Environmental Sciences and Technologies

90 - 120.

Faculty of Law

30

This Masters in the analysis of water draws on the knowledge and skills of many disciplines, and the objectives it sets itself reflect this multidisciplinary approach. The program is designed to train the future professionals of water management but also to initiate students in the skills required to undertake their own research in this field.

The Masters is aimed at graduates who wish to acquire a fully, integrated and cross-disciplinary training in water management studies. Students should have the necessary academic background to develop a good general knowledge of the issues involved in water management in the first instance and then to specialise in specific aspects of the field.

The program aims:
1) To provide a cross-disciplinary education in the various fields related to water and to endow the future professionals of water management with good critical skills.
2) To provide specific training in key areas of water management - areas for which there is currently a great demand for qualified professionals. The University of Barcelona can offer outstanding training in this field as it can call on its great tradition for teaching and conducting research as well as the very close links it has established with Catalonia's water authorities and water industry.

Applicants should have a full university degree, diploma, engineering degree, or doctorate in any discipline, and will be selected according to the following criteria:
- Academic performance according to the UB's system of evaluation.
- Postgraduate studies completed (other Masters programs, seminars, etc.).
- Should we receive more applications than places available, a quota will be established to ensure a good mix of students according to their first degree and country of origin.
- Other criteria to be taken into consideration.

Candidates may be called for interview.

Admission and selection procedures:

A. The admissions committee may ask teachers on the Masters program to submit a recommendation based on their analysis of the student's particular skills and interests.
B. The admissions committee will seek to ensure a good student mix, taking into consideration a student's country of origin, first degree or other studies completed and age. However, the student's academic record and aptitudes remain an essential element in the selection process.
C. The committee undertakes to publish a written report of all selection decisions. This report can be consulted by applicants to the program.nbsp;
D. Candidates will be awarded a score on the strength of their application. These scores, together with the criteria adopted, will also be made public.
E. Applicants have the right to appeal against any decisions made by the committee, in accordance with UB regulations.

Selection criteria:

A. The committee will take the following specific criteria into consideration:
- Full compliance with the prerequisites established by the UB for students intending to take a postgraduate course.
- Experience (be it professional or in research)in the field of water analysis or management.
- Publications concerning water analysis or management.
- Being the holder of a scholarship or grant to undertake a Masters in Barcelona.

B. In exceptional circumstances, depending on the specific qualities of an applicant's CV, students who do not fully comply with these requirements may be allowed to register on the Masters program.

C. The criteria adopted in evaluating each applicant, and for which a score is then awarded, may vary from one academic year to another, though in all circumstances the criteria will be officially announced each year.
The committee reserves the right to adopt any other criteria for admission purposes as and when the need arises, on the undertaking that these will also be made public.

Students should have a full university degree, diploma, engineering degree, or doctorate in any discipline and a certificate of admission to the program. Depending on the students' background, they might be required to take a foundation course to ensure they have the basic knowledge and skills to begin the program.

On completion of the Masters, students will have the following general skills and should:
- Have sufficient knowledge of water-related sciences and water-related techniques to be able to interpret the phenomena associated with hydrology and water management.
- Have the expertise needed to evaluate projects in which water plays a predominant role.
- Be able to participate in activities of water research, development and innovation jointly with specialists from any other field.
- Be able to evaluate health and ecological issues related to water, both in the natural cycle and man-made cycles.
- Be able to interpret issues concerning the world of water from a legal, economic and social perspective.

Additionally, and more specifically, students should:
- Have a good understanding of water ecosystems: coastal, epicontinental, and marine.
- Be able to identify the characteristics of waters at different stages in the cycle: surface, underground, marine and atmospheric waters.nbsp;
- Be able to undertake analytical studies.
- Have a good understanding of water-treatment technologies: potable water treatment, sanitation and non-domestic uses.
- Be able to critically evaluate the management of water resources, both conventional and non-conventional.
- Be skilled in the use of advanced tools for the analysis of the life cycle, risk management, best practices, geographic information systems, decision-taking systems, etc. 13;