Online Associate Degree in Water Resource Management

Curriculum

The Water Resource Management Associate Degree consists of 60 hours of academic credit in the following categories:

General Education – (15 hours)

Science Core – (21 hours)

Concentration Specific – 3 tracks (24 hours)

• Water Operations
• Wastewater Operations
• Water Utility Management

WRM General Education

15 Hours

• ENGL100C/ENG100: Intro to College Writing (3 hours)
• POLS110C/PS110: American National Government (3 hours)
• MA116C/MATH116: College Algebra (3 hours)
• Category B: Humanities Elective (3 hours)
• Category C: Social & Behavioral Science Elective (3 hours)

WRM Science Core

21 Hours

• BIO113C/BIOL113: General Biology (3 hours)
• BIO207C/BIOL207: General Microbiology (3 hours)
• CHM101C/CHEM101: Intro to Chemistry (3 hours)
• GEO100C/GEOL100: Intro to Physical Environment (3 hours)
• PHYS101: Concepts of Motion (3 hours)
• MA117C/MATH117: Trigonometry (3 hours)
• ENV280: Intro to Environmental Science (3 hours)

Concentration: Drinking Water Operations

Drinking Water Operations: WRTE (24 hours)

• WTTI200: Water Supply & Wastewater Control (3 hours)
• WTTI212: Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection (3 hours)
• WTTI222: Water & Wastewater Instrumentation & Control (3 hours)
• WTTI226: Water Chemistry (3 hours)
• WTTI210: Intro to Water Treatment Processes (3 hours)
• WTTI220: Calculations & Hydraulics for Water (3 hours)
• WTTI230: Advanced Water Treatment Processes (3 hours)
• WTTI291: Internship in Utility Operations (3 hours)

Concentration: Wastewater Operations

Wastewater Operations: WRWT (24 hours)

• WTTI200: Water Supply & Wastewater Control (3 hours)
• WTTI212: Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection (3 hours)
• WTTI222: Water & Wastewater Instrumentation & Control (3 hours)
• WTTI226: Water Chemistry (3 hours)
• WTTI211: Intro to Wastewater Treatment (3 hours)
• WTTI221: Calculations & Hydraulics for Wastewater & Stormwater (3 hours)
• WTTI231: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes (3 hours)
• WTTI291: Internship in Utility Operations (3 hours)

Concentration: Utility Management

Water Utility Management: WRUM (24 hours)

• WTTI200: Water Supply & Wastewater Control (3 hours)
• UM101: Water Utilities Management (3 hours)
• UM205: Water Utility Organization, Regulation, & Law (3 hours)
• UM215: Water Utility Finance and Administration (3 hours)
• UM225: Human Resource Management for Water Utilities (3 hours)
• UM235: Water Utility Management and Human Relations (3 hours)
• UM245: Modern Technology & Water Utility Management (3 hours)
• UM290: Internship in Utility Management (3 hours)