Urban Land Engineering
The model learning track in the interuniversity Master of Science in Sustainable Land Management, track 'Urban Land Engineering' includes:
- Compulsory Courses (80 ECTS - 60 ECTS in MA1 and 20 ECTS in MA2)
- Electives (10 ECTS)
- Master's Thesis (30 ECTS)
The course curriculum of the first year of the model learning track in Urban Land Engineering is organised at the Ghent University, whereas all courses of the main subject in Urban Land Engineering of the second year of this track are organised at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Master of Science in Sustainable Land Management: Urban Land Engineering
Master year 1
ECTS credits
Compulsory courses
Introduction to Environmental Programming and Geostatistics
5
Soil Water Management
5
Remote Sensing
6
Sustainable Development
5
Introduction to Geotechnics, Dredging and off-shore constructions
3
Soil Physics
5
Land Information Systems
5
Environmental Impact Assessment
6
Hydrogeology
5
Engineering Applications in Hydrology
5
Scientific Communication on Sustainable Land Management
7
Climate Change
3
Master year 2
ECTS credits
Compulsory courses
Integrated Project
5
Water Resilient Cities
5
Surface water modelling
5
Master Thesis Sustainable Land Management
30
Electives
You choose a total of 10 credits of courses from the following options.
Internship
10
Soil Erosion Control: Principles and Practice
5
Geostatistics
5
Land Evaluation
5
Landscape Ecology
5
Soil Degradation
5
Groundwater modelling
5
Water Quality Assessment
4
Water Resources Management 2: EU and international framework
5
Water and Land Interaction and Transformation
5
Decision Support for Sustainability
6
Civil Engineering Hydraulics
4
Natural Risk Management
3
Mineral Resources, Economy and Environment
6
Total number of ECTS
120