Guatemala City, Guatemala
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Key Summary
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Introduction
With the Master's Degree in Sanitary Engineering with a Specialization in Drinking Water from InterNaciones you will obtain the necessary knowledge to carry out professional activities related to the purification of the most precise resource, Water. Thus, you will be trained to assume the direction, planning, evaluation, management and construction of sanitary projects.
This degree is focused on the creation of infrastructure elements or models whose purpose is the treatment of health problems. In this way, professionals are trained so that they are able to contribute to the management of integrated watershed management in the areas of drinking water.
Ideal Students
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.
Curriculum
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 the resolution of this 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
Study of Aquatic Environments (3 credits)
Geographic Information System (3 credits)
Third trimester
Engineering for Human Development (3 credits)
Project Formulation (3 credits)
Fourth trimester
Environmental Legislation (3 credits)
Environmental Modeling (3 credits)
Fifth quarter
Fundamentals of Drinking Water (3 credits)
Water Chemistry (3 credits)
Sixth trimester
Integrated Watershed Management (3 credits)
Drinking Water Treatment 1 (3 credits)
seventh quarter
Construction of Treatment Plants (3 credits)
Drinking Water Treatment 2 (3 credits)
Eighth quarter
Resource Management (3 credits)
Drinking Water Treatment 3 (3 credits)
total: 48 credits
Others
Special work or Thesis (6 credits)
total: 54 credits
Program Outcome
You will learn to:
- Obtain drinking water in different ways based on the way it can be found in nature.
- Know the components of water and their effects on humans.
- Analyze 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 and their construction process.
- Manage the water resource in an appropriate and sustainable way and minimize the negative effects caused by man, in its use and use.
Career Opportunities
After completing this master's degree, you will be able to:
- Municipalities.
- MARN.
- MSPAS.
- MEM.
- All construction and development companies.