Hydrology and Integrated Water Management

heohrafichnyi fakultet

Name
Hydrology and Integrated Water Management
Program code
48871
Qualification awarded
Educational qualification: Master of Earth Sciences (Hydrology and Integrated Water Resources Management); prof.: 2112.2Hydrochemist, 2114.2Hydrologist, 2213.2Specialist in the use of water resources
Length of programme
2 years
Number of credits
120
level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework
7
Qualification level
Second (Master)
Discipline
Natural sciences
Speciality
KnowledgeField EN
Specific admission requirements
Bachelor's degree in 103 Earth Sciences; educational degree of bachelor, master or educational qualification level of a specialist in another specialty. If the degree of bachelor, master or educational qualification level of the specialist is obtained in another specialty (field of study), the condition of admission is the successful completion of additional entrance examinations
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
On the basis of entrance examinations conducted in the form of:
• a single entrance exam in a foreign language in the form of a test;
• professional entrance examination conducted by the University
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements
A separate decision of the exam.commission on the basis of mastering the competencies of the selected blocks of disciplines and internships with grades not lower than 75points; receiving for a comprehensive qualifying examination and defense of the qualification work of the master of grades not less than 75points is assigned a professional qualification of choice blocks 2114.2 Hydrologist, 2213.2 Specialist in the use of water resources
Programme learning outcomes
1. Analyze the features of natural and anthropogenic systems and objects of the Earth's geospheres. 2. Apply their knowledge to identify and solve problems and make informed decisions in the Earth sciences. 3. Be able to communicate with specialists and experts of different levels of other fields of knowledge, including in the international context, in the global information environment. 4. Develop, manage and manage projects in the Earth sciences, evaluate and ensure the quality of work. 5. Plan and carry out scientific experiments, write scientific papers in the specialty 6. Be able to carry out environmental assessment, audit, licensing, certification of natural resources, predict the development of environmental, technological, economic and social consequences at individual sites of nature . 7. To know modern methods of research of the Earth and its geospheres and to be able to apply them in production and research activities. 8. Know the basic principles of management of enterprises in the field of nature management, their organization, production and organizational structure of management. 9. Develop and implement mechanisms of territorial management, geoplanning, monitor regional development, draw up plans and programs. 10. Demonstrate the ability to adapt and act in a new situation related to work in the profession, the ability to generate new ideas in the field of Earth .sciences 11. Apply educational technologies and methods of teaching subject material of Earth sciences in educational institutions. 12. Model geosphere objects and processes using cartographic and mathematical methods and geoinformation technologies. 13. Identify and classify known and register new objects in the geospheres, their properties, phenomena and processes inherent in them.
Form of study
Full-time form
Examination regulations and grading scale
The final evaluation of learning outcomes at the University is carried out on a single 100-point scale. The assessment of the learner corresponds to the ratio of the level of professional and general competencies established in the assessment to the planned learning outcomes (as a percentage). The minimum positive level of evaluation is 60 points. According to the results of exams, according to the results of course and diploma works (projects); according to the results of work in practice, the student is given points on the following scale: "Excellent" 90 - 100%; "Good" 75 - 89%; "Satisfactory" 60 - 74%; "Unsatisfactory" 0 - 59%. If the final exam is not conducted in the disciplines, the results of the applicant's work are evaluated on a scale: "Enrolled" 60 - 100% or "Not credited" 0 - 59%.
Оbligatory or optional mobility windows (if applicable)
The OP provides for the participation of students in academic mobility programs. This component is available to students in the course of their studies, subject to the signing of an agreement between the University and the student, as well as the agreement of parallel studies in several institutions of higher education with subsequent re-enrollment of study results
Work placement
Industrial practice in isolation from theoretical training involves the acquisition of skills to solve problems of hydrology, hydrochemistry, hydroecology, integrated water resources management, acquaintance with the work of various specialized institutions and organizations on the basis of which it is conducted. Assistant practice without separation from theoretical training aims to master students' modern methods, skills, abilities and ways of organizing the work of a high school teacher, forming in them on the basis of knowledge obtained at the University professional skills and abilities to make independent decisions while working in specific conditions. conducting by students-assistants of different types of educational classes in ZVO (seminars, practical, laboratory). The basis for the internship is the Department of Hydrology and Hydroecology, Faculty of Geography, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Work-based learning
Problem-oriented learning: lectures, seminars, practical classes, laboratory work in small groups; independent work on the basis of educational literature, test, calculation-analytical and situational tasks; consultations with teachers; scientific conferences. During the last year - writing a master's thesis, its presentation and discussion during pre-defense with the participation of teachers and classmates
Director of the course
Vasyl Hrebin
Hydrology and hydroecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet
Occupational profiles of graduates
Professional activity in the field of hydrology and hydroecology, water resources management in research, design and survey, environmental institutions, state and regional government, educational institutions. Graduates can hold the positions of chief specialists, managers, researchers in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (Department of Sustainable Nature Management, Department of Environmental Assessment, Department of Permitting and Licensing and Prevention of Industrial Pollution, Department of Waste Management and Ecology); in the institutions of the State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies (Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center, Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, Department of Emergency Prevention, Department of Hydrometeorology, Department of European Integration and International Cooperation); in the State Agency of Water Resources of Ukraine and its structural subdivisions (basin and regional departments of water resources), in the State Ecological Inspectorate of Ukraine (Department of State Ecological Supervision (Control) of Water Resources); in the institutions of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine (SE "State Hydrography"), in the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and its structural units (State Agency for Land Reclamation and Fisheries of Ukraine).
Access to further studies
Further education is possible under the program of the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education (doctor of philosophy), as well as advanced training and additional postgraduate education