University Of Venda Hydrology, The Department was created in 1999 to focus on training in the areas of hydrology and water resources, with emphasis on surface water hydrology, hydrogeology, meteorology, water supply and sanitation, water resources management (including management of resource quantity and quality), fluid dynamics and water treatment processes.
The Department offers a four-year professional degree awarded as honours degree, with classification as distinction or pass. The Department also offers masters and doctorate qualifications. The Department first admitted students on the four year professional degree qualification in the year 2000 and masters’ by research students in the year 2002.
Mission
To provide four year professional degree training and carry out research at postgraduate level in hydrology and water resources with focus on basic and applied aspects of surface water hydrology, hydrogeology, meteorology, fluid mechanics, and water resource quantity and quality management and supply.
Vision
To produce high quality graduates with theoretical and applied knowledge and research experience to work as hydrologists, hydrogeologists, meteorologists, and water resource management and supply experts in private and public service, and academic and research institutions.
Programmes
Qualifications offered
- Doctor of Philosophy in Hydrology and Water Resources (PhDG).
- Master of Earth Sciences in Hydrology and Water Resources (MESHWR)
- Honours of Hydrology and Water Resources (BEHHWR)
- Bachelor of Earth Sciences in Hydrology and Water Resources (BESHWR).
Admission requirements
The minimum admission requirement for the above-mentioned degree programme is as follows:
- A Matriculation Certificate or Senior Certificate endorsed for university admission.
- Mathematics and Physical Science – 60% plus English 50%.
There is a limited number of places and therefore meeting the minimum entry requirement does not guarantee a place. Selection will be based on a student’s M score (the sum of the points) obtained on the basis of results achieved in the matriculation examination. Points are awarded for the six best symbols of the matriculation examination results (including English, Mathematics, Physical Science but excluding Life Orientation and Life Science)
Modules
Undergraduate Modules
Module Code | Module Name | Prerequisite (s) |
1st Year | ||
HWR 1541 | Introduction to Hydrology and Meteorology | |
HWR 1542 | Introduction to Groundwater | |
HWR 1641 | Southern African Weather and Water Resources | |
HWR 1642 | Water Quality Principles | |
2nd Year | ||
HWR 2541 | Rural Water Supply and Sanitation | |
HWR 2542 | Data Information Systems | |
HWR 2641 | Water Laws and Institutions | |
HWR 2642 | Drought Preparedness and Management | HWR 1641 |
3rd Year | ||
HWR 3541 | Hydrologic Measurements | |
HWR 3542 | Atmospheric Dynamics | HWR 1541 |
HWR 3543 | Fluid Mechanics | |
HWR 3641 | Hydrologic Analysis | HWR 3541 |
HWR 3642 | Hydrogeology | HWR 1542 |
HWR 3643 | Water Quality Management | HWR 1642 |
4th Year | ||
HWR 4541 | Applied Hydrology | HWR 3641 |
HWR 4542 | Applied Hydrogeology | HWR 3642 |
HWR 4543 | Water Supply Systems | HWR 3543 |
HWR 4990 | Research Techniques and Project | |
HWR 4641 | Water Resources Management | |
HWR 4642 | Applied Meteorology | HWR 3542 |
HWR 4643 | Water Treatment Processes | HWR 3643 |
HWR 4990 | Research Techniques and Project |
Honours Modules
Module Code | Module Name | Prerequisite (s) |
HWR 5541 | Applied Hydrology | HWR 3641 |
HWR 5542 | Applied Hydrogeology | HWR 3642 |
HWR 5543 | Water Supply Systems | HWR 3543 |
HWR 5990 | Research Techniques and Project | |
HWR 5641 | Water Resources Management | |
HWR 5642 | Applied Meteorology | HWR 3542 |
HWR 5643 | Water Treatment Processes | HWR 3643 |
HWR 5990 | Research Techniques and Project |
Masters Modules
HWR 6990 | Research and Dissertation |
PhD Module
HWR 7990 | Research and Thesis |
Projects
Since its initiation in 2000, the Department of Mining and Environmental Geology has made great strides in developing partnerships and collaborations with the industry, Government departments, non-governmental organizations and other universities both nationally and internationally.
Departmental initiatives include partnerships with:
- Pulles Howard and de Lange (PhD): School of Environmental Sciences has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PhD. We have been able to attach some of our Honours students for industrial attachment at PhD. Currently, we have three Masters students attached to PhD projects, thus accessing the well-equipped laboratories of PHD.
- Germany Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): Through this collaboration, we managed to take 15 third year students to four academic institutions in Germany (Technical University of Clausthal, Gottingen University, Technical University of Berlin, and Technical University of Freiberg) for a study tour in January 2002. Currently we have collaboration with Technical University of Clausthal. In 2003 Dr. K. Maas visited the Department and taught for one month. The feed back from these processes has informed our curriculum development and teaching modalities.
- Water Research Commission of South Africa; We have received research funds for our Honours and Masters students, and mobility funds for participation in conferences.
- University of Witwatersrand; We have several joint projects incorporating postgraduate students and co-supervision.
- University of Cape Town; We have collaboration in teaching, research and co-supervision.
- Gold Fields. lndustrial attachment of students, to Kloof Mine and Driefonten Mine.
- Venetia Diamond Mine. Industrial attachment of students.
- Kumba Resources. Industrial attachment of students to Tshikondeni Coal Mine and Grootegeluk Coal Mine.
- Impala Platinum-Rustenburg Operations. Industrial attachment of students.
- Department of Minerals and Energy Polokwane and Pretoria. Industrial attachment of 3 students to the ERPN Gold Mine in Boksburg.
- The three students secured scholarships from DME.
- South Africa/ Germany joint science and technology research cooperation – Giyani project.
- Collaboration in research and staff/students exchange with the University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan, Germany.
- Collaborative research work with the Council for Geoscience –Giyani Project.
Collaborative research work with University of Virginia – Clay Deposit at Ha-Mashamba Village in Limpopo Province. Three honours students are currently attached to the project.
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