Students should know and understand the physical, chemical and biological processes that govern the working of hydrographical systems, in an integrated manner within the context of the water cycle
Students should know the differences and similarities between the dynamics and material flow of the different types of hydrological systems (fluvial, transitional and coastal)
Students should know and be able to use basic mathematical, numerical and statistical tools applied to the study of the diagnosis and management of hydrological systems
Students should be able to use advanced mathematical process modelling tools, as well as to manage, deal with and represent shore and marine data, applicable to analysis and risk assessment, in addition to the management and environmental planning of hydrological systems
Students should be able to put forward measures and concrete actions aimed at improving the management of hydrological systems, as well as to assess the efficiency of these measures
Students should be able to include in an environmental technical analysis the evaluations and economic and social consequences of the decisions under scrutiny
Students should be able to generate, analyse, develop, defend and implement new ideas related both with technological products and services applicable to the improvement of hydrological systems management, and with new advances in the scientific knowledge of the different disciplines involved in said management
Having obtained all the credits on the study plan, students should be able to undertake, present and defend an original test carried out individually before a university panel, consisting of a project related to integral management of hydrological systems that synthesises the competences acquired during the course
Students should be able to see the basic concepts associated with the analysis and evaluation of natural and anthropogenic risks, as mangement instuments essential for planning special mitigation and adaptation measures
Students should be able to assess different types of risks (hydrometeorological, geological and technological) as well as the consequences associated to the different dimensions of the system under analysis (human, environmental, socioeconomic, and infrastructures, etc)
Students should be able to interpret the results of threat modelling, evaluation of vulnerability and risk estimation, with the aim of being able to design risk reduction and mitigation measures
Students should be able to recognise and analyse the issues related to planning and integrated management of hydrological systems on different spatial and time scales
Students should be able to recognise and analyse the issues related to planning and integrated management of hydrological systems on different spatial and time scales
Students should be able to assess and diagnose, in structural and functional terms, the possible anthropogenic imbalances of water systems