Profile Studies
The specialisation area is made up of the four profiles Water Technologies & Urban Water Cycle, Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Engineering, Environmental System Dynamics & Management, and Water Resources Engineering. Elective modules offer the possibility to complement the specialisation with skills from neighbouring scientific and engineering disciplines.
The scope of the profile studies is 36 CP in total.
Profile A: Water Technologies & Urban Water Cycle (PA)
The focus of this profile is on innovative technologies for the treatment of drinking water and wastewater, as well as the sustainable design of urban and decentralised water systems. This includes the biological, chemical and physical processes of water treatment, as well as planning and dimensioning of infrastructure and facilities for water supply and wastewater disposal. In addition to the basic and advanced technological principles and applications, energy efficiency and economics are important aspects.
Students in this profile choose modules with at least 24 CP from the modules in profile A (PA), and Supplementary Modules if needed.
Following modules are available in Profile A (scope, language of instruction):
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PA221: Water Technology (6 CP, English)
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PA222: Membrane Technologies in Water Treatment (6 CP, English)
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PA223: Practical Course in Water Technology (4 CP, English)
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PA224: Biofilm Systems (4 CP, English)
- PA225: Micropollutants in Aquatic Environment (4 CP, English)
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PA321: Wastewater Treatment Technologies (6 CP, English)
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PA982: Applied Microbiology (8 CP, English)
- PA621: Water Distribution Systems (6 CP, English)
Profile B: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Engineering
The aim of this profile is to deepen advanced hydrodynamic principles, and amplify their application for flows in the environment as well as for planning and dimensioning of hydraulic structures for water management. Emphasis is on substantiated education in physical and numerical modelling. A focus in application is on preservation and regeneration of the structural quality of water bodies, under consideration of ecological aspects.
Students in this profile choose modules with at least 24 CP from the modules in profile B (PB), and Supplementary Modules if needed.
Following modules are available in profile B (scope, language of instruction):
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PB421: Environmental Fluid Mechanics (6 CP, English)
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PB522: Advanced Computational Fluid Mechanics (6 CP, English)
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PB523: Fluid Mechanics of Turbulent Flows (6 CP, English)
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PB524: Modeling of Turbulent Flows - RANS and LES (6 CP, English)
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PB431: Technical Hydraulics (6 CP, German)
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PB631: Hydraulic Structures (6 CP, English)
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PB633: Flow and Sediment Dynamics in Rivers (6 CP, English)
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PB641: Experimental Hydraulics and Measuring Techniques (6 CP, German)
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PB651: Numerical Flow Modeling in Hydraulic Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB653: Hydro Power Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB655: Waterway Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB661: Project Studies in Water Resources Management (6 CP, German)
Profile C: Environmental System Dynamics & Management
This profile has the focus on the processes of the water cycle in terrestrial systems and related matter and energy cycles. It also includes all aspects of integrated management of river basins, such as management strategies for the protection of surface and ground waters, the prediction of water-related extreme events, and the development of prevention and mitigation measures.
Students in this profile choose modules with at least 24 CP from the modules in profile C (PC), and Supplementary Modules if needed.
Following modules are available in Profile C (scope, language of instruction):
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PC341: River Basin Modeling (6 CP, English)
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PC561: Groundwater Management (6 CP, English)
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PC722: Integrated Design Project in Water Resources Management (6 CP, English)
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PC725: Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport (6 CP, English)
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PC732: Hydrological Measurements in Environmental Systems (6 CP, English)
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PC762: Protection and Use of Riverine Systems (6 CP, English)
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PC821: Hydrogeology – Field and Laboratory Methods (6 CP, German)
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PC841: Hydrogeology – Karst and Isotopes (6 CP, German)
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PC986: Management of River and Wetland Ecosystems (6 CP, German)
Profile D: Water Resources Engineering
This profile aims at training ‘generalists’ as the individual specialisation. Consequently, it features a diversification into the topics of the three profiles A – C.
Students in the profile Water Resources Engineering select at least 24 CP in total from the options in the other profiles. At least one module from each of the three profiles A to C has to be chosen. Other profile modules, or Supplementary Modules of up to 12 ECTS, can be be added to fill the 36 ECTS of the profile.
Following modules are available in Profiles A, B and C (scope, language of instruction):
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PA221: Water Technology (6 CP, English)
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PA222: Membrane Technologies in Water Treatment (6 CP, English)
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PA223: Practical Course in Water Technology (4 CP, English)
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PA224: Biofilm Systems (4 CP, English)
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PA225: Micropollutants in Aquatic Environment (4 CP, English)
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PA321: Wastewater Treatment Technologies (6 CP, English)
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PA982: Applied Microbiology (8 CP, English)
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PA621: Water Distribution Systems (6 CP, English)
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PB421: Environmental Fluid Mechanics (6 CP, English)
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PB522: Advanced Computational Fluid Mechanics (6 CP, English)
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PB523: Fluid Mechanics of Turbulent Flows (6 CP, English)
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PB524: Modeling of Turbulent Flows - RANS and LES (6 CP, English)
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PB431: Technical Hydraulics (6 CP, German)
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PB631: Hydraulic Structures (6 CP, English)
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PB633: Flow and Sediment Dynamics in Rivers (6 CP, English)
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PB641: Experimental Hydraulics and Measuring Techniques (6 CP, German)
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PB651: Numerical Flow Modeling in Hydraulic Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB653: Hydro Power Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB655: Waterway Engineering (6 CP, German)
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PB661: Project Studies in Water Resources Management (6 CP, German)
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PC341: River Basin Modeling (6 CP, English)
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PC561: Groundwater Management (6 CP, English)
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PC722: Integrated Design Project in Water Resources Management (6 CP, English)
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PC725: Subsurface Flow and Contaminant Transport (6 CP, English)
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PC732: Hydrological Measurements in Environmental Systems (6 CP, English)
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PC762: Protection and Use of Riverine Systems (6 CP, English)
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PC821: Hydrogeology – Field and Laboratory Methods (6 CP, German)
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PC841: Hydrogeology – Karst and Isotopes (6 CP, German)
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PC986: Management of River and Wetland Ecosystems (6 CP, German)
Supplementary Modules
The individual specialization within the profile studies is complemented by electives. All modules of the program for which an examination has not already been taken can be chosen as Supplementary Modules. Alternatively, modules from related disciplines at KIT can be chosen, for example from Engineering Geology, Geotechnics, or Meteorology.