Water Resources Management

The management of water resources is currently a very topical topic resonating throughout society, not only in connection with climate change, but with the overall concept of sustainable development of modern human society.

The aim of the two-year master's follow-up program is to prepare highly qualified experts in the field of water resources management. They will be able to independently solve practical tasks in the protection of existing water resources, analyze the risks of endangering them and, using modern methodological procedures, propose solutions suitable for the sustainable use of water resources. The program is designed as a multidisciplinary one, on the border between geological and geographical disciplines. Graduates will thus understand the complexity of the occurrence of water in the landscape and mutual interactions between forms of water in individual components of the environment. They will be able to analyze the processes of water distribution in the landscape and the possibilities of its use for humans.

The program is specific by linking theoretical knowledge with practical knowledge and skills acquired in highly specialized courses. To guarantee the transfer of practical knowledge and skills, experts from practice will participate in the teaching. Cooperation in direct teaching as well as the provision of topics for practical tasks solved in exercises will make it possible to prepare graduates required on the labor market. The aim of these diploma theses will be to solve specific problems of water management, in direct cooperation with professional organizations from practice.

Practical training

Classical practice is not relevant in this program. However, within the specialized subjects of the subjects "Practical tasks of water management", "Water resources management" and "Water management - field trips" students complete short-term internships of 3 days within each subject in selected professional organizations with which the ÚGV PřF workplace has MU negotiated framework agreements on cooperation and partnership (primarily water companies). An optional subject is a 2-week internship in companies.

The specific advantage of the graduates of this program in the context of other universities is the significant degree of involvement of experts from practice in teaching and solving practical problems from practice not only in direct teaching, but also in diploma theses. Graduates will thus be highly qualified experts on the labor market, ready for immediate involvement in practice.

Graduates are expected to be employed primarily in private companies and state organizations focused on geology, construction, spatial planning, agriculture, etc. Graduates can also find employment in positions in state administration, especially at the regional level (regional authorities, municipal water authorities with extended scope) .

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Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years

A graduate of the follow-up study program Water Resources Management can, if successfully accepted, continue their studies in a doctoral study program.