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Overview
What you will study
The Sustainable Water Management course offered by University of Cape Town course will challenge participants to consider water in new ways, develop the tools to do so and equip them with the skills to apply their learnings in different contexts. This course adopts an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary (IDTD) approach to examine the complexity of current water crises, trends and conditions, with specific examples from the African continent. While considering water demand, supply and treatment, it addresses the need to derive maximum benefit from water resources while incurring minimum burden and the need to secure ‘new taps’ in a Water Sensitive context.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Integrated urban water management and Water Sensitive Urban Design
- Social impacts and health concerns
- Wastewater treatment and remediation practices
- Anthropological impacts on water quality
- The role of water in the social fabric and the under-pinning of sustainable livelihoods considering culture, privilege and inequality
- The IDTD research paradigm in integrated water management
- Water-food-energy nexus
- Resource recovery and the circular economy
- Linkages to Sustainable Development Goals
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 11 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Credits
8 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Hydrology & Water Management View 5 other Short Courses in Hydrology & Water Management in South AfricaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- When selecting your subject, you would either already be a student in this subject or considering taking the subject in the near future, as prior knowledge will be of assistance.
- However, if you have never studied the subject before, having a strong interest will be beneficial and will allow you to engage in the subject matter.
- We expect all participants to have a very good level of English which allows them to interact with fellow participants, as well as the faculty and programme team members.
- Participants also have to be able to get involved in academic discussions and take part in assessments and tests at the end of each course.
Tuition Fee
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International
3300 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3300 USD for the full programme during 11 days. -
National
3300 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 3300 USD for the full programme during 11 days.
- This includes tuition, accommodation and field trips.
Living costs for Cape Town
9088 - 15529 ZAR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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