Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Physics 2, Chemistry 1, Mathematics 4 or Physics B, Chemistry A, Mathematics E

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course the student shall be able to:

• account for some current problems and actions as Master of Engineering in environment and water engineering work with,
• discuss social and ethical aspects in engineering profession,
• understand how the Earth formed, its threedimensional structure and the processes that change the Earth continuously
• account for formation and access to natural resources and how this puts boundary conditions for the human life environment and possibility to technical development
• describe properties in different aquatic systems and important processes at a general level within and between different parts of the aquatic system,
• write a report within environment and water engineering,
• utilise the computer systems that are required on the introductory courses within the program and have knowledge of the rules that apply to use the IT-systems of the university.

Content

Global and local environmental issues, human influence on soil, water and air. The formation and development of the Earth

Mineral, rocks, earth types and water- and energy resources. Swedish quaternary geology and geomorphology. Abiotic relations in different aquatic systems and the biological structure of these systems and function such as primary production, food chains and food webs. Water in society. Report writing. Computer introduction and introduction to Excel. Equal opportunities with respect to the Discrimination Act. Ethics in the engineering field.

Instruction

Lectures, group work, seminars and field trip.

Assessment

Continuous examination through participation in field trip (1 credit), seminars and group work (3 credits), computer introduction (1 credit) and passed report (1 credit) and written examination (4 credits).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.