Postgraduate modules
Postgraduate Module on Sewerage and Stormwater
Online 
April, 2024
Online
April, 2024 
The Online Postgraduate module in Sewerage and Stormwater is a content module that provides the following knowledge and skills required for the advanced management of urban drainage systems and their planning.
Thus, participants will be able to efficient management of the sewerage network through knowledge of the operation and maintenance strategies of sanitation systems.
The postgraduate modules are developed in the online training environment of the Water School, accessible by username and password. All of them follow the online pedagogical modelThe program is supported at all times by an expert teacher and a dynamic tutor.
The credits passed are curricular in the case of wishing to take the postgraduate or master's degrees of the online itinerary.
Modular itinerary: your path to a master's degree
This postgraduate module is part of the Itinerary in Water Technology and Management, which allows a path of professional development: you start a module with the possibility of extending it to a postgraduate or master's degree.
This postgraduate module is part of the Itinerary in Water Technology and ManagementThis allows a path of professional development: you start a module with the possibility of extending it to a Postgraduate or Master's Degree.
Access requirements
Program open to all those who wish to obtain the technical knowledge described in the academic program. It is recommended (not mandatory) to have scientific-technical or engineering studies, or professional experience. No previous university degree is required to participate in this postgraduate module. Participants who pass the program will receive an accredited diploma from the Water School and credit recognition from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC).
Modular itinerary: your path to a master's degree
This postgraduate module is part of the Itinerary in Water Technology and Management, which allows a path of professional development: you start a module with the possibility of extending it to a postgraduate or master's degree.
Aspects to consider
If you later wish to extend this qualification to a postgraduate or master's degree in order to obtain the corresponding degree, it is necessary to have an official university degree or a university degree equivalent to a degree, diploma or bachelor's degree. Otherwise, a certificate of completion issued by the UPC Foundation will be obtained.
Methodologies and techniques for the design of a new drainage network or for the extension or modernization of an existing drainage network. Urban drainage planning will be presented, followed by an in-depth study of hydraulic and hydrological concepts, the essential elements of a drainage network and, finally, the fundamental design criteria. Modeling, sustainable urban drainage techniques (TEDUS) and the principles of advanced management will also be presented.
Presentation of the elements of the drainage network and provision of the necessary knowledge for its design. The starting data essential to define the needs of the network to be designed are analyzed and the tools that allow its hydraulic and mechanical design are provided. Then, the implementation of the network and its construction process are studied in depth, to finally present all the documents that must be included in a drainage network project.
All aspects of the network operation that generate the need for cleaning. The means, criteria, techniques and instrumentation necessary for the correct cleaning of the network are presented. Then, the evaluation of cleaning is discussed in depth, followed by the advanced cleaning of the network, its pillars and processes, up to the description of the measures that provide a sustainable cleaning.
The different topics related to the aging of the network are dealt with in order to influence the necessary knowledge for its minimization. It begins with the presentation of the different inspections of the network, to move on to the pathologies that lead to the aging of the different elements that compose it. Subsequently, rehabilitation methods are explained, both conventional and trenchless methods. The rehabilitation of the characteristic elements is also discussed, to conclude with the decision making process, the conditioning factors and the applicable regulations.
Knowledge related to the operation and maintenance of the drainage network, both in dry and rainy weather. The organization of the network operation service is explained, the concepts of basic operation and advanced operation are developed and the telecontrol systems and centralized operation systems are studied in depth.
An overview of the control of discharges to the sewage network, followed by a description of the discharge control plan, from design to implementation. It also describes the intelligent discharge control systems and the analysis of the costs directly or indirectly related to this discharge control.
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The teaching team is made up of UPC faculty and specialist professionals from Agbar and the sector.The course is designed to ensure the practicality and functional applicability of the contents covered.
To facilitate success in the learning process from start to finish:
Graduate in Construction Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and postgraduate in Water Networks from the School of Water.specializing in the water cycle and specifically in drainage and sanitation systems. With more than 8 years of experience, he currently combines his functions as project manager in AQUATEC (engineering of the AGBAR group) with the tasks of expert in drainage networks in the different courses given by the Escuela del Agua.
A unique technical and management training experience
The methodology and support resources are designed to facilitate autonomous, flexible and practice-oriented learning.
The innovative didactic treatment of the materials is based on the resolution of CHALLENGES based on the real professional challenges that you will have to face during your professional life.
First we present you with the challenge that you will have to solve and with which you can face in reality; then you can access the transmedia content to find your solution; finally, you must deliver your solution that you can contrast with the solution proposed by the expert.
You will also have the support of a dynamic community of peers, a faculty of experts, and your academic tutor who will accompany you from the beginning.
Challenges and other content are presented through different transmedia formats:
Minireportajes, interviews, contests, news, last minute...
Reports in audiovisual format and resources that complement the content in a didactic way.
Knowledge in a journalistic, entertaining and dynamic language.
Annotations, tips, reviews highlighting what really applies in the professional world.
If you are interested in the program, we invite you to enter the training environment of the Water School.
You will receive the access codes and you will be able to see first-hand what the environment is like, samples of the innovative teaching materials and contact your academic advisor who will guide you and answer any questions you may have.
There are possibilities to pay the tuition in installments, as well as agreements with financial institutions that offer special conditions to students.
If you belong to any of these groups, identify yourself when formalizing your registration so that the corresponding reduction can be applied.
The Water School makes available to professionals two study grants that will cover the 50% of the registration fee for the Master in Water Technology and Management, valued at €7,200.
Download the program bases here to be able to consult all the required information and present your candidacy for admisiones@laescueladelagua.com, indicating in the subject of the message "PRESENTATION OF CANDIDACY FOR EXCELLENCE PROGRAM"
The period to submit the candidacy is starts on December 28, 2023 and ends the February 21, 2024.
We promote the training levels of professionals in the water sector and therefore offer an additional bonus of 10% in the tuition fee for any of the programs in the online itinerary of the School of Water.
This discount is open to all those who can prove nationality and residence in Peru, Colombia, Chile, Mexico or Ecuador.
HOW TO PROCEED? At the time of registration, in the section "Do you have any assistance" choose the option "10% of subsidized group" and send us a digital copy of your passport and certificate of census registration or other document proving your habitual residence.
If you meet any of the following conditions, we offer you a discount on the registration fee:
If you are unemployed, you have a 20% bonus on the total amount of the program.
You must present the Status Certificate issued by the SEPE (INEM).
If you are registered as self-employed, you have a 15% bonus on the total amount of the program.
You must present the last 3 receipts of the self-employed quota.
If you are a member of a large family you have a bonus of 5% total amount of the program.
If you belong to any of these groups, identify yourself at the time of registration so that the 15% discount reduction can be applied to you (not cumulative).
April 2024
3.5 months - 175 hours
7 ECTS
Spanish
1025€
Online
Participants who pass the program will receive an accredited diploma from the Water School with credit recognition by the UPC. The credits taken will be recognized as credits that can be taken as part of the Postgraduate or Master's Degrees of the Online Water Technology and Management itinerary.
+34 932 479 735 
+34 616 778 523 
admisiones@laescueladelagua.com 
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