Overview
Key facts
Weekly modules are hosted by four different professors, all of them being international experts in their field. The Introduction to Water and Climate course at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) consists of knowledge clips, movies, exercises, discussion and homework assignments. It finishes with an examination.
What you'll learn:
- The different processes of the global water cycle.
- The challenges in better understanding and adapting to the impact of climate change on water for the coming 50 years.
- The flows of water and sand in different riverine, coastal and ocean systems.
- How to identify mechanisms of climate change and explain the interplay of climate change, sea level, clouds, rainfall and future weather.
- Why, when and which engineering interventions are needed in rivers, coasts and urban environments.
- Why water for food and water for cities are the main challenges in water management and what the possibilities and limitations of reservoirs and groundwater are to improve water availability.
Accreditation
LICENSE
The course materials of this course are Copyright Delft University of Technology and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Netherlands License.
Programme Structure
The MOOC will cover six main topics:
- Global water cycle. In this module you will learn to explain the different processes of the global water cycle.
- Water systems. In this module you will learn to describe the flows of water and sand in different riverine, coastal and ocean systems.
- Water and climate change. In this module you will learn to identify mechanisms of climate change and you will learn to explain the interplay of climate change, sea level, clouds, rainfall and future weather.
- Interventions. In this module you will learn to explain why, when and which engineering interventions are needed in rivers, coast and urban environment.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Hydrology & Water Management Climate Studies & Meteorology Environmental SciencesAcademic 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.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Secondary school (high school) algebra; basic mathematics concepts.
Tuition Fee
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International
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 EUR for the full programme during 2 months.