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SLU Water: Education
Last changed: 16 February 2024
Water is essential for all life, economic development, well-functioning ecosystems and human well-being, and is crucial for achieving all the sustainable development goals of Agenda 2030.
Knowledge for sustainable management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems becomes increasingly important with climate change, increased competition for resources, rapid urbanization and loss of biodiversity. Water is therefore well integrated into many of SLU’s courses and programs. SLU additionally holds a number of courses and programs where water or aquatic ecosystems are in focus.
Examples of water focused programs and courses:
- Sustainable aquaculture (distance course)
- Soil, Water and Environment (program, advanced level)
- Sustainable Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems (course package, advanced level)
- Principles of Fisheries Science (course)
- Ecology for Fish Management and Conservation (course)
- Ecology at the Department of Aquatic Resources (thesis work)
- Applied Practices at the Department of Aquatic Resources (internship)
- Sustainability perspectives on contemporary fisheries. Where have all the fishes gone? (course)
- Land Use and Watershed Management to Reduce Eutrophication (course)
- Soil Water Processes in Agroecosystems (course)
- Soils of the World and Sustainable Water and Soil Management (course)
- Soil Science, Hydrology and Meteorology (course)
- Sensitive Water Design Management (course)
- Roads and Water (course)
- Water Resource Engineering (course)
- Project Water Resources (course)
Examples of programs integrating water into wider topics:
- EnvEuro (program, advanced level)
- Environmental Communication (program, advanced level)
- Conservation and management of Fish and Wildlife Populations (program, advanced level)
- Sustainable Development (program, advanced level)
Please explore SLU’s programs and courses further here.