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Sustainable Land Management - Urban Land Engineering - VUB
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Sustainable Land Management - Urban Land Engineering - VUB

Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BrusselsBelgium
On campus
Full-time
€1,116.00/year
 700 Points
Duration
2 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Jun 2024
Start date
Sep 2024

Program Description

The master in Sustainable Land Management - Urban Land Engineering (MSc) aims to form experts that are able to manage and protect the land as well as manipulate the specifics and properties of the soil. The program encompasses a variety of different aspects, such as the physics of the soil, meteorology, and natural hazards.

The master in Sustainable Land Management - Urban Land Engineering (MSc) at VUB zooms in on land management in urbanized areas. You will be trained in the inventory and detailed characterization of land capacity and soil and water management in an urban context. As a graduate, you will understand urban hydrology and hydraulics, which will enable you to optimize urban land use under different natural and environmental conditions.

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Curriculum

Year 1

Applied Statistics

Dare To Venture

Remote Sensing

Sustainable Development

Introduction to Geotechnics

Soil Physics

Land Information Systems

Environmental Impact Assessment

Hydrogeology

Hydrology and Hydrogeomorphology

Scientific Communications on Physical Land Resources

Applied Geophysics

Climate Change

Year 2

Integrated Project

Urban hydrology and hydraulics

Water Resources Management 2: EU and international framework

Surface water modeling

Master Thesis Sustainable Land Management

Optional Courses:
Internship
Irrigation and Drainage
Mineral Resources, Economy and Environment
Soil Erosion Control: Principles and Practice
Clay Mineralogy
Geostatistics
Land Evaluation
Landscape Ecology
Soil Degradation
Land-Climate Dynamics
Water and Land Interaction and Transformation
Decision Support for Sustainability
EUTOPIA Learning Unit - Sustainable Mobility and Logistics
Civil Engineering Hydraulics
Water Quality Assessment
Natural Risk Management

Jobs - Careers

  • Soil Management
  • Environment Assessment
  • Water Management, including water supply and control
  • Stability of Taluds and Excavations
  • Use of soil as Construction Material
  • Coastal Development
  • Erosion and Sediment Transport
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