Master in Sanitary Engineering Specialization in Wastewater
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
With InterNacionas' Master's Degree in Sanitary Engineering with a Specialization in Wastewater, you will obtain the necessary technical knowledge to carry out professional activities related to the management of domestic, commercial and industrial wastewater. Thus, you will be able to carry out an adequate direction, planning, evaluation, management and construction of sanitary projects at a national and international level.
This Master's Degree is focused on the creation of infrastructure elements or models whose purpose is the treatment of health problems. In this way, a wide variety of cases of contact and consumption of contaminated water are prevented and reduced. Therefore, knowledge of this activity generates a positive health and environmental impact.
Professionals in the engineering area: civil, chemical, environmental, architecture and agronomic; who work on improving the environment and professionals who are dedicated to research and teaching, interested in obtaining additional knowledge for the objective development and preparation of health projects.
Other professionals graduated in careers related to the subject of the environment can also enter this Master's Degree, after evaluating their current training.
Practical methodology
The InterNaciones learning model has a practical approach that seeks to enhance the flexibility of your studies.
The most theoretical classes are made up of small pills of no more than 5-10 minutes on key concepts. At the end, a test and a video on its resolution are included.
Live classes will be given aimed at solving the practical cases worked on.
You can use any device to access your classes: computer, mobile phone and tablet.
Curriculum
First trimester
Fundamentals of Sanitary Engineering (3 credits)
Environmental Economics (3 credits)
Second quarter
Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
Study of Aquatic Environments (3 credits)
Third trimester
Engineering for Human Development (3 credits)
Project Formulation (3 credits)
Fourth trimester
Environmental Modeling (3 credits)
Environmental Legislation (3 credits)
Fifth quarter
Fundamentals of Wastewater (3 credits)
Wastewater Chemistry (3 credits)
Sixth trimester
Integrated Watershed Management (3 credits)
Wastewater Treatment Plants 1 (3 credits)
seventh quarter
Construction of Treatment Plants (3 credits)
Wastewater Treatment Plants 2 (3 credits)
Eighth quarter
Resource Management (3 credits)
Wastewater Treatment Plants 3 (3 credits)
total: 48 credits
Others
Thesis work (6 credits)
total: 54 credits
You will learn to:
- Handle the main digital tools and technologies available for wastewater treatment.
- Understand the different physical, chemical and bacteriological characteristics of wastewater, as well as the different methodologies for its treatment.
- Develop the various activities that must be carried out for the construction of Water Treatment Plants for Municipal use, in order to comply with adopted national and international requirements.
- Manage the water resource in an appropriate and sustainable way and minimize the negative effects caused by man, in his desire for use and utilization.
Upon completion of this master's degree you will be able to work in institutions such as:
- Municipalities.
- MARN.
- MSPAS.
- MEM.
- All construction and development companies.