Water and Wastewater Services Management  

PLEASE NOTE THAT MATRICULATION TO THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT POSSIBLEAS2016-2017 WILLBE ITS FINAL YEAR OF OFFERING.

The postgraduate Diploma and MSc programmes in Water and Wastewater Services Management have been developed to address the current needs for skilled personnel in the expanding water and wastewater sectors in Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean. Through the courses, students will acquire deeper knowledge and understanding in technical and management aspects of the industry. Students will make immediate impact by doing research projects  that  address  real problems  in the sectors.  Industry is involved in the programme via the delivery of lectures, the hosting  of field trips and the identification and co-supervision of the research projects.

Aims of the programme

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The aims of the programme are as follows:

• To provide advanced and specialised knowledge in the field of water resources management.
• To promote the adoption of sustainable approaches to management of water resources.
• To equip engineers and water resources professionals to apply modern knowledge effectively in the water sector, and hence to assist in the modernization and development of the Caribbean region.
• To develop postgraduate students’ intellectual abilities, critical faculties, transferable skills and knowledge in the interests of their personal development, career prospects and potential contribution to the economy and to society at large.

Entry Requirements

PLEASE NOTE THAT MATRICULATION TO THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT POSSIBLE AS 2016-2017 WILL BE ITS FINAL YEAR OF OFFERING.

Candidates applying for registration should normally have a minimum of one (1) year work experience in the water sector as well as either:
I. A degree in a scientifically-based water programme, or in engineering;
or
II. Equivalent qualification.

Duration of Study (Postgraduate Programme)

Part-time students : Normally expected to  complete  the examination  requirements within four (4) semesters. 

Full-time students:  Normally expected to complete  the  examination requirements in two (2) semesters.

Duration of Study (MSc Programme)

Part-time  students: Normally expected to  complete  the examination  requirements within four (4) semesters  and to complete the project in accordance with the relevant University regulations.
Full-time students: Normally expected to complete the  examination  requirements in two (2) semesters  and  to complete the project in accordance with the relevant University regulations.

Number of Credits (Postgraduate Programme)

Thirty (30) credits must  be completed for the  postgraduate diploma, which include twenty four (24) credits from core courses and at least six (6) credits from options.

Number of Credits(MSc Programme)

Forty (40) credits must be completed for the MSc, which include thirty six (36) credits from core courses and four (4) credits from options.

PLEASE NOTE THAT MATRICULATION TO THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT POSSIBLE AS 2016-2017 WILL BE ITS FINAL YEAR OF OFFERING.

Course Outline (Postgraduate Diploma)

Semester I

Semester II

Course Outline (MSC Programme)

Semester I

Semester II

Semester III

Syllabus

PLEASE NOTE THAT MATRICULATION TO THIS PROGRAMME IS NOT POSSIBLE AS 2016-2017 WILL BE ITS FINAL YEAR OF OFFERING.

CIEN 6000 - Advanced Environmental
Engineering

• Theory of water and wastewater treatment.
• Design of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Advanced water and wastewater treatment systems (for example, chemical precipitation, aeration, ion exchange, membrane processes).
• Biological nutrient removal systems.
• Industrial ecology.
• Waste minimization technologies.
• Pollution prevention.
• End-of-pipe treatment.
• Gaseous pollutants and dispersion models.
• Life cycle assessment.

CIEN 6009 - EIA of Water Resources Projects

• Objectives of EIA.
• Legal context.
• Scope of impacts of water resource projects, visual, audible, smell, water quality, contaminants in water and on sediments, pollution ecology, quality standards.
• The impact of water resource management on urban and rural communities.
• Watershed impacts.
• Mitigation and remedial measures, control measures, consequences of infringement, monitoring and management.

CIEN 6010 -   Advanced Engineering Hydrology

• Hydrologic processes.
• Climate change issues.
• Hydrologic data.
• Design of hydrometeorological networks.
• Probability and statistics for hydrology.
• Modelling approaches.
• Stochastic modelling.
• Deterministic modelling.
• Model applications.

CIEN 6011 - Water Resources Metrics

• Descriptive statistics.
• Measurements and monitoring techniques for hydrometeorological surveys.
• Sediment and water quality sampling techniques.
• Emerging technologies and best practice.
• Satabase development.
• Spatial techniques.

COEM 6018 - Independent Research Project

The material covered will be a reflection of the student’s own requirements/interest. In general, all projects will demand:

• Problem identification and definition of objectives.
• Planning and execution within time and cost constraints.
• Information search and its interpretation.
• Evaluation resulting in the making of conclusions. 

COEM 6006 - Construction Accounting And Finance

• The elements of the Law of Tort.
• The impact of law on the delivery of goods and services.
• Types of contracts.
• Different procurement systems.
• Standard form of contracts (specifications codes of practice; standards, statutes and local government regulations).
• Identification of skills required, manpower planning and development, education, training, recruitment, certification, Industrial climate, politics, trade unionism, disputes and conflict resolution methods.
• Professional codes of ethics, professional liability.
• Claims.
• The risk assessment of time, cost, quality, health & safety, sustainability and environmental issues.
• Introduction to international law.

COEM 6020 - Research Methods

The topics covered in the unit will include:

• Principles of research.
• Information sources.
• Research design.
• Research methodology.
• Data collection.
• Data analysis.
• Presenting research proposals.
• Writing research reports.

COEM 6025 - Practical Team Project

  The projects are based upon real schemes and involve:

• Information gathering.
• Planning.
• Organisation.
• Co-ordination.
• Detailed assessment of ideas.
• Reporting.
• Presentation.