The chairperson of the teaching committee is: Prof. Roy Bernstein.
Water Resources
The M.Sc. program in Water Resources is a two-year program.
Academic Program for students who began from November 2024
Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:
|
Subject |
Credits |
|
Courses within the track of study A. Mandatory Course (2 credit points) B. Core courses (10 credit points) C. Departmental and student seminars (1 credit point) D. Mandatory Core Courses Within the Track of Study (7 credit points) E. Elective courses (8 credit points) F. General courses (2 credit points) |
30 |
|
Thesis Writing |
12 |
|
Total |
42 |
This course should be taken in the 2nd or 3rd semester of your degree.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0153 | Dr. Scott Hansen and Dr. Christopher J. Arnush |
Writing a Scientific Paper |
2 |
Students are required to complete all courses from the list below*.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0003 |
Prof. Oded Nir |
Chemistry of Water |
3 |
| 001-2-0016 |
Prof. Roy Bernstein |
Physicochemical Technologies for Water Treatment |
2 |
| 001-2-5024 |
Prof. Ofer Dahan |
Groundwater Hydrology |
2 |
| 001-2-5059 |
Prof. Osnat Gillor |
Water Microbiology+ |
3 |
+Nonmicrobiologists may take the course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-5159 |
Prof. Osnat Gillor |
Introduction to Microbiologists |
1 |
* Students who previously completed courses that were similar/equivalent to certain courses listed above are required to complete the remainder of the required core course credits by enrolling in courses either from the list of Mandatory Core Courses (C) or from the list of Elective Courses (D) or from a combination of both (with the approval of the student's supervisor and the chairperson of the teaching committee).
Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-5555 | Please check the university course file |
Departmental Seminar |
0 |
Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per year).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9995 | Please check the university course file |
Student Seminar (first year) |
0.5 |
| 001-2-9996 |
Student Seminar (second year) |
0.5 |
In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.
| Course # | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9991 |
Thesis Writing A |
6 |
| 001-2-9992 |
Thesis Writing B |
6 |
Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:
| Course # | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1000 | Thesis Writing – Continuation | 0 |
Students are required to complete at least 7 credits*.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0004 | Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Vadose Zone Hydrology |
2.5 |
| 001-2-5004 | Dr. Elad Levintal and Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub |
Field Methods in Hydrology |
3 |
| 001-2-5005 | Prof. Amit Gross, Prof. Zeev Ronen |
Laboratory Methods for Environmental Studies |
3 |
| 001-2-5006 | Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub | Flow and Contaminant Transport modelling in the unsaturated zone | 3 |
| 001-2-5010 | Prof. Zeev Ronen |
Groundwater Microbiology |
2 |
| 001-2-5067 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Introduction to Contaminant Hydrology |
3 |
| 001-2-5069 | Prof. Amit Gross |
Water & the Environment: Current Challenges and Solutions |
3 |
* Mandatory Core Courses can be also selected as Elective Courses (on top of the required 7 credits).
This is a partial list. The student is allowed to select other courses that are related to the area of his/her research with the approval of the chairperson of the teaching committee.
Students are required to complete at least 8 credits.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0015 |
Prof. Roy Bernstein |
Membrane Preparation and Characterization |
3 |
| 001-2-0017 |
Prof. Roni Kasher |
Polymer Science and Polymeric Membranes |
2 |
| 001-2-0021 |
Dr. Christopher Arnush |
Biomimetic Innovation Approaches |
2 |
| 001-2-0022 |
Dr. Anat Bernstein |
Stable Isotope Application in Contaminant Hydrology |
2 |
| 001-2-0027 | Prof. Shai Arnon | Flow and water quality in streams: Theory and practice | 2 |
| 001-2-2015 |
Prof. Dina Zilberg and Prof. Amit Gross |
Introduction to Desert Aquaculture |
3 |
| 001-2-2039 |
Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch and Prof. Jirka Šimůnek |
Advanced Modeling of Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Porous Media |
2 |
| 001-2-5028 |
Prof. Moshe Herzberg |
Microbial Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (prerequisite: Introduction to Microbiology) |
2 |
| 001-2-5029 |
Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Rural Water Development |
2 |
| 001-2-5030 |
Prof. Nurit Agam |
Hydrometeorology |
3 |
| 001-2-5033 | Prof. Avraham Be'er | Introduction to Desalination Processes | 3 |
| 001-2-5034 | Prof. Yoram Oren | Environmental Oriented Electrochemistry | 2 |
| 001-2-5036 | Prof. Avner Ronen | Environmental micropollutants & emerging contaminants |
2 |
| 001-2-5038 |
Prof. Amit Gross |
Water Sanitation |
3 |
| 001-2-5060 | Prof. Moshe Herzberg | Biological Processes in Wastewater Treatment | 2 |
| 001-2-5062 |
Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev |
Introduction to Biofilms | 3 |
| 001-2-5063 |
Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev |
Microbial Sociology: From a Single Bacterium to Biofilm and Biofouling |
3 |
| 001-2-5065 |
Prof. Shai Arnon |
Transport Processes in Streams: Theory and Practice |
2 |
| 001-2-5066 |
Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Introduction to Scientific Computing with Python |
3 |
| 001-2-5068 |
Prof. Oded Nir |
Aqueous Chemistry Modeling with PHREEQC |
2 |
| 001-2-5070 |
Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Practical Data Science and Machine Learning |
3 |
| 001-2-5071 | Prof. Gideon Oron | Management and Optimization of Natural Resources and Water Systems | 2 |
| 001-2-5074 | Dr. Elad Levintal | Envirotech - do it yourself sensors for environmental research | 3 |
|
001-2-5075 Fall 001-2-5076 Spring |
Dr. Elad Levinta | Do-it-yourself sensors for environmental research - advanced course | 3 |
| 001-2-5077
|
Prof. Gideon Oron | Advanced Management and Optimization of Water Systems and Wastewater Reclamation | 2 |
| 001-2-5129 |
Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Rural Water Development (field trip) – Prerequisite: Course # 001-2-5029 |
2 |
Students can complete up to 3 credits.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1200 | Prof. Simon Barak & Dr. Buzi Raviv |
BGU Radio Academy – Podcast production course |
2 |
| 001-2-3001 | Prof. Ariel Novoplansky | Evolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity (prerequisite: Introduction to Ecology or Introduction to Biology or equivalent courses, as determined by the chairperson) | 3 |
| 001-2-3021 | Prof. Itamar Giladi | Biostatistics | 3 |
| 001-2-4028 | Prof. Arnon Karnieli | Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry )no prerequisites required) | 3 |
| 001-2-4029 |
Prof. Yosef Ashkenazi |
Introduction to Statistics and Probability |
3 |
| 001-2-4047 | Prof. Iris Visoli-Fisher | Surface Science for the Environment | 3 |
| 001-2-4049 | Dr. Arik Yochelis | Nonlinear Dynamical Aspects of Electrochemical Systems | 3 |
| 001-2-5100 | Dr. Genadi Carmi | Introduction to Surface Hydrology | 2 |
| 001-2-6002 | Dr. Aviva Peeters | Theory and Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (limited to 15 students) | 3 |
Academic Program for students who began up until April 2024
|
Subject |
Credits |
|
Courses within the track of study A. Mandatory Course (2 credit points) B. Core courses (10 credit points) C. Departmental and student seminars (1 credit point) D. Mandatory Core Courses Within the Track of Study (7 credit points) E. Elective courses (8 credit points) F. General courses (2 credit points) |
30 |
|
Thesis Writing |
12 |
|
Total |
42 |
This course should be taken in the 2nd or 3rd semester of your degree.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0153 | Dr. Scott Hansen and Dr. Christopher J. Arnush |
Writing a Scientific Paper |
2 |
Students are required to complete all courses from the list below*.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0003 |
Prof. Oded Nir |
Chemistry of Water |
3 |
| 001-2-0016 |
Prof. Roy Bernstein |
Physicochemical Technologies for Water Treatment |
2 |
| 001-2-5024 |
Prof. Ofer Dahan |
Groundwater Hydrology |
2 |
| 001-2-5059 |
Prof. Osnat Gillor |
Water Microbiology+ |
3 |
+Nonmicrobiologists may take the course:
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-5159 |
Prof. Osnat Gillor |
Introduction to Microbiologists |
1 |
* Students who previously completed courses that were similar/equivalent to certain courses listed above are required to complete the remainder of the required core course credits by enrolling in courses either from the list of Mandatory Core Courses (C) or from the list of Elective Courses (D) or from a combination of both (with the approval of the student's supervisor and the chairperson of the teaching committee).
Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-5555 | Please check the university course file |
Departmental Seminar |
0 |
Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per year).
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9995 | Please check the university course file |
Student Seminar (first year) |
0.5 |
| 001-2-9996 |
Student Seminar (second year) |
0.5 |
In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.
| Course # | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-9991 |
Thesis Writing A |
6 |
| 001-2-9992 |
Thesis Writing B |
6 |
Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:
| Course # | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1000 | Thesis Writing – Continuation | 0 |
Students are required to complete at least 7 credits*.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0004 | Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Vadose Zone Hydrology |
2.5 |
| 001-2-5004 | Dr. Elad Levintal |
Field Methods in Hydrology |
3 |
| 001-2-5005 | Prof. Amit Gross, Prof. Zeev Ronen |
Laboratory Methods for Environmental Studies |
3 |
| 001-2-5010 | Prof. Zeev Ronen |
Groundwater Microbiology |
2 |
| 001-2-5060 | Prof. Moshe Herzberg |
Biological Processes in Wastewater Treatment |
2 |
| 001-2-5067 | Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Introduction to Contaminant Hydrology |
3 |
* Mandatory Core Courses can be also selected as Elective Courses (on top of the required 7 credits).
This is a partial list. The student is allowed to select other courses that are related to the area of his/her research with the approval of the supervisor.
Students are required to complete at least 8 credits.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-0012 |
Prof. Daniel Ronen |
Selected Issues Related to Groundwater Hydrology: Quality & Quantity |
2 |
| 001-2-0015 |
Prof. Roy Bernstein |
Membrane Preparation and Characterization |
3 |
| 001-2-0017 |
Prof. Roni Kasher |
Polymer Science and Polymeric Membranes |
2 |
| 001-2-0021 |
Dr. Christopher Arnush |
Biomimetic Innovation Approaches |
2 |
| 001-2-0022 |
Dr. Anat Bernstein |
Stable Isotope Application in Contaminant Hydrology |
2 |
| 001-2-0027 | Prof. Shai Arnon | Flow and water quality in streams: Theory and practice | 2 |
| 001-2-0030 |
Dr. Anat Bernstein and Prof. Amit Gross |
Lab Methods in Soil Science |
3 |
| 001-2-2015 |
Prof. Dina Zilberg and Prof. Amit Gross |
Introduction to Desert Aquaculture |
3 |
| 001-2-2039 |
Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch and Prof. Jirka Šimůnek |
Advanced Modeling of Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Porous Media |
2 |
| 001-2-3001 |
Prof. Ariel Novoplansky |
Evolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity (prerequisite: Introduction to Ecology or Introduction to Biology or equivalent courses, as determined by the chairperson) |
3 |
| 001-2-3021 |
Prof. Itamar Giladi |
Biostatistics |
3 |
| 001-2-4010 |
Prof. Georgy Burde |
Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics – A |
3 |
| 001-2-4028 |
Prof. Arnon Karnieli |
Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry )no prerequisites required( |
3 |
| 001-2-4036 |
Prof. Georgy Burde |
Topics in Environmental Fluid Mechanics – B |
3 |
| 001-2-4047 |
Prof. Iris Visoli-Fisher |
Surface Science for the Environment | 3 |
| 001-2-4049 |
Dr. Arik Yochelis |
Nonlinear Dynamical Aspects of Electrochemical Systems |
3 |
| 001-2-5026 |
Prof. Ali Nejidat |
Nitrogen Transformations and Environmental Quality |
2 |
| 001-2-5028 |
Prof. Moshe Herzberg |
Microbial Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (prerequisite: Introduction to Microbiology) |
2 |
| 001-2-5029 |
Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Rural Water Development |
2 |
| 001-2-5030 |
Prof. Nurit Agam |
Hydrometeorology |
3 |
| 001-2-5033 | Prof. Avraham Be'er | Introduction to Desalination Processes | 3 |
| 001-2-5034 | Prof. Yoram Oren | Environmental Oriented Electrochemistry | 2 |
| 001-2-5037 | Dr. Michal Sela-Adler | Organic Micropollutant Identification and Quantification in the Lab | 3 |
| 001-2-5038 |
Prof. Amit Gross |
Water Sanitation |
3 |
| 001-2-5041 |
Dr. Menachem Sklartz |
Practical Bioinformatics for Environmental Studies - A and B (a two-semester course) |
3 |
| 001-2-5044 |
Prof. Shai Arnon |
Biogeochemical Processes in Surface Water Systems |
3 |
| 001-2-5055 |
Prof. Naftali Lazarovitch, Prof. Ofer Dahan |
Operation and Analysis of Environmental Monitoring Systems |
1 |
| 001-2-5062 |
Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev |
Introduction to Biofilms | 3 |
| 001-2-5063 |
Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev |
Microbial Sociology: From a Single Bacterium to Biofilm and Biofouling |
3 |
| 001-2-5065 |
Prof. Shai Arnon |
Transport Processes in Streams: Theory and Practice |
2 |
| 001-2-5066 |
Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Introduction to Scientific Computing with Python |
3 |
| 001-2-5068 |
Prof. Oded Nir |
Aqueous Chemistry Modeling with PHREEQC |
2 |
| 001-2-5069 | Prof. Amit Gross | Water & the Environment: Current Challenges and Solutions | 3 |
| 001-2-5070 |
Dr. Scott K. Hansen |
Practical Data Science and Machine Learning |
3 |
| 001-2-5074 | Dr. Elad Levintal | Envirotech - do it yourself sensors for environmental research | 3 |
|
001-2-5075 Fall 001-2-5076 Spring |
Dr. Elad Levintal | Do-it-yourself sensors for environmental research - advanced course | 3 |
| Prof. Gideon Oron | Advanced Management and Optimization of Water Systems and Wastewater Reclamation | 2 | |
| 001-2-5100 |
Dr. Genadi Carmi |
Introduction to Surface Hydrology |
2 |
| 001-2-5129 |
Prof. Noam Weisbrod |
Rural Water Development (field trip) – Prerequisite: Course # 001-2-5029 |
2 |
| 001-2-6002 |
Dr. Aviva Peeters |
Theory and Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (limited to 15 students) |
3 |
Students are required to complete 2-3 credits.
| Course # | Lecturer | Subject | Credits |
| 001-2-1200 | Prof. Simon Barak & Dr. Buzi Raviv |
BGU Radio Academy – Podcast production course |
2 |
| 001-2-4029 |
Prof. Yosef Ashkenazi |
Introduction to Statistics and Probability |
3 |
