Diploma in Integrated Water Management

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Canada,Alberta

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24 Months

Duration

CAD$ 27,097/year

Tuition Fee

CAD$ 150

Application Fee

Sep 2022

Apply Date

Canada, Alberta

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1916

Total Students: 55,500 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

1301 16 Ave NW, Calgary, AB T2M 0L4, Canada

Diploma in Integrated Water Management

Program Overview

Create solutions for global and local water issues with a career in water management. This program will prepare you for various roles such as water management specialist, water quality technician, watershed planner, flood planning technologist or junior hydrologist.

As a graduate of the Integrated Water Management diploma program, you'll recognize the role of total water management in identifying local solutions for global water issues. You'll demonstrate knowledge of the complex elements, interfaces and approaches considered in supporting practical integrated water management.

As a student, you will acquire specialized applied knowledge and market-sought skills developed through a work-integrated capstone research project in either water environmental technologies or advanced industry applications.

Students will have an understanding of following fundamentals upon completion of the program: 

  • Water fundamentals: Describe fundamental concepts of integrated water management. 
  • Policies and regulations: demonstrate how policies, frameworks and regulatory processes influence decision making in water management.
  • Water cycle monitoring: explain water quality, quantity, availability and how they inform decision-making across sectors.
  • Plan development: support the development of an integrated water management plan.
  • Water management influences: identify influences on water management including economic, environmental, health, human interaction, climate change, extreme events, policy and others.
  • Processes and forecasting: incorporate interdisciplinary scienace in determining and forecasting how water moves through a watershed and a water management system.
  • Watershed risks: predict risks to watershed resiliency (economic, social and climate).
  • Data: manage data acquisition, organization, formatting and reporting
  • Infrastructure: plan, install, operate and maintain field equipment for hydrometric monitoring and related environmental variables.
  • Global drivers: differentiate global climate, geopolitical and economic drivers of water management.

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