​The M.Sc. program is a two-year program.

The chairperson of the teaching committee is: Prof. Roy Bernstein.

Students are required to complete the following courses during the two-year program:
 

SubjectCredits

Courses within the track of study 

A. Mandatory course (2 credit points) 

B. Core courses (13 credit points)

C. Departmental and student seminars  
(1 credit point)

​D. Mandatory Core Courses Within the Track of Study (5 credit points) 

E. Elective courses (5 credit points)                                  

F. General courses  (4 credit points)​

30
Thesis Writing12
Total42

 

A. Mandatory Course: 

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-0153Dr. Scott Hansen and Dr. Christopher J. Arnusch

Writing a Scientific Paper

 

2​



B.  Core Courses: 

Students are required to complete 13 credits*.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-0003

Prof. Oded Nir

 

Chemistry of Water3
001-2-0016Prof. Roy Bernstein

Physicochemical Technologies for Water Treatment

2
001-2-5024Prof. Ofer Dahan

Groundwater Hydrology

2
001-2-5033Prof. Avraham Be'er

Introduction to Desalination Processes

3
001-2-5059 Prof. Osnat Gillor

Water Microbiology+

3

 

+Nonmicrobiologists may take the course:


Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-5159Prof. Osnat GillorIntroduction 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). 

C.   Seminars and Thesis Writing - Mandatory Courses: 

Students are required to attend 4 Departmental Seminars (one seminar per semester).

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-5555Please check the university course file

Departmental Seminar

0

Students are required to present two seminars (one student seminar per year).

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-9995Please check the university course file

Student Seminar (first year)

0.5
001-2-9996 Please check the university course file

Student Seminar (second year)

0.5

 

In the third and fourth semesters, students must register for Thesis Writing.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-9991 

Thesis Writing A

6
002-2-9992 

Thesis Writing B

6

 

Students who have completed the above Thesis Writing courses and who continue their studies for a fifth semester must register for the following course:

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-1000 

Thesis Writing – Continuation

0


D.   Mandatory Core Courses Within the Track of Study:

Students are required to complete at least 5 credits*.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
​001-2-5005Prof. Amit Gross, Prof. Zeev Ronen​Laboratory Methods for Environmental Studies3
001-2-5028Prof. Moshe HerzbergMicrobial Biofilms in Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes (prerequisite: Introduction to Microbiology)2
001-2-5036​Dr. Avner Ronen
​Environmental micropollutants & emerging contaminants2
001-2-5038Prof. Amit Gross

Water Sanitation

3
001-2-5060Prof. Moshe Herzberg

Biological Processes in Wastewater Treatment

2
001-2-5069Prof. Amit GrossWater & the Environment: Current Challenges and Solutions3

*  Mandatory Core Courses can be also selected as Elective Courses  (on top of the required 5 credits).


E.   Elective Courses:

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 5 credits.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-0004Prof. Noam Weisbrod

Vadose Zone Hydrology

2.5
001-2-0009Prof. Avraham Be'er

Physics of Bacterial Communities

3
001-2-0015Prof. Roy Bernstein

Membrane Preparation and Characterization 

3
001-2-0017Prof. Ron KasherPolymer Science and Polymeric Membranes3
001-2-0021

Dr. Christopher Arnusch

Biomimetic Innovation Approaches2
001-2-0022Dr. Anat Bernstein

Stable Isotope Application in Contaminant Hydrology

2
001-2-0027Prof. Shai Arnon
Flow and water quality in streams: Theory and practice
2
001-2-0032

Dr. Christopher Arnusch

Advanced Chemistry in Water Technologies3
001-2-2015Prof. Dina Zilberg and Prof. Amit GrossIntroduction to Desert Aquaculture3
001-2-4012Prof. Isaak Rubinstein

Electro-Diffusion of Ions and Membrane Desalination Processes

3
001-2-4028Prof. Arnon KarnieliRemote Sensing for Agriculture, Rangelands, and Forestry )no prerequisites required(3
001-2-4047​Prof. Iris Visoly-Fisher
​Surface Science for the Environment​​3
001-2-5004

Dr. Elad Levintal and Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub

Field Methods in Hydrology

3
​001-2-5006​Dr. Tuvia Turkeltaub​Flow and Contaminant Transport modelling in the unsaturated zone​3
001-2-5010Prof. Zeev Ronen

Groundwater Microbiology

2
001-2-5012Prof. Zeev Ronen

Biodegradation Process of Synthetic Organic Compound in Water Soil

2
001-2-5029Prof. Noam Weisbrod

Rural Water Development 

2
001-2-5034

Prof. Yoram Oren

 

Environmental Oriented Electrochemistry2
001-2-5062

Prof. Edo Bar-Zeev

 

Introduction to Biofilms


3
001-2-5065
Prof. Shai Arnon
Transport Processes in Streams: Theory and Practice​
2
001-2-5066Dr. Scott K. Hansen

Introduction to Scientific Computing with Python

3
001-2-5067

Dr. Scott K. Hansen

Introduction to Contaminant Hydrology3
001-2-5068Prof. Oded Nir

Aqueous Chemistry Modeling with PHREEQC

2
001-2-5070

Dr. Scott K. Hansen

Practical Data Science and Machine Learning3
001-2-5071​Prof. Gideon Oron
Management and Optimization of Natural Resources and Water Systems​2
​001-2-5074Dr. Elad Levintal​​​Envirotech - do it yourself sensors for environmental research​3
001-2-5100Dr. Genadi Carmi

Introduction to Surface Hydrology

 

2
001-2-5129

Prof. Noam Weisbrod

 

Rural Water Development (field trip) -  Prerequisite: Course # 001-2-50292

 

F.   General Courses:

Students are required to complete at least 4 credits.

Course #LecturerSubjectCredits
001-2-1103

Dr. Hadas Hawlena

Introduction to Dryland Ecology

4
001-2-1200​Prof. Simon Barak & Dr. Buzi Raviv
​BGU Radio Academy – Podcast production
course
​2
001-2-2017Prof. Simon BarakPlant Perception, Transduction and Response to  Environmental Signals2
001-2-2036Prof. Gideon GrafiMolecular Biology and Epigenetics2
001-2-2038Prof. Naftali LazarovitchSoil Physics3
001-2-2040Prof. Gideon GrafiLab Course in Epigenetics4
001-2-2046Prof. Aaron FaitAnalysis of Biological Networks4
001-2-3001​Prof. Ariel Novoplansky​Evolutionary Ecology of Phenotypic Plasticity​​3
001-2-3021Prof. Itamar GiladiBiostatistics3
001-2-4016Dr. Leah Orlovsky

Geography of Desertification

2
001-2-4022Prof. Ehud MeronPattern Formation and Spatial Ecology3
001-2-4029Prof. Yossi Ashkenazy

Introduction to Statistics and Probability​

3
001-2-5030Prof. Nurit AgamHydrometeorology3
001-2-5040Dr. Eli ZaadySoil Microbial Ecology 2
001-2-6002 Dr. Aviva PeetersTheory and Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (limited to 15 students)3
205-2-5021Dr. Moshe KiflawiMethods in Ecology3