Module: Subject-Specific Course: "Water for life" (for PhD) (3000-810)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Folkard Asch (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• PhD-Programme Agricultural Sciences (Doctoral degree programmes, since 20.02.2009)
  3. Semester, compulsory

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Participants must be registered for the research training groups of the doctoral degree program „Water for Life”.

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every semester

Length of the Module:

by arrangement

Final examination:

The student will be graded by the external partner institution while meeting the standards for modules of the University of Hohenheim. Grading can be based on written or oral examinations, presentations, reports and the overall participation and performance during the internship. The external institution should use a Hohenheim compatible grade point system. The responsible person for the module will submit the final grade to the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.

Workload:

Minimum of 160 h workload

Professional competences:

The PhD students will be trained in:
- scientific and interdisciplinary competence in issues of water availability, access, functions, use, quality and safety as well as utilization
- scientific methodology, technical knowledge, practically-applicable knowledge related to the individual PhD project.

Key competences:

The PhD students will strengthen the following key competences:
- indepth understanding of scientific principles
- data handling
- intercultural competences
- communication skills
- interdisciplinary team competence
- organizational skills.

Comments:

The third module can be composed by the individual needs and interests of the PhD students in the area of water issues related to the research topic of the PhD candidate. It needs to be an international module on PhD level at a center of excellence, a University or an international enterprise. The third module can therefore be achieved by an individually arranged (and graded!) internship with another scientific institution meeting the standards for modules at the University of Hohenheim. The content of the third module should be defined at latest 18 month after the beginning of the PhD study program in consultation with the supervisor or the supervising team and the management of the WPA Research Training Group. A description of the module content confirmed by the hosting institution should be presented to the person in charge of the module for approval.

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