The Commission aims at coordinating and representing the interest of the Swiss hydrology in the national and international committees and organisations.more
At the University of Geneva, hydrology is taught in the Bachelor's programme Earth and Environmental Sciences and in the Master's programme Environmental Sciences. While the Bachelor's programme focuses on hydrogeology, the Master's programme takes a more interdisciplinary approach to water.
Contenu de la formation
Ce bachelor offre la possibilité de se spécialiser dans des domaines scientifiques étroitement liés aux problèmes sociétaux croissants. Il permet d'aborder les processus géologiques actuels et anciens grâce à une approche interdisciplinaire, un accès à un vaste laboratoire naturel: notre planète Terre, et l'utilisation de nombreuses techniques analytiques de pointe. L'enseignement théorique est complété par de nombreux travaux de terrain et de laboratoire.
Domaines principaux de l'hydrologie
Le Département F.-A. Forel des sciences de l’environnement et de l’eau (DEFSE) poursuit, entre autres, des recherches fondamentales et appliquées, et offre des formations dans les domaines suivants : Limnologie et géologie de l'environnement, Physique aquatique, et écologie et biologie aquatique.
Langue d'enseignement
Français (mais une connaissance de l'anglais est fortement recommandée)
This study programme offers an interdisciplinary approach to studying the functioning of the environment and its interaction with humans and society. Each of the environmental issues addressed during the course – climate, energy, water, biodiversity, territories – is studied from the point of view of science, social sciences, economics and law. The curriculum offers five specializations:
Water Sciences
Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Society
Climate Impacts
Sustainable Development and Urbanization
Energy
Focus in the field of hydrology
The purpose of the «Water Science» track is to transmit the theoretical and practical knowledge that is required studying and understanding the major bio-physicochemical processes taking place in continental surface waters. Human-induced alterations of these processes are placed within a general framework linked to the functioning of aquatic ecosystems, so that they can contribute to the understanding and resolution of the problems which are, for example, related to the management, development and preservation of water resources, to the establishment of quality diagnoses of aquatic systems, to the supply of drinking water and to waste water treatment.
