International Master's in Groundwater Management

Candidates with a Bachelor's degree related to geoscience, mining, or environmental science will obtain in-depth knowledge on groundwater protection, groundwater management, and clean-up approaches for contaminated aquifers. At the same time, participants will be taught related to environmental law and general management of georesources. Students will be enabled to work on hydrogeological, hydrogeochemical and hydrological questions in both science and application. They will learn analytical techniques about water chemistry (field and laboratory methods) and also methods for groundwater protection, numerical modelling of flow, transport and chemical reactions in aquatic systems. Students will also be capable of solving economic and legal questions along with questions related to the weighing of interests from resource conflicts and resource evaluation with modern methods. Working with databases and geoscientific data in space and time and regional planning are also relevant for this programme. Furthermore, participants will be enabled and motivated to build up their knowledge by themselves and within teams. They will be trained to assume responsibility as geoscientists and managers. The promotion and improvement of communication, personality and leadership skills will play an important role.