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Higher Technical University College of Civil Engineering
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Máster Universitario en Xestión Sostible da Auga
 Study programme competences


TypeA Code  
  Job guided
  AJ1 CON1 Describe the principles, concepts, and dimensions that encompass integrated water resources management and its role as a key tool for achieving water security and advancing the associated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Identify problems related to water development, use, and access. Identify and compare water legislation at the European, national, regional, and local levels, as well as interpret conceptual frameworks on sustainable development and their application to the water sector, with a specific focus on the SDGs. Provide tools to explain the economics of water. Enumerate aspects of public taxation that may be relevant in water management.
  AJ2 CON2 Identify the different urban systems directly or indirectly linked to water. Outline their interrelationships and apply an ecosystemic and interdisciplinary approach. Recognize the various water supply sources, the implications of their use, and their impact on natural degradation, as well as their possibilities for recycling and reuse. Identify and explain the key aspects of integrating the circular economy into the urban water system. Explain the typical tools used for conceptualizing water-related urban systems. Review current trends in nature-based solutions for managing urban stormwater. Interpret the territory to advocate for more centralized or decentralized approaches to urban water management in areas with dispersed population and economic activities.
  AJ3 CON3 Explain the foundations of chemistry, biology, and morphology of continental aquatic ecosystems. Provide the common methodology of the EU for assessing the status of water bodies and its adaptation to different territorial contexts. Identify models for assessing pressures and impacts on water bodies, understanding their opportunities and limitations. Suggest solutions for the maintenance and improvement of the status of water bodies across their different quality elements. Identify bioindicators.
  AJ4 CON4 Enumerate the water treatment systems, both for supplying populations or industries, and for the purification and subsequent return to natural environments and reuse of regenerated water. Identify and describe the emerging challenges in water treatment.
  AJ5 CON5 Describe the fundamentals of water resources assessment and the main tools for hydrological planning, based on the Water Framework Directive, legislation, and global frameworks for water resource allocation, including the environmental component. Demonstrate that ecosystem services linked to water have high added value and that nature-based solutions enable a sustainable approach to water resource management.
  AJ6 CON6 Identify the risks associated with water, with a special focus on floods and droughts. Provide information on legislation and available technology for managing hydrological risk
  AJ7 CON7 Demonstrate through specific cases that geographic information systems (GIS) are a fundamental tool in water management, applied to the management of water resources. Explain the basic and advanced functionalities of GIS for the development, analysis, and interpretation of hydrological spatial information.
  AJ8 CON8 Recognize the main tools for the management of hydrological data and water-related information, and how data can be used for decision-making through methods based on statistical concepts or artificial intelligence
TypeB Code  
  Job guided
  BJ1 HAB1 Use and compare water legislation and conceptual frameworks related to sustainable development. Operate with tools that allow estimating economic variables (macro and micro) related to water, and employ the tools to apply appropriate taxation and cost policies to water
  BJ2 HAB2 Construct conceptual models of the urban water system by interacting with different subsystems and applying appropriate singularities derived from urban planning and land management. Develop strategies for implementing nature-based solutions.
  BJ3 HAB3 Select and operate innovative treatment systems adapted to different realities, geographical environments, and quality requirements, including emerging challenges and applications.
  BJ4 HAB4 Analyze the European Union's Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive, their technical implications, and their implementation through hydrological planning. Utilize computer tools for problem-solving related to water management within the framework of both directives. Develop measurements and analysis of hydrologically relevant data and data related to the state of water bodies. Evaluate the effect of urban use on the watershed and analyze the consequences of discharging water (treated or untreated) into receiving water bodies. Additionally, develop strategies to protect areas of surface water and groundwater generation within watersheds, based on the principle of recognizing and enhancing ecosystem services.
  BJ5 HAB5 Utilize Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the processing and development of geospatial data. Manage GIS tools, statistical tools, and artificial intelligence-based tools for data analysis related to water management.
TypeC Code  
  Job guided
  CJ1 COM1 Validate, evaluate, and adapt water legislation for a specific situation. Synthesize the economic variables involved in a problem related to water management. Adapt conceptual frameworks, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to a specific problem
  CJ2 COM2 Integrate all urban water systems into a comprehensive planning framework for an entire area. Evaluate their performance and optimize them. Compare different types of solutions, including those suitable for scattered settlements and nature-based solutions
  CJ3 COM3 udge the performance and suitability of various water treatment proposals. Compare different alternatives. Incorporate expert judgment in the planning of water treatment systems, considering emerging challenges and green solutions.
  CJ4 COM4 Integrate the various sources that generate the water supply and the uses that create the demand into systems or balances that allow for proper management. Plan the water resource at both macro and micro scales, allocating water to different uses while integrating environmental and social demands
  CJ5 COM5 Evaluate the impact of floods and droughts and propose strategies to mitigate them in accordance with legislation, applying new technologies. Propose sustainable and socially acceptable solutions.
  CJ6 COM6 Integrate diverse data sources into decision frameworks to facilitate improved management of water resources
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