Bachelor's Degree in Water Resources

The Bachelor's Degree in Water Resources provides a specific training, but with an integrative and interdisciplinary approach where all relevant aspects of integrated water resource management are considered. The student, upon completing this degree, must have acquired a series of knowledge, skills, and competencies that will allow them to develop with quality and competitiveness in the professional field. The specific knowledge to be acquired by the student includes:

• Understanding the physical, chemical, geological, and biological principles that govern the flows of matter and energy in the hydrological cycle.
• Acquiring the necessary skills for field and laboratory work, and the application of basic analytical and instrumental techniques in the study of water characteristics and the aquatic environment.
• Evaluating the demands and availabilities of water resources based on different uses: human consumption, industry, agriculture, energy.
• Knowing the treatment, purification, and regeneration technologies of water and their physical, chemical, and biological foundations, and identifying the most suitable ones based on the characteristics of the influent and the required quality of the effluent.
• Applying procedures and tools in solving problems related to the aquatic environment and its management.
• Identifying and proposing protection and recovery measures for continental water bodies and aquatic systems, tailored to their environmental status.
• Acquiring integrated training to plan, develop and coordinate projects related to the aquatic environment with a multidisciplinary approach.

Access Access to the official Bachelor's degree programs will require possession of a high school diploma or equivalent and passing the test referred to in Article 42 of Organic Law 6/2001 on Universities, amended by Law 4/2007 of April 12, without prejudice to other access mechanisms provided by current regulations. The number of places offered for new admissions is:

• Móstoles Campus: 40 places

Consult about the different requirements and necessary documents, the specific test, and the procedure for the recognition of foreign degrees.

Companies and/or public administrations dedicated to the management and treatment of water resources, whose activities are:

• Comprehensive management of water, design and implementation of resource exploitation plans.
• Study and design of capture and distribution infrastructures.
• Study and design of treatment plants, wastewater treatment, and desalination.
• Operation and maintenance of capture, treatment, distribution, and sanitation facilities.
• Supply management.
• Consulting in water and environment: water sustainability of ecosystems, assessment and remediation of water impacts.
• Quality control.
• Basin organizations.
• Local, regional, state, or community administration related to water.
• Public health.
• Independent professional practice.
• Research and technological development centers in water resource management and treatment projects.
• Educational centers providing education in secondary teaching, university, vocational training, environmental information in museums, parks, and natural spaces.

Rey Juan Carlos University

Rey Juan Carlos University is a young and dynamic institution at your service, providing you with quality education through a wide and excellent academic offer, and contributing to the forefront of knowledge, the results of which are reflected in national and international rankings.

Convinced of its public service vocation, whether you are a student or considering studying at URJC, we make all our capabilities available to you for your education. Our University offers you a team of passionate professors dedicated to providing you with the best training. They are, at the same time, dynamic, flexible professionals adapted to new teaching methodologies. You also have access to modern facilities equipped to meet methodological needs, as well as laboratories and many other services outside the classrooms.

Studying at Rey Juan Carlos means entering an ideal learning environment that will help you achieve your personal and professional goals in the most exciting future.

Although it was established to serve the people of the Community of Madrid, we are committed to all Spaniards and citizens of the European Union. We are part of the International Consortium of Universities, EULIST, along with 9 other European universities, and we are very proud of the special bond that unites us with Latin America.

The university has five campuses: Aranjuez, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Madrid (with several locations), and Móstoles.

The University offers a series of scholarships and aid to students, including:

• Own scholarships
• Scholarships from the Ministry of Education
• From the Community of Madrid
• Santander Bank Scholarships
• Scholarships from the Government of the Basque Country
• Scholarships from the Once Foundation
• Scholarships from the Occident Foundation
• CEDEX Scholarships