Water Course

California Water Course

Science, Management and Policy

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Course Description

Objective: Provide relevant and applied education of water science, policies and management to residents, businesses, community water advocates, and entry level professionals in California.

Audience: any person interested in water issues and solutions in California, including water advocates, community leaders and entry level professionals.

Minimum requirements: Course enrollees should have basic knowledge of arithmetic and algebra

Student learning objectives: At the end of the course, the student will be able to
●  identify the natural and human-made components of their water system and recognize how they are connected
●  distinguish the water policies that apply in their region of interest,
●  evaluate the current water management in their region of interest, and
●  critique and propose alternative water management alternatives for their region of interest

Length: 40 hours total. 2 hours of video content, 14 hours self-guided content, and 24 hours of in person events

Deadline to Register: August 2nd, 2025. Course starts: August 9th, 2025. In person meetings: August 30th, September 27th, and October 25th, 2025. 

The California Water Course it's a different course of water in California, because it is:

(1) Self-guided, you can take it at your own pace, you only need to attend three in-person meetings,
(2) Self-interest driven, each assignment is tailor towards the interest of each of the participants,
(3) Authenticated, meaning that the course is based on real-world examples,
(4) Question driven, meaning that the content is based on asking questions rather than explaining topics,
(5) Flipped-classroom, the theory and homework si done on your own, and the hand's on training is done during in-person events, and
(6) Bilingual, you can take the class in English or Español.

Course Content

Module 1 - Water systems and basic concepts of hydrology

Module 2 - Water policy

Module 3 - Water budgets

Module 4 - Discussion of water system's self-assesment

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