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Browse Programs Admission InformationThe main aim of the Soil and Water program is to acquire the knowledge needed to make optimum, rational use of water and soil resources in agriculture.
The course, which is both theoretical and practical, teaches the preservation of soils and the study of their physical, chemical, biological and hydrodynamic properties, as well as the fundamental laws of hydraulics relating to the flow of water in the soil and in pipes and drains.
The essential elements of an irrigation project, using different techniques, are also covered, taking into account the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.
The course also covers the fundamental concepts of hydrology and hydrogeology, which are essential for quantifying surface and underground water reserves and for mobilising and exploiting them in agricultural production.
Fundamental and methodological teaching units (UEF) are distributed as follows: general pedology (90 h), soil mapping (45h), hydrogeology (67h30), hydrology (45h), bedrock geology (45h), general hydraulics (90h00), irrigation and drainage (67h30), soil conservation (67h30), relief studies (45h), water treatment, purification and reclamation (45h).
The Bachelor's degree in soil and water offers the opportunity to work in various sectors of activity, in particular: in design offices (projects and expertise), technical services and administrations, construction and development companies in connection with: agriculture, soil analysis, agricultural hydraulics and the environment (protection, remediation and development of soil and water resources). It also allows students to continue their studies at Master's and postgraduate level, in connection with water and soil sciences and agronomy.
The L3 Soil and Water degree is open to holders of a scientific baccalaureate (or equivalent), plus two years of core courses with prerequisites in mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, plant production and water and soil sciences in general.
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