Curriculum’s Proposal for Graduate in Engineering

Water and Sanitation

 1. Introduction

Water, as regards Carmo Vaz (1997:37), is a natural resource to human livelihoods and
economic activities, in a nutshell, unlike the case with most other natural resources cannot be
easily replaced in most their uses. So water is not just an element indispensable to life, it is
also a conditioning factor for economic development and social welfare.
Despite access to clean water is the right of a citizen, in Mozambique there are still a
significant segment of the population facing difficulties related to lack of sufficient water of
good quality for drinking, only 20% of the Mozambican population has access to drinking
water and only 8% of rural population corresponds to the National Institute for Rural
Development (INDER 1998) and taking into account that approximately 70% of the
Mozambican population is rural, according to data from the National Statistics Institute (INE,
1999), we can affirm that most of Mozambican population have no access to drinking water.

Sanitation in Mozambique is making progress but the pace and coverage throughout the
country remains far from achieving the millennium goals.
One point that increases the lack of water and basic sanitation in rural communities is the lack
of qualified personnel to maintain the various equipment and systems there is an appropriate
level.

2. Relevance of Course

The Graduate Engineering Water and Sanitation will mainly be concerned with aspects of the
application and adaptation of techniques and technologies needed in rural areas.
Water and sanitation are key elements in civil society that encompasses almost all areas in the
country.
A source in this medium that separates drinking water supply from potential contamination, as
an additional supply or a protected well or spring, is considered "safe. " Interpretation of
"access” has varied among countries, but generally refers to a domestic supply of 20 liters that
can be searched within a 30 minutes round trip, a distance of about one kilometer.
It is reasonable to infer that the strategy of rural development in the southern region must be
coupled between the intensification of extensive systems regarding the treatment of water and
sanitation thereby reducing the epidemics that spread about our country due to lack of basic
means.

Thus the formation of students in ESUDER for rural development at national level will target
the immediate response in areas affected by the catastrophe of nature or other areas there is a
shortage of the precious liquid (water) and lack of basic sanitation facilities.
 3. Objectives of the Curriculum

The course graduated Engineering Water and Sanitation, to prepare candidates for an active
professional life, as senior technicians who will contribute to the reduction of absolute
poverty, but emphasizing the rural areas:

3.1. General Objective

To train senior technicians able to provide technical assistance, consultancy and extension
techniques and technologies appropriate for small, medium sized water and sanitation, water
management committees and sanitation as well as civil society.

3.2 Aims of the course specific

Train technicians to:

 Know and record meteorological and hydrological phenomena most relevant to

dimension, plan and manage technical water supply systems as well as the sanitation
system;
 Supervise and monitor works and infrastructure-related systems (catchment, treatment
and water distribution) and / or sanitation, using the techniques of remote sensing
(remote sensing) and geographic information systems (GIS) better plan and implement
its activities;
 Understand and evaluate the different sources of obtaining water resources;
 Use different techniques and technology in the system of sanitation, placing emphasis
on the material easy to access or local level;
 Make feasibility study of soil and subsoil with the purpose of sustainability in the
exploitation of water and the implementation of the drainage system;
 Adaptation of water supply systems and sanitation systems with renewable energy;
 Apply the ethics and professional ethics

4. Profile degree in Engineering Water and Sanitation

The graduate’s profile consists, basically in two parts, the occupational profile and
professional profile.

4.1 Occupational Profile

The formation of engineering degree in Water and Sanitation duty will be based on technical
and scientific training of a multidisciplinary nature, so he is able to exercise their profession
in the following locations:
 Territorial State Organs and Institutions;
 Companies and management of water supply (small);
 Companies of sanitation management;
 Business technical assistance on soil, water and sanitation;
 Non-Governmental insertion district
 Emancipation educational institutions in the population regarding the health
environment
 4.2 Professional Profile

The Graduate Engineering Water and Sanitation must possess the knowledge, skills and
attitudes that enable it to perform tasks and / or activities defined in the occupational profile
and develop as a professional.

The general principles of training should encourage and develop the candidate, an attitude of
constant search for knowledge, a capacity for integration and implementation thereof, in the
tasks of their professional area. Moreover, the graduate should be able to evolve and adapt to
changing socio economic and technological changes that are occurring in their area of
training.

The professional profile of Engineering degree in Water and Sanitation will be a generalist,
your training should be based on scientific knowledge and multidisciplinary nature so that its
graduates:

a) Must know / understand:

 Identify problems, impacts and mitigation related to the availability of natural
resources, human and economic value chain in the sector of water and sanitation;
 Understand the importance of their work, other professionals and technicians, as well
as the advantages of the complementarily of their actions to achieve the development
goals of the country in general and water and sanitation sector in particular;
 Integrate techniques and methodologies, particularly in the aspect of producing water
for the general population using local media;
 Integrate social and environmental components in the course of its business;
 Identify management structures and implementation of an enterprise;
 The standards for selection, use and maintenance of key inputs in the production
process of enterprises above the machines pumping system, and its effects on nature
and impact on society;
 The factors involved in the formation and soil conservation;

b) Must know how to do:

 The construction / design of rural infrastructure based on local content;
 The budgeting and financial execution of the main activities of a rural enterprise;
 The management of production activities, extension and minor works in the rural
sector;
 Identifying the needs of machinery pumping system to conduct production activities in
water and / or sewage systems;
 The identification of the dynamics of evolution to higher forms of energy use, energy
balance;
 Administration and management of a number of machines;
 Analyze, characterization and classification of the main soils of interest to installation
of the system of water and sewage;
 The implementation of conservation plans;
 Use of information technologies such as communications systems, remote sensing
image and weather data for rational use of natural resources essential to the
sustainability of conservation areas;
 Use of techniques and technologies for water supply
 Application of techniques and technologies in the conservation of agricultural and
livestock products;
  Design and maintain water treatment systems and sewage;
 Design, implement and maintain projects based on renewable sources of energy for
operation of machinery for water treatment center and river water and sewage.

c) Must be:
 Able to work as a team in multidisciplinary tasks;
 Able to think logically and present well reasoned arguments;
 With an entrepreneurial spirit
 Propose measures of production taking into account available resources and their
rational use

Competencies
The student graduated in this area must have the following qualities / competencies:

Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Spirit Marketing of their products
Knowledge and mastery in their field of training in all aspects
Have a social component and be creative in their knowledge
Know how to do a better management of resources and also to seek partners for your
company

5. Physiology Training
For the graduate to be competent professional, as defined in the profile, the teaching
program must:
I. Develop the graduate skills and attitudes to learn;
II. Empower the graduate to seek, interpret and evaluate the existing technical
knowledge and apply them in carrying out its tasks;
III. Develop capacity to integrate knowledge from different disciplines and work in
multidisciplinary teams;
IV. Train graduate with attitudes of self employment and working with other
economic agents in the field.

Thus, the educational program should be:

 Professional and headed for balanced application of theoretical and practical

knowledge;
 Interactive, participatory, creative and collaborative working in groups or
teams;
 Integrated, combining theory and practice;
 Multidisciplinary integrating content from various disciplines

6. Teaching and assessment

6.1. Teaching Methods
Teaching methods should provide the conceptual knowledge and professional skills,
allowing students to take an active role and greater interaction between teacher and
students, students and the community and among students.

Depending on the nature of the discipline, the following methods and combination of
methods can be used:
  Lectures that highlight concepts that allow understanding of the topics relevant
to the execution of their professional activities;
 Lectures and laboratory practices that allow students to run and apply the
theoretical concepts and experimental with their professional activities;
 Seminars allow students to do the analysis, use of information, argumentation
and presentation of ideas, formulation of problems and solutions;
 Activities and practical field placements in public companies, private and
community, enabling students to experience the business to complement the
theoretical and applied.

6.2. Evaluation methods

The evaluation methods should follow the teaching methods and emphasize aspects of
reasoning, application and integration of knowledge and oral and written expression. The
following criteria and a combination of criteria can be used:
i. Written tests and / or oral
ii. Reports of practical classes and laboratory
iii. Oral assessment (presentation of projects)
iv. Written final exams
v. Ways to completion of the course

The forms of completion of the course will be based on oral reports of research in the field or
laboratory, or work experience in agricultural companies.

7. Structure and Duration of course

7.1. Course duration

The degree course in Engineering Water and Sanitation has a duration of three (3) years or six
semesters. The annual calendar is divided into two semesters of 16 weeks, with each half
divided into two blocks of 8 weeks during which follows a number of modules. The subjects
of the course are theoretical and practical training courses in basic skills, basic-specific and
specific.

7.2. Classification of the final course

The final score of each student will be achieved through a weighted average of marks
obtained in the course subjects.
COURSE WATER SANITATION

Duration: 3 Years
Place: Rural Development High School – Eduardo Mondlane University – Mozambique-Vilankulo

Semester Subject Hours

I Mathematics 96

Chemistry 80
Biology 80

Physic 80

Scientific Research Methodology 48

Informatics 48

English I 64

II Ecology 64
Environmental Microbiology 70

Health and Environmental Education 48

Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry 64

English II 64

Toxicology 64

Organic Chemistry 64

Geology 72

III Topography 80

Geographic Information System 74

Introduction to Sanitation 64

Probability and Stochastic Methods 64

Analytical Chemistry 64

Applied Hydrology 64

Meteorology 64

Mechanics of Fluid 80

English III 64

IV Management of waste liquids and solids 80

Transport Phenomenal 64

Hydraulic 80
 Soil Mechanics 74

Environmental Impact Assessment 70

Water and Sewage Systems 74

Groundwater: Contamination and Control 64

English IV 64

V Construction of Water and Sewer Network 80

Maintenance and Control of Landfill 64

Management of storm water 64

Water Treatment
Sewage Treatment 64
Remote sensing in water resources 64

Project Management 64

VI Control of Water resources 64

Support systems for water management and soil 64

Administration and Financial Management 60

Corporate Social Responsibility 48

Stagy

Subject Contends Theories Practice Laboratory

Biology I. Study and Characterization of living beings

II. Major groups of microorganisms
III. Hydrology of air and soil
IV. Study of biological effects of pollution
V. Biology of wastewater
VI. Introduction to Ecology
Mathematic I. The polynomial functions and rational
functions. The interpolation by polynomials
II. The limit and continuity of real functions of a
real variable: major properties
III. Limits
IV. Derivatives of functions of one and two
variables. Its properties
V. Study and sketch graphs derived from. Taylor
polynomial
VI. Primitives (Introduction to the study of
integrals indefinites)
VII. Definite integrals
VIII. Ordinary differential equations and systems
 of linear differential equations
IX. Numerical series
Chemistry I. Atomic structure
II. Periodic table
III. Chemical Bonds
IV. States of matter
V. Solutions
VI. Thermodynamics
VII. Chemical Kinetics
VIII. Chemical Equilibrium
IX. Electrochemical
Physical I. Introduction to fundamental concepts of
kinematics and dynamics. Conservation laws of
energy and momentum. Kinematics and
dynamics of the rotation.
II. Electrical Charge. Electric Field. Gauss's
Law. Potential. Capacitors. Electrical Current. F.
E. M. and Circuits. Magnetic Field. Ampere's
Law. Faraday's Law. Inductance. Magnetic
Properties of Matter. Physical Optics:
Interference, Diffraction, Polarization. Quantum
Physics. Waves and Particles
III. Hydrostatic
IV. Waves
Scientific I. Theoretical and philosophical dimensions of
Research scientific research
Methodology II. Methods of approaching scientific problems
III. Main methods and research techniques
IV. Stages of research
V. Classification of research
VI. Elaboration of projects and papers
Informatics I. The computer
II. The operating system and its role in computer
system
III. . Word Processor
IV. Application for data management and
statistical table
V. Application for presentation of data in
computer
VI. Application for creating and managing
databases
English I I. To enhance the knowledge of the grammar of
the English language in scientific texts.
II. Communicate orally or in writing in simple
social life with colleagues and other
III. Identify the elements of a text allowing for
support for their understanding and use
IV. Know the sentence structure of English
Ecology I. Introduction to Ecology
II. Ecological factors
III. Biogeochemical cycle
IV. Study of ecosystems
V. Anthropogenic actions of the ecosystem
VI. Food chain in the ecosystem
Toxicology I. Series of Hydrocarbons
II. Aromatic Hydrocarbons
III. Oxygenated Organic Compounds
IV. Organic Compounds non-oxygenated
V. Organic Compounds pollutants
VI. Natural waters and drinking water.
 Combustion. Solid, liquid and gaseous.
Polymers. Metallic Corrosion. Binders.
Waterproofing
Linear I. Matrices and Systems of Linear Equations
Algebra and II. Vector space, subspace, basis, dimensions
Analytic III. Linear Transformations
IV. Eigen values and eigenvectors
Geometry
V. Vector Algebra
VI. The translation and the route of axles
VII. The line and the plane in the space R3
VIII. The chronicles
IX. Surfaces of Revolution
Organic I. Series of Hydrocarbons
Chemistry II. Aromatic Hydrocarbons
III. Oxygenated Organic Compounds
IV. Organic Compounds non-oxygenated
V. Organic Compounds pollutants
VI. Natural waters and drinking water.
Combustion. Solid, liquid and gaseous.
Polymers. Metallic Corrosion. Binders.
Waterproofing
Environmental I. Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
Microbiology II. Microbial ecology, microbial relationships
between organisms
III. Methods of collection and cultivation of
microorganisms
IV. Microbiology of air and water
V. Isolates of bacteria
VI. Microbiological aspects of biodegradation
VII. Bioremediation of contaminated soil
Health and I. Introduction to public health
Environmental II. Healthy habits, social health
Education III. Health and diseases
IV. Politics of health and environment
V. Human population and natural resources
renewable and non renewable
VI. Environmental law
VII. Professional responsibility in relation to the
environment
English II I. Identify the elements of a text for a support for
their understanding and use
II. Read and write simple texts for informative,
descriptive or narrative.
III. Give the general sense of a narrative or
informational text read or heard.
IV. Give their views orally on aspects of social
life.
Geology I. Planet Earth and human
II. Rocks, sediments and metamorphic
III. Geological and stratigraphic columns
IV. Geology and its determination
V. Groundwater, surface
VI. Environmental Geochemistry
Topography I. Introduction topography
II. Geodesy
III. Cartography
IV. Topography plans metric
V. Altimetry
VI. Topographic
VII. Its information system Geographic
Geographic I. introduction ArcGIS Desktop
Information II. Application ArcCatalog, ArcMap and
System ArcToolbox
III. Geographic Information
IV. Creating, editing and importing of
geographic data in ArcGIS Desktop
V. Spatial analysis in ArcGIS Desktop
VI. Operations geo processing
VII. Modeling and analyzing geographic data in
3D
Introduction of I. Basic concepts of Sanitation
Sanitation II. Historical Evolution of Sanitation
III. Mozambican Legislation of water and
sanitation
IV. Studies of water contamination and its
control
V. introduction to the sanitary sewer
system
VI. Introduction of wastewater treatment
VII. Introduction of waste management
VIII. Drainage urban
Analytical I. Introduction to the study of qualitative and
Chemistry quantitative chemical
II. Sampling Techniques for solid and liquid
materials
III. Treatment of Samples
IV. Gravimetric Analysis
V. Methods Volumetric Analysis
VI. Colorimetric Analysis
Applied I. Hydrology: The vision of science and
Hydrology engineering.
II. Evaluation of hydrological information.
III. Assessment and flood control in urban and
rural areas.
IV. Drought and control flow rate.
V. Sediment transport in rivers.
Probability I. Probability: definitions, discrete and
and Stochastic continuous random variables, joint distributions,
Methods marginal and conditional;
II. Functions of probability distributions: normal,
chi-square, exponential, binomial and Poisson.
III. Probability functions for continuous
variables, Student t-distribution
IV. Parameter Estimation
V. Test Reliability
VI. Testing Hypotheses and significance, Chi-
Square
VII. Methods of least-squares curve fitting
VIII. Correlation Test, correlation, time series
analysis
IX. Stochastic Processes: Definitions, Markov
chains and transition matrix. Theory
queues: M/M/1 systems, M / M / c and M / M /
ck
Fluid I. Flow in conduits under pressure: universal and
Mechanics
empirical formulas.
II. Natural stones; problems of verification and
dimensioning Conduits equivalent series and
 parallel;
III. Classification of pumps. Pumps pump
curves.
IV. Understanding Transient Hydraulic.
V. Flow in channels, uniform motion.
VI. Movement varied in channels permanently.
VII. Laboratory Practice
English III I. Give their views orally on aspects of water and
sanitation.
II. Read and write simple texts for informative,
descriptive or narrative.
III. Present relevant topics in public about water
and sanitation.
IV. Describe small scientific experiments.
V. To enhance the knowledge of the grammar of
English in scientific texts
Meteorology I. Introduction to Agro meteorology
II. Introduction to physical concepts of
thermodynamics and mechanics
III. Main Meteorological factors
IV. Weather Forecast
V. Climatic elements and techniques of
information gathering Climate
VI. Introduction to the concept of evaporate
transpiration
VII. Soil water and water balance
management I. Sampling Techniques
(solid, liquid, II. Characteristics of waste
chemical and III. Legislation and national standards
industrial) IV. Management control, packaging, collection,
transportation, storage, treatment techniques.
V. Rating for definition of waste disposal
VI. recycling
Environmental I. Introduction to EIA
Impact II. EIA legislation in Mozambique
Assessment III. Sustainability
IV. Impact rating
V. Cumulative Impacts
VI. Environmental Impact Study
VII. Principle Environmental Management

Soil Mechanics I. Origin and formation of soils. Particles.

Physical indices. Structure. Plasticity and
consistency. Compactness. Classification.
Permeability. Percolation. Pressures of soils.
Compressibility. Exploration of the subsoil.
Laboratory tests.
II. Soil compaction. California Bearing Ratio.
Shear Strength of soils. Impious land. Retaining
walls. Slope Stability. Defense Development and
Labor practical tracking work in the field.
III. Laboratory tests of compact, California
bearing ratio, density 'in Sithri' Direct Shear and
Compression simple.
Hydraulic I. Definition of hydrostatic and hydrodynamic.
II. Fluid properties. Fluid statics. Continuity
 equation and Bernoulli. Flows in pipes, pressure
drop and linear singular. Pumps and turbines;
classification, specific speed and capitation,
sizing of an installation of pumping and
determination of power a turbine.
III. Conduits under pressure: A loss formula
loads rational and practical: the loss of load
accidental passer equivalent; conduits in series
and parallel; distribution routes; economic
diameter; problem of the three reservoirs.
IV. Uniform flows in channels. Understanding
water hammer. Notions of Similarity Theory.
Hydraulic structures.
V. Uniform motion in channels, types of
sections, section of least resistance. Orifices,
nozzles and weirs.
VI. Flow under variable load.
VII. Movement in varied channels

Groundwater I. Hydrodynamic characterization of aquifers.

II. Sources and types of contamination.
III. Methods of data collection.
IV. Mechanisms of contaminant transport.
Adsorption.
V. Methods of control and remediation.
Water and I. Sanitary sewer system
Sewage System II. Quantity and quality of the liquid to drain
III. Types of public sewer system
IV. System of storm drains
V. Precipitation flow superficial
VI. Unit component substances of drainages
VII. Sizing gallery
VIII. Water quality use and consumption
IX. Draft estimates and population density
X. Water supply system
XI. Reservoir network of loss control
Transport I. Fundamental concepts of fluid mechanics.
Phenomena II. Hydrostatic;
III. Analysis of flow; basic laws for systems and
control volumes, conservation of mass, equation
of linear momentum; first law of
thermodynamics, the Bernoulli equation.
IV. Incompressible viscous flow, flow in pipes;
Moody diagram; load losses distributed and
localized.
V. Fundamental concepts in heat transfer;
VI. Molecular diffusion and mass transport.
Management I. Notions of multiple use of waste water
of storm water II. Precipitation
III. Infiltration
IV. Damping of flood waves in channels and
reservoirs
V. Planning urban drainage system
VI. Systems micro drainage
VII. Systems macro drainage
VIII. Retention basins and detention
IX. Flood control
Management I. Planning, methods and techniques
Projects II. Time Management
III. Cost management
IV. Acquisition management
V. Risk management
VI. Communication management
VII personnel management
VIII. negotiation and conflict management

Remote I. Basics of remote sensing.

Sensing in II. Natural resources satellites and
Water meteorological satellites.
Resources III. Spectral characteristics of the water.
IV. Applications of remote sensing techniques:
evaporate transpiration, runoff, soil moisture,
groundwater, water quality monitoring and
management of water resources.
V. Technical applications of geographic
information system on water resources
Sewage
Treatment II. Formation of disinfection byproducts in
drinking water treatment, mitigation and removal
techniques
III. Oxidizing agents used in alternative water
treatment plants, chloramines, potassium
permanganate, chlorine dioxide and coronation
IV. Treatment of water supply from springs
Eutrophized optimization of removal of algae
and toxins
V. Control taste and odor in drinking water
VI. Application systems for powdered activated
carbon: the system design and kinetic aspects
involved in the adsorption process
VII. Systems applying granular activated carbon:
design of systems-adsorbing filter and post-filter
absorbers
VIII. Treatment of groundwater, removal of iron
and manganese
IX. Systems softening by chemical precipitation
X. Use of membrane systems for removal of
particulate material: micro-filtration and ultra
filtration

Water I. Standards of treatment plant water

Treatment II. Preliminary treatment water
III. Decanting
IV. Biological filtration and aeration
V. Stabilization ponds
VI. Disinfection
VII. Sides
VIII. Removal of solids (suspension)
IX. Removal of iron
X. Nitrification and nitrogen removal
XI. Control of water quality
XII. Water reuse
Construction I. Plants
of Sewer and II. Types of strokes
water Network III. Tracings of a network in plant
IV. Profile
V. Roadmap Project
 VI. Sizing of sewerage network and water
VII. Spreadsheet calculation
VIII. Operations Maintenance of sewer service
and water network

Maintenance I. Planning Landfill

and control of II. Technical implementation of the landfill
sanitary III. Landfill site
landfill IV. Operating Criteria
V. Recycling and landfill control.

Water I. History of Men and utilization of water

Resources resources
Control II. Current range of needs and utilization of
water resources by humanity; water resources
and social and economic development
III. Availability of water resources
IV. Evaluation of alternative exploitation of
water resources
V. Economic exploitation of water resources and
public policies for the water resources
VI. Units of urban management, industrial and
agricultural
VII. Systems to support management of water
Social I. History of sociology
II..Process of socialization and social institutions
III. Culture and culture industry
IV. Work, production and social classes
V. Power, politics and ideology
VI. rights, citizenship and social movements

I. Introduction to interactive systems for

Support acquiring, storing and analyzing data.
System for II. Integrating these systems with databases.
Management III. Manipulation of geo referenced. Decision
of Water and support systems.
Soil IV. Applications in water management and soil,
land capability and suitability of land use,
potential loss of soil, regionalization of hydro
meteorological characteristics, modeling of
sources of water pollution and soil units of farm
management.
Administration I. Study of the fundamental concepts of an
and Financial administration
Management II. Behavioral theories in an organization
III. Basics in Financial Administration
IV. The financial district in the context of
the company, and financial
planning function
V. Funding sources and the budget of the
box
VI. The conduct of the company to remain
in the environment
VII. Global Planning, Regional and Sectoral

Note: The division of theory's time, practice and laboratory depend on lecturer of specific subject