Postgraduate modules
Postgraduate Module in Wastewater Treatment
Online 
April, 2024
Online
April, 2024 
The Online Postgraduate Module in Wastewater Treatment is a technical content module that provides the following knowledge and skills knowledge and skills required for advanced management of urban wastewater and its treatment plants.
Thus, participants will be able to efficient design and management of urban wastewater treatment plantss, understanding the operation and maintenance strategies in both ordinary and extraordinary conditions and mastering the characteristics and the main unit and regulatory processes applicable to wastewater (sewage, graywater).
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.
Introduction to wastewater treatment starting from its historical evolution and legal framework. The objectives of wastewater treatment are then defined, the characteristics of wastewater and the parameters for defining the flow to be treated are analyzed and finally the main wastewater treatment processes are described, providing the necessary knowledge for their selection.
Methodologies and techniques for the sizing of all the processes that make up the water treatment line of a wastewater treatment plant. The parameters that influence the design of each one of the processes will be discussed, from pretreatment and primary and secondary treatment, going in depth into the processes with biofilm, to disinfection. Natural treatment systems will also be presented.
Methodologies and techniques for the sizing of all the processes that make up the sludge treatment line of a wastewater treatment plant, indicating the necessary guidelines to identify when it is advisable to anaerobically digest the sludge, as well as the techniques to size the gas line when anaerobically digesting the WWTP sludge. Additionally, the credit provides the necessary knowledge to quantify the energy recovery by obtaining electrical energy from the calorific value of the biogas produced in the anaerobic digestion. Finally, it also provides guidelines for sizing the deodorization process to avoid the appearance of unbreathable atmospheres in the WWTP.
The operation under normal conditions of a wastewater treatment plant, highlighting the most important aspects involved in the operation. The parameters and elements to be controlled will be presented, as well as the criteria used in each case. Specifically, the credit focuses on personnel management, the control of each process of a WWTP, emission control, equipment regulation criteria, the consumption of a wastewater treatment plant (energy and reagents) and, finally, cost control.
The different issues of plant operation under abnormal or extraordinary conditions are addressed. It begins with the definition of the extraordinary conditions in a wastewater treatment plant, to derive in the usual problems that the sewage network can suffer: uncontrolled discharges, hydraulic overload in episodes of high rainfall and infiltrations, as well as odor problems or problems of bulking and foaming in the biological process, limitation of the treatment capacity or equipment breakdowns. Subsequently, problems related to dry weather discharges, internal drainage management and operational problems in the anaerobic digestion and gas line are explained.
Knowledge related to asset management in a purification facility, what it is used for and what tools can be used. Management methodologies are explained, as well as how to elaborate an inventory of electrical and mechanical assets and how to carry out a correct revision of the installations. Finally, the concepts of preventive and predictive maintenance are developed.
Presentation of the topics related to the regeneration of water from a wastewater treatment plant. The aim is to present the different regeneration mechanisms, as well as the criteria to select the most appropriate technologies, according to the final uses of the water. The most important operating parameters of the process are explained, as well as the criteria to define an appropriate analytical plan for quality control of the treatment and output water.
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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:
Degree in Chemical Sciences from the University of Valladolid, diploma in Environmental Engineering from the School of Industrial Organization and MBA from the UNED..
Since 1990, he has been working in the environmental sector and, specifically, in wastewater treatment. He has worked in the field of wastewater treatment in Spain, Chile and Peru. For four years he was in charge of the La Farfana wastewater treatment plant in Santiago de Chile.
Currently, he works professionally in Aigües de Barcelona as technical director of Sanitation.
He has written several technical articles on wastewater treatment and has participated in different innovation and development projects in this field. In addition, he is a member of the Wastewater & Sludge Treatment PAC of R+i Alliance, member of Agbar's Treatment Technical Commission and coordinator of the Purification Subcommittee. Finally, he leads the ICT Sub-domain in the Treatment Knowledge Domain.
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.
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+34 616 778 523 
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