Education at the Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group

Teaching and research at HWM are closely intertwined. Our teaching is rooted in earth and environmental sciences, with connections to engineering. We use active teaching methods such that students obtain a fundamental understanding and appreciation of the hydrologic system, its component processes and its interactions with atmosphere, soil and biosphere. Students develop analytical, field, laboratory and computer skills, which we practice in the classroom, hands-on tutorials, practicals and student projects.

We contribute to several BSc and MSc programmes and BSc minors. The BSc programme Soil, Water, Atmosphere (BSW), MSc programme Earth and Environment (MEE) and MSc programme Climate Studies (MCL) are our core programmes. These programmes contain many hydrology and environmental hydraulics courses and students can choose to do their BSc or MSc thesis at HWM. These programmes also include elements from fields that are closely related, such as water quality, meteorology and soil science, which helps in applying the knowledge in real-world situations. Graduates from these programmes are well equipped to work as hydrologists and hydraulic engineers at for example water authorities, consultancy firms or in academia.

Finally, we are involved in two BSc minors, which can be followed by students from different programmes at Wageningen University and other universities in the Netherlands or abroad. The BSc minor Physical Hydrology and Meteorology is fully composed of hydrology, hydraulics and meteorology courses. The minor Earth and Biosphere is a more broad introduction to earth sciences, including soil science, hydrology and meteorology.

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