Teachings

The Department of Urban Water Management offers its courses in FB 14 as part of the

  • the Bachelor's and Master's degree courses in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
  • and the Master's degree course in Mobility, Transport and Infrastructure (MoVIn).

He also offers courses for the following other degree programs and Faculties:

  • for the Master's program re² (FB 15)
  • for the industrial engineering courses with a focus on water and the environment (Faculty 07)
  • for the Master's degree course in Sustainable Management (Faculty 07)

The teaching at the department covers the entire technical breadth of urban water management. The focus is on a research-oriented education with intensive inclusion of the specific problems of engineering practice.


The courses include the following topics:


  • Drinking water production, treatment and distribution
  • Water chemistry
  • Water infrastructure systems
  • Process engineering in wastewater treatment (municipal, industrial)
  • Modeling and simulation in wastewater engineering
  • Energy from wastewater systems
  • Sewage sludge treatment and disposal
  • Planning, construction and operation of urban water management systems
  • Laboratory and field practicals

Further detailed information on the lectures of the department (dates, announcements, etc.) can be found in the respective Moodle courses.