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Bachelor in Water Engineering

Take the first step towards an exciting new career in water engineering at Atlantic International University (AIU) with a cutting-edge Bachelor’s program specially designed for distance learners. The Bachelors in Water Engineering program is rooted in a fundamental approach to water education based on adult education approaches known as andragogy; an excellent way to encourage student ownership of the learning experience by offering a space for students to practically apply the knowledge they have gained in real-life experiences.

AIU is dedicated to quality distance online education for water resource engineering while maintaining the value of an academic program. Students will learn both the theory and practical skills required of future water engineers as they solve global water context-based issues. Review the water resources program curriculum, which is designed to provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge in sustainable water management, while utilizing AIU’s broad range of engineering and science distance education resources, possibilities and the independent, virtual platform to help shape your academic and vocational career.

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Core Courses & Topics: Bachelors in Water Engineering

Important: Below is an example of the topics or areas you may develop and work on during your studies. By no means is it a complete or required list, as AIU programs do not follow a standardized curriculum. It is meant solely as a reference point and example. Want to learn more about the curriculum design at AIU?

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AIU’s Bachelor of Science program in Water Engineering has a strong program of study that teaches important material needed to appreciate and manage water resources in a sustainable manner. Within a broad selection of courses and studies that includes hydrology, water quality assessment, environmental impact assessments, and water resource management, the students are able to utilize quality information and pedagogies not only to develop knowledge and skills in the science and engineering of water, but also to formulate effective procedures and processes to provide solutions for sustainable water challenges of the future – knowledge and skills that involve research and practical applications that are current and new in the field.

The program provides an interdisciplinary learning environment while fostering a robust understanding of the topics of fluid mechanics or hydrodynamics, water treatment technologies, and public or policy awareness of water as a resource. Students completing this program will be ready to work with and contribute to water sustainability on a global scale.

Hydrology
Water Quality Assessment
Environmental Impact Analysis

Water Resource Management Strategies
Fluid Mechanics
Water Treatment Technologies

Orientation Courses

At AIU, the Environmental Engineering or Water Engineering orientation courses that accompany the Bachelor’s in Water Engineering program are a solid start for students’ academic journey. These virtual campus courses introduce course content that helps students gain foundational knowledge, learn skills, and recognize the components of a successful academic journey. Course topics discuss the introduction to engineering principles, introduction to environmental science, introduction to water systems, and the writing (and research skills). By completing these concentration water engineering and science orientation courses, students worked through a holistic understanding of water engineering and developed skills for critical thinking and communication, which can be used to fulfill their academic obligations or fulfill professional responsibilities.

Communication & Investigation (Comprehensive Resume)
Organization Theory (Portfolio)
Experiential Learning (Autobiography)

Seminar Administrative Development (Book Summary)
Seminar Cultural Development (Practical Experience)
Seminar International Development (Publications)

Research Projects in Water Engineering Areas

At AIU, the Bachelor’s degree program in Water Engineering is built around research projects which enable students to investigate creative solutions to real-life water problems. The research projects are uniquely intended to develop students’ technical skills and to enhance their appreciation of the multifaceted problems that are encompassed by the field of water engineering.Students will learn critical analytical skills and develop informed experience with independent research, which will support their education and on-going career as water engineers and researchers.

MBM300 Thesis Proposal
MBM302 Bachelor Thesis (5,000 words)

Publication – AIU offers an opportunity for students to engage in the profession of Water Engineering through student publications. Student publications for wastewater treatment processes are an excellent medium for students to publish their research results, development projects, application ideas, and overall thoughts and feelings about the profession of Water Engineering. Students of Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Water Engineering & Management work can be published in many different ways: either in a peer-reviewed journal, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, or by AIU itself in its student publications.

Continuing in the scholarly writing and publishing tradition helps students establish their academic credentials while contributing to the knowledge community in Water Engineering. This initiative is all about promoting scholarship and empowering students as students, scholars, and thought leaders in sustainable water engineering management.

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Thesis Defense

In the case of AIU, the Bachelors in Water Engineering thesis defense is an important event noting that students present their capabilities and finish their overall learning process of the field. Under the supervision of faculty mentors, students engage in and complete in-depth, and report, a research project on the need for the field of water engineering. The thesis defense, as a rigorous examination, requires students to present their land systems project findings, methodologies, and conclusions to a panel of experts.

This project helps confirm students’ questioning and understanding of theoretical concepts versus practical applications, as well as developing their presentation and critical thinking skills. The thesis defense acts as an opportunity for water resources students to demonstrate if they have developed original ideas related to the field of water engineering that contribute to that field, and prepare them to be future leaders and innovators of sustainable water through WRE.

Bachelors in Water Engineering Student Experience

At AIU, students in the Bachelor of Science program in Water Engineering will begin an exciting experience that is dynamic and enhanced by AI-enabled technology. AIU offers an innovative experience by leveraging state-of-the-art AI tools and platforms to customize the education experience and improve academic success. Students will use interactive simulations, virtual laboratories and AI-enabled tutoring systems that help them understand challenging water engineering situations. While AIU is proud of an innovative online learning environment, students have the opportunity to engage in a collaborative community experience, in real-time with their fellow classmates and faculty around the world through live classes, webinars and discussions.

Not only does AIU help students meet competencies in skills to implement in real-world circumstances related to water management, but AIU’s learning environment also affords students the global perspective, creativity and adaptability to skill-set competencies that are essential for both today’s and the future of water engineering challenges. By providing an AI-enabled education, AIU is preparing students to be effective water engineers who can creatively and innovatively resolve today’s and tomorrow’s water issues.

Community & Social

AIU’s Bachelor of Water Engineering program offers more than just academic success by influencing a tradition, while also creating the opportunity for students to meet socially and make connections. By integrating use of AI and AI compatible interactive learning platforms, students are having a global collaborative learning experience together.

Students can simultaneously communicate face to face in real time, also connect to their coursework, develop webinars, and collaborate on group projects in a global learning community designed to provide maximum student learning experience and strengthen the community and connection with diverse water engineering students and advocates. In our commitment to social awareness, we have established water conservation and community outreach projects that participated in, involving the application of their study to the local and international water challenges.

Participation can vary from sanitation projects, education projects and campaigns, and projects involved in creating research-based solutions. The students at AIU are involved with establishing social change. This learning experience is designed to prepare the student graduates from AIU to be fully developed as socially aware and ethically responsible water engineering professionals to demonstrate to themselves that they have the ability and can create a significant impact in society at a global level.

Academic Resources

Students in the Water Engineering Bachelor’s program at AIU have access to numerous resources offered through AIU, all of which are aimed at maximizing the development of our learners. For example, we have a digital library that holds more than 260,000 books, journals, and research articles which relate to the resources needed to engage in academic study and comprehensive research. In addition to research materials, learners can access virtual labs and simulations where they can complete hands-on activities to develop their contextual understanding of the underlying principles of water engineering in a practical environment.

In terms of personalized academic support, AIU offers personalized tutoring through AI systems, learners can receive support through live classes or simply just asking AI for clarification on more complex concepts and we also support learners in developing critical thinking. AIU offers learners a plethora of academic resources to access their course resources, perform virtual experiments, engage in online activities and lectures. Regardless of accessing resources material, experiencing learning through the virtual labs, or attending an interactive lecture – AIU provides students with key academic resources throughout their academic journey or put it another way academic travels.

Virtual Campus

Complete assignments online or offline at your convenience with 24/7 access to distance learning through AIU’s Virtual Campus. Step by Step guides including videos, tutorials, live webinars and examples for each course. All materials can be access on all web browsers as well as via AIU's Mobile App which brings all the features of the Virtual Camus to your Mobile Device.

My AIU Elements

MyAIU’s primary goal is to go beyond Academics, it looks to guide students through 11 elements that are key to living life optimally in all aspects. By identifying and reflecting on these key areas, an opportunity arises to holistically address them, through positive change, habits, reinforcement and tools to keep students on their chosen path.

AIU TV & Radio

The students have the opportunity to produce, edit and host their own show reaching a worldwide audience, the AIU community and giving notice of their expertise/passion in the subject. AIUTV & AIU Radio allow students to explore new ways to communicate, develop a platform and form potential collaboration with likeminded individuals.

AIU Campus Mundi

AIU Campus Mundi is a monthly magazine that gathers the most notable news and information about the university and its members in one convenient place. The magazine allows our community to be well informed, involved and keep in tough regardless of their geographic location. AIU Campus Mundi publishes, news, research, events, awards, academic achievements.

Graduation Ceremony

Each year AIU organizes graduation ceremonies where the students can assist and share their experiences with fellow students and academic members Participation in the ceremony is optional, the day’s events include conferences, research presentations, group meetings, networking, lunch and formal dinner.

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Symposiums & Webinars

With each Bachelor of Water Engineering programme, the students will be invited to join international symposiums to interact with top experts and researchers from across the world, and students in the same programme from across the world. These symposiums can be online, and they provide a great venue for showcasing new ideas, presenting research, and showing upcoming trends in the field of water engineering.

Live Classes

As part of AIU’s commitment to active and flexible learning, students in the Bachelor of Water Engineering program have the opportunity to attend two daily live classes. Live classes maintain an active and collaborative learning environment where students engage directly with expert faculty and other colleagues, in real time, from around the world. All classes cover water engineering and related interdisciplinary topics.

Talking about current issues, collaborative problem-solving, and the possibility of immediate feedback, all encourage collaborative problem and solution-based discussion and engagement among faculty and students. This committed, high-touch learning experience reinforces theoretical learning, but with direct engagement and learning participation, assists deeper engagement with the material. By offering live classes twice a day, AIU supports a more connected, engaged, and motivated learning process for students.

Special Projects, Research Publications, & Co-Authoring

AIU’s Bachelor of Water Engineering program promotes opportunities for students to participate in special projects, research publications, and co-authoring activities that will contribute to their academic pathway and field of practice. We believe by engaging students with opportunities to develop innovative solutions and address meaningful real-world challenges in water, students can undertake special projects that relate to their contexts linking theory to practice.

These various projects may often evolve into publishable research, enabling students to publish original research in academic journals and participate in a global dialogue about water engineering. Working alongside experienced professionals, students may contribute to papers as co-authors and work collaboratively across disciplines and international boundaries. All of these various research and authored activities will continue to develop employability skills in analysis and writing, developing an extensive academic portfolio, and even more significantly developing credentials as emerging thought leaders in water engineering to effect change in practice.

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Career Center

Career Center is a significant contributor to the students of the Bachelor’s in Water Engineering, primarily in their transition from the classroom to the workplace. Students are able to receive personalized career advising, utilize resume workshops, and go through interview preparation from the staff at Career Services that they may not have had the chance to experience prior to having contacted the center. They are empowered to confidently pursue careers in water management, environmental consultancy, public policy, research, among other fields in a manner that is likely completely new for the students.

Students seeking internships or industry placements in wastewater treatment are able to be guided through those processes as well, generally to gain valuable experience in the industry or to broaden their professional network. The Career Center is able to align and track student goals with the adjustment of industry demands and we want to ensure that the graduates are academically prepared and also equipped with the tools and confidence to make an impact in the field of water engineering.

Job Description

Graduates of the Bachelor of Water Engineering at AIU are preparing for many amazing careers in the water and environment space. Employment possibilities for AIU’s graduates usually include Water Resources Engineer, Environmental Consultant, Hydrologist, Irrigation Engineer, Drinking Water Treatment Engineer, Sanitation Engineer, or Climate Resilient Planner. Some graduates are now in roles such as Project Manager of large water infrastructure projects or Possy Advisor with a government or non-government organization focused on sustainable water management. Graduates of AIU will undoubtedly have a solid grasp of both theory and practice and most will develop the skills required to contribute to the challenging global water issues and work towards creating resilient and sustainable water systems for all types of industries and regions.

Tools for Bachelors in Water Engineering

While in AIU’s Bachelor’s in Water Engineering program, students will work directly with the tools and software commonly used in the water engineering field for designing, modelling, and managing water systems (important support for both academic education and practical use). Using the tools and software to learn about hydrological analyses, hydrological modelling, simulation of water flow, and develop sustainable engineering solutions, students will be proficient in many of the platforms as they work and the quickly changing industry more able to address global water issues.

Associations for Bachelors in Water Engineering

To encourage academic advancement and professional growth, AIU encourages students in the Bachelor’s in Water Engineering program to connect, engage and join the top professional associations/organizations from their industry.

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Bachelors in Water Engineering Requirements

To gain acceptance into the Bachelors in Water Engineering program at Atlantic International University (AIU), applicants must possess a high school diploma, or comparable recognized credential, from their country of residence. In keeping with AIU’ open and andragogic learning philosophy, applicants will be encouraged to submit a personal statement detailing their background of academic interest, defined career goals, and motivation to pursue studies in water engineering. The applicant can come from many academic backgrounds; prior experience in the sciences or engineering is advantageous, but celebrating diversity affords flexibility in the admission-territory-learners. Admission to the Bachelor of Water Engineering is open enrollment and student-centered where each applicant will be evaluated based on their potential for self-directed AI-enhanced distance learning.

How Can You Apply?

Step 1: Complete the Online Application

To begin, view the AIU Admissions Page and enter your personal and educational information in the online application form.

Step 2: Submit Academic Records

Follow the instructions to upload a PDF or an image copy of your high school diploma or the equivalent (e.g. high school transcript, general education development), and any transcripts, certificates and/or other relevant documents if you wish.

Step 3: Write a Personal Statement and Upload it

Write a short statement (1,500 characters with spaces or 250-300 words) outlining your academic dream, interest in water engineering, and vision unto which AIU, your destination of intentional higher education will contribute to your educational and personal growth and help make your dreams a reality.

Step 4: If you are invited to an Admissions interview, Interview (if applicable)

Many applicants will not complete a student admissions interview process. Some will be invited to attend a virtual interview with an AIU admissions counselor to discuss their life experiences, educational aspirations, and goals for learning.

Step 5: Wait for Admittance

After review of your application you will receive a notification of acceptance and the email will contain further instructions.

Step 6: Enrollment and Orientation

If you have been accepted you will complete your enrollment, pay your first payment of tuition, and attend the optional orientation to familiarize you with your new home for online higher education, AIU.

Financial Support & Scholarships

At Atlantic International University (AIU), we don’t believe that a lack of financial resources should ever stand in the way of a student’s academic abilities, which is why the Bachelor’s in Water Engineering program provides various financial support options and scholarships which cater to a student’s specific needs. AIU needs-based and merit-based scholarships, flexible tuition payment plans and customized financial aid packages are all ways to ensure that learners from all walks of life can have a high-quality learner-centered and self-paced education. At AIU, we fully accept the idea that education is a human right, so we work closely with students to provide an affordable course of study in support of their academic and professional goals in water engineering.

How Much does a Bachelors in Water Engineering Cost Per Year?

At Atlantic International University (AIU), we believe that quality education should be available to everyone. This is why our online tuition is competitive, affordable, and structured so it fits your budget with flexible installment plans. Regardless of whether you want to learn through a mini course, a full degree profile, or any of our countless constituent learning components, AIU is committed to ensuring that financial considerations do not limit your enjoyment of quality learning experiences. In short, AIU represents a global community, characterized by affordability, access, and a commitment to high quality education – enabling you to shape your educational future on your terms!

FAQs

How do I become a water systems engineer?

Earn your bachelor’s degree in water engineering
Gain knowledge of hydraulics, water treatment systems & processes, environmental systems and engineering related computer software.
Gain practical skills through experience with internships, research opportunities, or work experiences.
Memberships in professional organizations help you stay informed and network.
You may want to look into certifications, or licensure (not necessary – but can be helpful for advanced opportunities).

In this way, you’re prepared to design and either manage or improve water infrastructure, as well as develop sustainable water resource systems.

What kind of engineer has to do with water?

Engineers involved in water can be classified into many distinct (but similar) disciplines. The primary types of engineer are:

Water Engineer – A water engineer specializes in areas of engineering related to water supply, wastewater treatment and sustainable water resources engineering.

Civil Engineer – job available to design and build water resource infrastructure such as dams, pipelines and drainage systems, and design, supervise and build treatment facilities.

Environmental Engineer – pollution control, water quality and ecosystem protection.

Hydraulic Engineer – a hydraulic engineer is a specialized civil engineer that specializes in the behavior of fluids and is the structural component of water flow, systems dealing with flood control and irrigation.

Hydrologists (more often in an adjacent engineering role) – reclamation, studies of the hydrologic cycle (movement and management), understanding of water resources, since many engineers have dealings with scientists, hydrologists help engineers make data-driven decisions.

All of these engineers (rather an unfortunate grouping of professionals) play important roles in the management of water resources and the procurement of clean safe water to the community.

What is the demand for water engineers?

The demand for water engineers is on the rise as global challenges around climate change, water scarcity, aging assets, and urban growth increase. The public sector and NGOs and private industry will require skilled individuals to design sustainable water systems, manage water, and improve access to clean water. Water engineering, therefore, can now be seen as a high-impact, future looking professional career.

What is water engineering called?

Water engineering includes the design, management, and operations of systems to provide safe water, that manage wastewater and to manage stormwater and floods.