Water Resources Directory/Education

This page links to sections which describe educational goals, model curricula, best teaching examples and programs for the major specialties within the water resources profession.

Planning

 * University of Karlsruhe Institute of Water and River Basin Management (technical university of Germany) offers since 1991 a two-year Master of Science Programme in Land and Water Resources Development with particular reference to the Developing World.


 * Masters Degree Program in Water Resources and Hydrology offered jointly by University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Flinders University


 * UNESCO International Hydrological Program - list of endorsed degree programs

Simulation

 * Reservoir and river simulation - short course at Georgia Tech
 * Education through Simulation, initiative at Georgia Institute of Technology

Short courses for professionals

 * Efficient Management of Wastewater, by EMWater Consortium (Middle East)
 * International School of Water Resources, at Colorado State University (USA)
 * Computer applications in integrated water resources planning and management, one semester
 * Dam operation and maintenance, six weeks
 * Decision support systems for water resources and irrigation management, two months.


 * US EPA's Online Training in Watershed Management (about 40 units)
 * http://www.epa.gov/watertrain/


 * NRCS Conservation and Areawide Planning - training courses
 * http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/planning/


 * USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Conservation Planning Course
 * http://www.nedc.nrcs.usda.gov/catalog/consplan.html


 * US Army Corps of Engineers, Water Planners training curriculum
 * http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/iwr/planningcapabilities/
 * http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/iwr/planningcapabilities/curriculum.htm
 * Description of courses

Educational resources for stakeholders


 * Animal waste management, USDA
 * Drinking water and human health, USDA
 * Environmental restoration, USDA
 * Nutrient and pesticide management, USDA
 * Pollution assessment and prevention, USDA
 * Water Conservation and agricultural water management, USDA
 * Water policy and economics, USDA
 * Watershed management, USDA