INTRODUCTION

Background

The water demand for various needs has been increasing over time, our capacity to capture and store fresh water has expanded throughout history. Efforts to learn to use it more efficiently are continuing as the human capacity to cope up with the challenge in the water sector is lagging behind. This programme, M.A in Water Resources Management is therefore designed to expose the students and other water resources professionals to a wide spectrum of knowledge on water resources management taking into consideration the socio-economic demands and constraint of the effects of human activities on water environments. The Subject Benchmarks under this programme, within the UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education, include 031 (environmental sciences); 0712 (water pollution control), 0532 (Earth sciences, especially Geography), 0712 (environmental protection) and 1021(water supply and quality)

 

Philosophy of the Programme

The Philosophy of the programme is to promote education in water resources, research, and outreach activities with local and international organizations, providing intellectual analyses, hands-on learning experiences and collaborative connections. It looks at the four pillars of sustainable use of water viz; Environmental sustainability, Economic efficiency, Social equity and Water governance.

 

Rationale of the Programme

Water resources play a dominant role in several sectors i.e. Urban and rural water supply and sanitation, agriculture, power, and environmental sectors (i.e. in maintaining environmental assets, such as the landscape, health, forestry, industry, and transport) etc. The prosperity of human welfare and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and in other parts of the world depend on the wise use of water resources and the homogeneity of the environment. The constantly growing high demand imposed on water, the economic importance of water resources management and design has posed a great concern to the scientific evaluation (research work) of both the qualitative and quantitative nature of the hydrologic cycle, i.e. pure or theoretical and applied hydrology (engineering hydrology). Consequently, the capacity building in the form of training for higher levels in the water sector is therefore, a prerequisite for sustainable management and conservation of water resources and that’s why this program has been revised to be in tandem with these changes

 

Goal of the Programme

The main goal of the programme is to advance water resources philosophy and management methodology whose academic and practical importance provides the basis for sound understanding and appreciation of the world water resources thus producing graduates with international repute committed to scholarly excellence in water resources development and management.

It seeks to provide students with opportunity to acquire the knowledge, values, attitudes and skills needed to protect, manage and develop water resources in sustainable manner.

It seeks to foster clear awareness of the concern about the challenges facing global water resources.

It also seeks to prepare graduates who can be of service in a wide range of professions such as teaching, planning, research, mapping water resources, policy making as well as being of service to the other sectors of the economy

Expected Learning Outcomes of the Programme

At the end of the programme the learner should be able to:

(i)              Describe the process of hydrologic cycle and its processes

(ii)            Explain the various water management techniques and options

(iii)           Demonstrate an understanding of water resources management techniques in mitigating the problem faced by water resources against demands

(iv)            Use appropriate techniques and methods for assessing water availability against competitive demands and uses.

 

MODE OF DELIVERY

Face-to-Face

Coursework for the programme shall be delivered through face-to-face sessions for full-time and part-time students.

Open, Distance and Electronic Learning (ODeL)

a)   The ODeL mode of delivery shall be through multi-media approach, including a variety of self-instructional print and electronic study materials as the ODeL Campus may from time to time determine.

b)   In addition, there will be limited face-to-face instruction during residential sessions for ODeL students. The face-to-face instruction shall not exceed one-third of the instruction time.

Virtual and Online

Due to the current pandemic, the classes are mainly delivered online.