules are available in profile C:
Advanced Fundamentals (27 CP)
Compulsory modules (15 CP)
- AF101: Modeling of Water and Environmental Systems
- AF701: Water and Energy Cycles
- AF801: Hydrogeology
Selectable modules (12 CP)
- AF201: Fundamentals of Water Quality
- AF301: Urban Water Infrastructure and Management
- AF401: Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- AF501: Numerical Fluid Mechanics
- AF601: Hydraulic Engineering
Specialization (24 CP)
- PC722: Integrated Design Project in Water Resources Management
- PC725: Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport
- PC732: Hydrological Measurements in Environmental Systems
- PC733: Deep Learning in Hydrological Modeling
- PC341: River Basin Modeling
- PC762: Protection and Use of Riverine Systems
- PC561: Groundwater Management
- PC842: Karst Hydrogeology
- PC986: Management of River and Wetland Ecosystems