Master in Renewable Natural Resources - Version 1
NAME
Master in Renewable Natural Resources
MODALITY
Onsite
PROPOSITION
$ 6500.00
TITLE TO BE OBTAINED
Master in Renewable Natural Resources
DURATION
4 Semesters
START AND TERMINATION
11/2021 al 11/2023
RESOLUTION
RPC-SO-25-No.574-2020
PROGRAM VERSION
1
PHONE NUMBERS
(593) 7 4091000 ext. 731/735
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This inter and transdisciplinary master's degree responds to the contemporary environmental crisis by focusing on sustainable use, recovery and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity. This approach is based on the use of cutting-edge science to generate new knowledge and support better-informed decision-making. Graduates will be able to hold positions at the managerial level, as well as to initiate doctoral studies and develop an academic career.
This program consists of a group of compulsory subjects and a group of subjects associated with one of the following mentions: (1) Ecology and Biodiversity; (2) Comprehensive Water Management; (3) Management and Use of Wastewater.
In the first semester, all the subjects are compulsory and aim to bring all students to the same level of knowledge and skills. Starting in the second semester, students must choose one of the three mentions. For more details, please check the Brochure.
This master's degree represents a joint academic effort between the Universities of Azuay and Cuenca who put at their disposal teachers of the highest level who have extensive research and teaching experience.
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Blgo. Antonio Crespo Ampudia, PhD.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Every week a month.
Monday to Thursday from 08:00 to 12:00.
Graduate profile
The future graduate will be able to generate new knowledge applied to the conservation, recovery and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources. To do so, you will be able to design an investigation, take data autonomously and interpret its results with geospatial and statistical tools.
The graduate can also produce scientific publications and manage research funds. You will also be able to analyze and interpret scientific information to make management decisions for a territory, its biodiversity and its natural resources; both in urban and rural areas. For this, they will be able to communicate effectively with professionals from other branches, synthesize information from different sources, and propose specific management strategies or plans.
Graduates will have acquired the ability to critically face current problems of biodiversity and natural resources in the context of global change and environmental crisis, both in rural and urban territories.
Graduates will have the ability to implement statistical and spatial analysis methods to diagnose and monitor variables relevant to the sustainable use and protection of natural resources and biodiversity. This implies understanding the use of remote sensors and the handling of different data sources; including satellite images, photographs, camera-trap photographs, videos, audio of different frequencies, among others.
Graduates will specialize in the implementation of data-driven models and processes of water resources; as well as, analyze the results of a modeling, evaluate the performance and uncertainty of the simulations and carry out sensitivity analysis. In addition, they will be able to calculate indicators that allow them to make appropriate decisions on water quality management, management of irrigation and drainage systems, and management of wastewater use systems.
Graduates will be able to propose management tools through public policies or institutional interventions that provide comprehensive solutions to natural resource management problems in a context of global change, value biodiversity and natural resources considering both monetary and non-monetary criteria and propose financing tools that guarantee their conservation.
Graduates will have in-depth knowledge of the structure and functioning of urban and rural ecosystems to promote their conservation, recovery, and sustainable use. With these bases you will be able to contribute to the development of the country and region from your work in different sectors; including electricity generation companies, agribusinesses, consulting companies, Ministries, Secretaries, directorates or municipal departments related to the management of natural resources, research centers and Universities.
Graduates will be professionals capable of valuing renewable natural resources considering all the social, cultural, economic and technical aspects necessary for their conservation and sustainable use; and, in addition, respecting the knowledge and interculturality present in the different territories. Graduates will have the ability to think critically, comprehensively and ethically to solve problems in the conservation, recovery and use of renewable natural resources
MODELING OF WATER RESOURCES SYSTEMS
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN RIVERS AND RESERVOIRS
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 2
POLICIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIETY
WATER MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
WATER CONSERVATION
ASSESSMENT, PLANNING OF WATER RESOURCES
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 3
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 4
1 semester
INTRODUCTION NATURAL RESOURCES (required)
* Main environmental processes in terrestrial ecosystems and built systems.
* Variability and climate change.
* Sustainable Development Goals and their relationship with natural resources.
* Main environmental processes in terrestrial ecosystems and built systems.
* Variability and climate change.
* Sustainable Development Goals and their relationship with natural resources.
PROGRAMMING IN R AND STATISTICAL METHODS (required)
* Principles of algorithmic and pseudocode.
* Handling files and subsets of data.
* Conditional / repetition structures and graphics.
* Functions and source code optimization in R.
* Descriptive statistical review and generation of graphs in R.
* Parametric and non-parametric inferential statistics.
* Linear regression and prediction with machine learning methods.
* Principles of algorithmic and pseudocode.
* Handling files and subsets of data.
* Conditional / repetition structures and graphics.
* Functions and source code optimization in R.
* Descriptive statistical review and generation of graphs in R.
* Parametric and non-parametric inferential statistics.
* Linear regression and prediction with machine learning methods.
SPACE ANALYSIS AND REMOTE SENSORS (required)
* Introduction and fundamentals of GISciences.
* Remote sensing: Basic principles, Biophysical Indices and Obtaining ground cover.
* Geomorphometry.
* Spatial Statistics: geostatistics.
* Introduction and fundamentals of GISciences.
* Remote sensing: Basic principles, Biophysical Indices and Obtaining ground cover.
* Geomorphometry.
* Spatial Statistics: geostatistics.
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION (required)
* Synthesis and contextualization of scientific articles.
* Structure and writing of a scientific article.
* Scientific dissemination strategies.
* Synthesis and contextualization of scientific articles.
* Structure and writing of a scientific article.
* Scientific dissemination strategies.
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND MODELING (required)
MONITORING:
* Importance of data.
* Introduction to environmental monitoring systems and tools.
* Introduction to sensors.
* Planning and adaptive management of monitoring.
* Effort of sampling and detectability in monitoring. MODELING:
* Types of models.
* Modeling process.
* Good practices in environmental modeling projects.
* Estimation and modeling.
* Importance of data.
* Introduction to environmental monitoring systems and tools.
* Introduction to sensors.
* Planning and adaptive management of monitoring.
* Effort of sampling and detectability in monitoring. MODELING:
* Types of models.
* Modeling process.
* Good practices in environmental modeling projects.
* Estimation and modeling.
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 1 (required)
State of the art document duly supported with current bibliography and classics associated with the chosen topic.
2 semester
SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (required)
* Multiple factors that promote environmental degradation on a local, regional and global scale.
* Problems in the current use of natural resources and biodiversity on a local, regional and global scale.
* Comprehensive solutions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources in the territory.
* Multiple factors that promote environmental degradation on a local, regional and global scale.
* Problems in the current use of natural resources and biodiversity on a local, regional and global scale.
* Comprehensive solutions for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources in the territory.
ADVANCED TOPICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES (required)
* Study and discussion of advanced issues and problems on the management of renewable natural resources.
* Study and discussion of advanced issues and problems on the management of renewable natural resources.
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 2 (required)
Research work design document; including spatio-temporal experimental design; type of variables to be generated; type of data analysis to deal with; list of scientific journals for publication.
NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY (eb)
* Regional biodiversity.
* Methodologies to measure biological diversity in different taxonomic groups.
* Impact of human activities on biodiversity.
* Biodiversity in urban environments.
* Regional biodiversity.
* Methodologies to measure biological diversity in different taxonomic groups.
* Impact of human activities on biodiversity.
* Biodiversity in urban environments.
MODELING OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (eb)
* Measurement of biological diversity (alpha & beta).
* Measurement of biological diversity in time and space.
* Modeling in the distribution, abundance and occurrence of biodiversity.
* Spatial structure of biodiversity.
* Measurement of biological diversity (alpha & beta).
* Measurement of biological diversity in time and space.
* Modeling in the distribution, abundance and occurrence of biodiversity.
* Spatial structure of biodiversity.
3 semester
POLICIES AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIETY (required)
* Environmental problems and the economic system.
* Environmental ethics and public policies.
* The ownership and management of common goods.
* State Control.
* Market mechanisms.
* Voluntary mechanisms.
* Case studies.
* Environmental problems and the economic system.
* Environmental ethics and public policies.
* The ownership and management of common goods.
* State Control.
* Market mechanisms.
* Voluntary mechanisms.
* Case studies.
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 3 (required)
Oral presentation on progress of the research thesis; including data generated, preliminary analysis and proposed working hypotheses.
ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (eb)
* Ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation and human well-being.
* Basic concepts and paradigms of work.
* Ecological and socioeconomic factors of the restoration.
* Main strategies and tools to restore ecosystems.
* Planning and execution of restoration projects.
* Ecological restoration, biodiversity conservation and human well-being.
* Basic concepts and paradigms of work.
* Ecological and socioeconomic factors of the restoration.
* Main strategies and tools to restore ecosystems.
* Planning and execution of restoration projects.
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES (eb)
* Theories on the generation of diversity in space and time.
* Interaction networks for the study of interactions at the community level.
* The role of interactions between species as a generator of ecological services.
* Spatial structure of interactions between species and ecological services.
* Theories on the generation of diversity in space and time.
* Interaction networks for the study of interactions at the community level.
* The role of interactions between species as a generator of ecological services.
* Spatial structure of interactions between species and ecological services.
CURRENT TOPICS IN BIODIVERSITY AND GLOBAL CHANGE (SEMINAR) (eb)
* Effects of global change on biodiversity.
* Climate change.
* Effects of global change on biodiversity.
* Climate change.
4 semester
DEVELOPMENT THESIS 4 (required)
Complete thesis document and orally supported before a court.
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REQ: Subjects required by all students
EB: Exclusive subjects of the mention in Ecology and Biodiversity
GA: Exclusive subjects of the mention in Comprehensive Water Management
AR: Exclusive subjects of the mention in Management and Use of Wastewater
Entry requirements
The program is aimed at professionals who have a third level degree in Environmental Engineering, Biology, Ecology, Civil Engineering, Agronomic Engineering, Mining Engineering, Chemical Engineering and related careers in Environmental Sciences and Earth Sciences. The candidate must have a strong orientation towards research and show interest in deepening knowledge and acquiring habits of scientific rigor.
Admission process
Applicants must pre-register on the website of the postgraduate department (https://www.uazuay.edu.ec/admisiones/posgrados/), here they must upload documentation such as the third-level degree, their updated CV, certificate of approval of English at the university that graduated (in case of not having a certificate of approval of English, the UDA will take an exam that demonstrates a level B1), and passport-size photo. Once the pre-registration has been made, for this, the registration must be paid (50 USD) through the payment button with any credit card, in the University Treasury or by deposit or bank transfer to the following accounts:
Pichincha Bank
Current account No. 3186821004
RUC: 0190131777001
Address: Av. 24 de mayo 777 and Hernán Malo
Tel: +4091000 XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX
Bank of Austro
Current account No. 79510
RUC: 0190131777001
Address: Av. 24 de mayo 777 and Hernán Malo
Tel: +4091000 XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX XNUMX
Once the payment has been made, they will be asked to send a copy of the vouchers, (registration) with a card or the transfer slip to transfers@uazuay.edu.ec for registration in the system.
From Saturday, May 1 to Friday, October 22, 2021
Enrollment Period
Featured teachers
Contacts
| Teacher | Contact |
|---|---|
| Arevalo Durazno Maria Belen | belen.arevalo@outlook.com |
| Ballari Daniela Elisabet | dballari@uazuay.edu.ec |
| Celleri Alvear Rolando Enrique | rolando.celleri@uacuenca.edu.ec |
| Crespo Ampudia Antonio Manuel | antoniomcrespo@gmail.com |
| Crespo Sanchez Patricio Javier | patricio.crepo@ucuenca.edu.ec |
| Iñamagua Uyaguari Juan Pablo | juan.inamagua@ucuenca.edu.ec |
| Mora Bernal Adriana Elizabeth | adrimora30@hotmail.com |
| Ochoa Sanchez Ana Elizabeth | ochoa.anaelizabeth@gmail.com |
| Orellana Alvear Johanna Marlene | johanna.orellana@ucuenca.edu.ec |
| Orellana Vintimilla Daniel Augusto | danielorellanav@ucuenca.edu.ec |
| Palomeque Pesantez Fanny Ximena | ximena.palomeque@ucuenca.edu.ec |
| Heaviness Vallejo Juan Patricio | juanpesantez91@gmail.com |
| Serrano Montesinos Pablo Felipe | fserrano@naturalezaycultura.org |
| Siddons David Christopher | davidsiddons@hotmail.com |
| Tinoco Molina Boris Adrián | borismr@gmail.com |