MSc International Land & Water Management

27 Pages·2016·3.09 MB·English

by  Martin Brinkman

MSc International Land & Water Management

15 December 2016
Bert Bruins, Didi Stoltenborg & Ina Sieber

• Interdisciplinary –
combining insights from
different disciplines

• Transdisciplinary –
valuing knowledge from
all actors

• Different conceptual and
theoretical approaches
MIL-students
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Come from different educational backgrounds
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Have been exposed to realities in the field
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Come from different parts of the world
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Some bring work experience

=> New perspectives and profound discussions,
enriched with new insights from research
Academic schedule 2017/2018
Each year has 60 ECTS; one course is usually 6 ECTS
6 periods: usually one course in the morning and one in
the afternoon; orange courses all day.

jan feb
sept/oct nov/dec march/april may/june/july

1 2 3 4 5 6
Academic schedule 2017/2018
42 ECTS compulsory courses
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SLM-30306
Issues and concept of land and water
24 ECTS common ILW

management

 18 ECTS specialisation WRM-32306
Research Approaches to Land and Water
Management
18 ECTS free choice courses


WRM-60309 - ACT

Sustainable Land and Water Management (Spain)

MOS-modules (2 @ 1.5 = 3 ECTS)
36 ECTS and 24 ECTS thesis/internship
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Three specialisations:
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A. Sustainable Land Management
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B. Irrigation and Water Management
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C. Adaptive Water Management
Sustainable Land Management

Degradation, conservation, management

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Land degradation processes at multiple scales
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Land & water conservation interventions
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Development impact of land degradation
Loess plateau before restauration
Loess plateau after restauration