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1 Ensuring a sustainable & functioning society MASTER S PROGRAMME IN WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Riku Vahala & Marko Keskinen (@aalto.fi)

2 ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE & Multi-disciplinary Master s Programme bringing together the best of water and environmental engineering FUNCTIONING SOCIETY Strong technical basis combined with sound understanding of the broader societal context Making use of the students diverse background & allowing individualised study paths AHOT + only 15 cr of common courses Student-centered & problem-based learning Group work, personal portfolio, mentoring

Water & environmental engineering in its broad sense: connection to research,

computational skills Cross-sectoral Link to practice Our water & environmental

skills Attitude and readiness for problem solving Answering to society s practical

3 Water & environmental engineering in its broad sense: connection to research, planning & management Strong technical basis, incl. computational skills Cross-sectoral Link to practice Our water & environmental engineering graduates are enthusiastic professionals with solid problem solving skills Attitude and readiness for problem solving Answering to society s practical needs Motivation Lifelong learning Sound professional identity Sustainable development in resource scarcity Functioning society

4 course structure

BASIC COURSE STRUCTURE Size for the Major: Common courses (yhteiset/pakolliset): Advanced courses (syventävät): 60 cr 15 cr 45 cr Optional/elective courses

5 BASIC COURSE STRUCTURE Size for the Major: Common courses (yhteiset/pakolliset): Advanced courses (syventävät): 60 cr 15 cr 45 cr Optional/elective courses (valinnaiset): Master s Thesis (diplomityö): TOTAL: 30 cr 30 cr 120 cr COMMON COURSES 15 cr ADVANCED COURSES 45 op ELECTIVE COURSES 30 cr MASTER S THESIS 30 cr TOTAL 120 cr

6 Select 45 credits from the following courses ADVANCED (45 cr) WATER RESOURCES Groundwater hydrology Environmental hydraulics Hydrological modelling Surface water resources Hydro-environmental engineering solutions WATER & WASTEWATER Urban water systems Design & management of water and wastewater networks Physical & chemical treatment of water and waste Biological treatment of water and waste* Modelling and control of treatment processes WATER & DEVELOPMENT Water & people in a changing world Water & governance Sustainable Global Technologies Studio (10 cr) ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Sustainability in environmental engineering Environmental risk analysis Restoration of contaminated environments Circular economy in environmental engineering Environmental management in industry* * provided by AaltoCHEM COMMON (15 cr) 1) INTRODUCTORY + PORTFOLIO COURSE (5 cr) 2) WATER & ENVIRONMENT (5 cr) 3) COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN WATER & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (5 cr)

7 TIMETABLE: 1 ST YEAR (MAJOR)

8 TIMETABLE: 2 ND YEAR (ELECTIVE + THESIS)

9 TIMETABLE: 1 ST + 2 ND YEAR

WEEKLY THEMES Each theme has a Thematic Leader : coordinates the

10 COMMON COURSES Introductory course (5 cr) Water & environment (5 cr) Computational methods (5 cr) Three courses closely connected through six WEEKLY THEMES Each theme has a Thematic Leader : coordinates the contents with responsible teachers First week = intensive week of Introductory course

11 COMPETENCES

12 learning outcomes

Our graduate is able to: 1) Recognise the key thematic components in water and environmental engineering, and understand the relevance of the sustainability for the field 2) Understand the principles

13 Our graduate is able to: 1) Recognise the key thematic components in water and environmental engineering, and understand the relevance of the sustainability for the field 2) Understand the principles of the hydrological cycle and movements of water in natural and constructed environments, including quantitative estimates of the water fluxes knowledge 3) Define and differentiate the main sections of water and environmental services and related infrastructure, including treatment of water and waste water 4) Understand the key principles of water and environmental quality, and their relation to pollution, contamination and restoration as well as to ecosystems and human health 5) Recognise the key resource use and management systems, including those related to water resources as well as to material and resource efficiency and waste management 6) Identify the societal context relevant to the water and environmental engineering, including the key institutional, legal and economic aspects 7) Comprehend the different scales (spatial and temporal) and drivers (e.g. climate change, population growth, urbanisation) applicable to water and environmental engineering

14 skills Our graduate is able to: 1) Explain and apply key technical methods (e.g. modelling, statistics, GIS) related to water and environmental engineering 2) Understand relevant data analysis and measurement processes, including the use of data archives 3) Deal with the uncertainty and different orders of magnitude related to the measurements, data analysis and modeling 4) Understands the principles and key methods of waterand environmental-related risk analysis and impact assessment 5) Recognise and analyse the main components of waterand environment-related planning, implementation and management processes, and use related basic project skills

identity Our Master s Programme graduate is able to: 1) Thinks in a comprehensive and critical manner about his/her work and field 2) Maintains a multidisciplinary and

work 5) Is able to work as a part of a team and has relevant skills for interaction and communication 6) Is internationally orientated and is aware of global dynamics

15 identity Our Master s Programme graduate is able to: 1) Thinks in a comprehensive and critical manner about his/her work and field 2) Maintains a multidisciplinary and -sectoral view related to water and environmental engineering 3) Is motivated and has desire for problem-solving 4) Is enthusiastic and has high level of ethics at work 5) Is able to work as a part of a team and has relevant skills for interaction and communication 6) Is internationally orientated and is aware of global dynamics related to water and environment 7) Promotes a sustainable and functioning society, and is aware of how welfare builds on the sustainable use of water and the environment

16 Background slides

17 BACKGROUND World is changing, with plenty of drivers impacting the environment and natural resources use Climate change, population growth, urbanisation changing consumption and diets Finland s (and Europe s) role changing Globalisation, increasingly complex connections + Asia increasingly dominant Sustainability & securitization Resource scarcity leading to resource security? Sustainable development (or not?) Plus Bologna process & push for two separated degrees

18 NEW BACHELOR PROGRAMME (MAJOR + BACHELOR SEMINAR) (MINOR) (BASIC COURSES) (ELECTIVE)

20 WORK PLACES? Our field doesn t have just one clear work profile or profession Public, private and research sector all very relevant Variety of competences Increasingly international Life-long learning, with different roles and tasks LÄHDE: Koskela & Smolander (2012)

Completion of the MSc programme gives the graduate the right to use the title Master of Science (MSc) in Water and Environment.

Completion of the MSc programme gives the graduate the right to use the title Master of Science (MSc) in Water and Environment. MSc Programme in The study programme is organised in accordance with Danish Ministerial Order no. 814 of 29 June 2010 on bachelor and master s programmes (candidatus) at universities (the ministerial order